Lidlift Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D.
Cosmetic, Facial & Eye Plastic Surgery

Deep Plane Facelift

Facelifts involve tightening the face in two layers: the skin and the deeper muscle and fascia layer. The deep plane layer is the muscle and fascia layer. In the deep plane facelift, this plane is lifted from the side of the face and then tightened and sutured. The skin is then trimmed and closed. This procedure is associated with a very small percentage of facial nerve injuries resulting in temporary or in some cases permanent nerve damage. However, studies comparing this method of performing facelifts with more conventional plication and imbrication methods of tightening the deeper layer which are not associated with nerve injury, there is no cosmetic benefit to the deep plane facelift. It may be macho to dance around the facial nerves, but at the end of the day, the risk is not worth it.