Procedures
Short Scar Facelift
Short scar facelift, S incision facelifts, laser facelifts, or week-end facelifts all sound great because they suggest minimal surgery for the patient with a quick recovery. Also they convey the idea of the newest and best techniques, or they take advantage of some great new technology.
But if one pauses and examines the actual reality, things may be very different. A surgeon can do something very simple, or something very wonderful, but they are rarely the same thing. Just consider, if simple procedures gave great results, then none of the highly trained and skilled plastic surgeons would ever use the more difficult full-facelift procedures. Obviously, plastic surgeons wish to have great results, so they will use whatever technique works the best. The only reason that plastic surgeons do a face and neck lift with a SMAS, is that it will give a far superior and longer-lasting result.