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Deep Plane Facelift: Guides
Twelve guides to the deep plane decision. They assume you have already read what a facelift is; what they add is what this variant changes about the time, the risk and the setting, and when the honest answer is a smaller operation.
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12 guides
- Deep Plane Candidacy: Who the Operation SuitsCandidacy
- What the Deep Plane Changes About Your PlanDeciding
- Who Should Not Have a Deep Plane LiftRisks
- Facial Nerve Injury: The Risk That Must Be StatedRisks
- Hematoma: Why the First Night Matters MostRisks
- A Lift Is Not Volume, and It Is Not Skin QualityLimits
- How Many Weeks Before You Look Like Yourself AgainRecovery
- Does a Deeper Lift Mean a Better Scar?Scars
- Smoking and a Deep Plane Lift: The Rule That Is Not NegotiablePreparation
- Why the Setting Is Part of the DecisionSafety
- Claiming the Plane: Questions That Test a Deep Plane PlanDeciding
- When the Honest Answer Is a Smaller OperationAlternatives
Start with an examination, not a decision
Arrange an assessment. We will say how much of your change is descended tissue, how much is lost volume and how much is skin, and whether the deeper operation would change anything you would notice.