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What a facelift can and cannot do: the difference between a SMAS and a deep-plane lift, how long the results last, and the recovery nobody quite describes.

A facelift, from the consultation to the result months on.

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Readers of this site talking among themselves: the ones still weighing two surgeons' opinions, the ones watching scars fade in the mirror, and the ones far enough out to be candid about all of it. Every account here is one face and one operation. A thread that draws no reply for two months closes itself.

Choosing your lift

SMAS or deep plane, surgeon versus surgeon, and the fear of looking done.

Surgeon one says a SMAS lift is all I need, surgeon two says only deep plane will last. Completely stuck started by vivienne58, Nov 16, 2025

5 replies · last reply by vivienne58, Jan 25, 2026

Scars and settling

Incision lines, lumpy months, and the slow arrival of the final result.

Month 3, and the scar behind my left ear is a raised pink ridge while the right side has vanished. Will it settle? started by CherylB63, Apr 12, 2026

4 replies · last reply by CherylB63, Jun 21, 2026