High-SMAS
Facelift

“What Is High-SMAS Facelift?”

The High-SMAS Facelift is the advanced version of the SMAS Facelift producing the finest face lifting result. Aged face results from not only the skin but also subcutaneous fat layer and special layer called SMAS (Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System), which are located between the skin and muscle layer.

The traditional facelift only lifts the superficial skin flap which would not have a long-lasting effect and would not give a lifting effect under the zygoma. Moreover, as time goes by, the traditional simple facelift causes a secondary sagging skin due to the weak facelift surgery fixation. This creates a separation in the layer between the superficial skin and SMAS layer which eventually leaves a large scar on the surgery incision line. The incision should be sutured the deeper layer of skin layer to prevent the scarring.

As mentioned above, the SMAS layer must be peeled with skin and subcutaneous tissues for an effective facelift. However, the general technique of SMAS lift only covers the chin and the corners of the mouth – one-third of the face. The remaining parts, such as the mid-face areas including the laugh lines, cheeks, and zygoma, are not lifted entirely, causing an imbalance in facial proportion.

It is also effective in removing the nasolabial folds, improving droopiness of the mid-face areas, and sagging jawline and jowls without having an unnatural look and tight corners of the mouth.

If micro-fat grafting is additionally combined with the high-SMAS lift to fill up Indian wrinkles, nasolabial folds, corners of the mouth, eyes and around the chin area, the effect of high-SMAS lift will be much more significant and long-lasting.

By going through the high-SMAS lift and micro-fat graft, one can ultimately achieve a natural and youthful look. The result will be also semi-permanent. Only doctors with vast experience and knowledge should perform the procedure; otherwise, it may cause damages on the facial nerves or result in an unnatural look.

We are proud to say that VIP International Plastic Surgery has over 24 years of experiences in the field of the High-SMAS facelift and other surgeries. Our patients recognize the highest quality surgery and services; we have been performing our signature surgeries such as anti-aging and rhinoplasty nearly daily and successfully increasing the recognition in the worldwide.

Doctor’s Message

Aging is an inevitable process which everyone experiences at the certain moment of the life. The advanced aging process loosens the skin layer to the deepest SMAS layer producing a skin laxity in our face and neck. Fine wrinkles and slightly loosened skin can be treated, filler, or thread lift, but these treatments do not treat the fundamental sagging part in the deepest layer of the skin. The High-SMAS Facelift is a revolutionary facelift in the field of Anti-Aging as it produces the most natural result and the maximum lasting result compared to any other facelifts. The High-SMAS Facelift pulls the deepest layer of skin in the zygoma, cheeks, mid-face, and jawline that other facelifts are not capable of. This surgery does not produce a “plastic” face as the loose skin will be pulled off in the deepest skin layer and therefore merely shows the scarring from the incision line.