{"title":"Critical Review of a Series of 78 Surgical Facial Rejuvenation Procedures With Deep-plane Technique.","authors":"Giuseppe Colombo, Andrea Dotto, Antonio Distefano","doi":"10.1097/GOX.0000000000006897","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The deep-plane face lift is a widely used surgical technique for improving the appearance of the face and neck. But is it truly effective in providing optimal, reliable, and long-lasting results?</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The aim of this study was to analyze the outcomes of deep-plane face lift procedures. A retrospective study was conducted on 78 patients who underwent deep-plane face lift surgery. The follow-up period ranged from 0 to 24 months after surgery, during which the timing of recurrences in ptosis of the nasolabial fold, jowls along the jawline, marionette lines, and the central-lateral aspect of the neck was analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Early recurrences of these parameters were documented in all cases, occurring between 6 and 12 months during follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The deep-plane face lift is a surgical technique that is not suitable for all face types and should be limited to very specific and more restrictive indications than previously imagined.</p>","PeriodicalId":20149,"journal":{"name":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open","volume":"13 6","pages":"e6897"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12176001/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000006897","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/6/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Background: The deep-plane face lift is a widely used surgical technique for improving the appearance of the face and neck. But is it truly effective in providing optimal, reliable, and long-lasting results?
Methods: The aim of this study was to analyze the outcomes of deep-plane face lift procedures. A retrospective study was conducted on 78 patients who underwent deep-plane face lift surgery. The follow-up period ranged from 0 to 24 months after surgery, during which the timing of recurrences in ptosis of the nasolabial fold, jowls along the jawline, marionette lines, and the central-lateral aspect of the neck was analyzed.
Results: Early recurrences of these parameters were documented in all cases, occurring between 6 and 12 months during follow-up.
Conclusions: The deep-plane face lift is a surgical technique that is not suitable for all face types and should be limited to very specific and more restrictive indications than previously imagined.
期刊介绍:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open is an open access, peer reviewed, international journal focusing on global plastic and reconstructive surgery.Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open publishes on all areas of plastic and reconstructive surgery, including basic science/experimental studies pertinent to the field and also clinical articles on such topics as: breast reconstruction, head and neck surgery, pediatric and craniofacial surgery, hand and microsurgery, wound healing, and cosmetic and aesthetic surgery. Clinical studies, experimental articles, ideas and innovations, and techniques and case reports are all welcome article types. Manuscript submission is open to all surgeons, researchers, and other health care providers world-wide who wish to communicate their research results on topics related to plastic and reconstructive surgery. Furthermore, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open, a complimentary journal to Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, provides an open access venue for the publication of those research studies sponsored by private and public funding agencies that require open access publication of study results. Its mission is to disseminate high quality, peer reviewed research in plastic and reconstructive surgery to the widest possible global audience, through an open access platform. As an open access journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open offers its content for free to any viewer. Authors of articles retain their copyright to the materials published. Additionally, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open provides rapid review and publication of accepted papers.