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Mini Facelifts and Neck Lifts – How are they different from traditional facelifts?

Posted on April 25, 2025 by Donald B. Yoo, M.D.

Contemporary patients increasingly seek plastic surgery and cosmetic medical treatments that offer the maximal effectiveness and benefit with the least amount of downtime and without any tell-tale signs of intervention. This landscape creates a situation that has made mini facelifts … Continue reading →

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What is a deep-plane facelift? How is it different from a SMAS facelift?

Posted on February 14, 2024 by admin

During a traditional SMAS facelift, the skin and subcutaneous tissue is elevated from an incision designed around the ear in a single layer. The layer deep to the skin and subcutaneous fat is the SMAS, or superficial musculo-aponeurotic system, a … Continue reading →

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