Considering a facelift or facial rejuvenation procedure but not feeling informed enough? In this 9-part series, Board Certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Thomas Buonassisi of Vancouver, Canada discusses everything you need to know about facelifts—from facial anatomy basics, to the post-op recovery process, to a discussion of the unprecedented deep plane facelift technique that he performs regularly alongside less than 5% of other surgeons.

In this episode of Part 5, Dr. Buonassisi discusses the history of the facelift surgery and the types of traditional surgical facelifts. He goes over:

→ How the facelift has changed over the past hundred years,

→ What is a skin lift is and why it doesn’t work,

→ What is the SMAS layer and why moving it is important to achieving a great facelift result,

→ What is a deep plane facelift and how is it different from a SMAS lift,

→ What kind of facelift is best for minor laxity of skin and jowls vs. heavier laxity affecting the jawline and neck (the mini lift vs. the deep plane facelift),

→ How to get a natural facelift result,

→ The benefits and limitations of the various types of facelifts (SMAS lift, mini lift, deep plane facelift, short incision facelift, MACS lift, high SMAS technique),

→ How the type of facelift relates to skin elevation, size of skin flaps, and size of incisions,

→ What can cause bruising and numbness after a facelift,

→ The importance of tightening the neck in a facelift procedure and how a platysmaplasty neck lift works

With so many different types of facelift techniques and procedures that are improperly identified as facelifts, Dr. Buonassisi aims to untangle these and help you find where your goals might fit in while informing on the details that are essential to know.