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Traditional facelift techniques focused on lifting and pulling the skin, resulting in over-done, “wind-blown” appearances.  Distorted hairlines, “pixie” earlobes, and noticeably disfiguring scars due to excess skin tension were frequently seen.   Dissecting deeper under the investing layer of the facial muscles (SMAS or Superficial MusculoAponeurotic System), allowed more lifting with […]

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Traditional facelifts relied primarily on tightening the skin. While these procedures often improved sagging, they also created the “windblown” appearance that gave facelifts a poor reputation. Distorted hairlines, stretched scars, and pixie-ear deformities resulted because the skin, rather than the deeper facial tissues, was responsible for creating the lift. As […]

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