Deep Plane Face and Necklift Surgery
Today Deep Plane Facelift surgery is considered among the best facial aesthetic surgical procedures because it has relatively faster healing, better longevity, and does not alter the patient’s unique facial features. Many patients have read about the procedure and are asking for the surgery. I have been performing this operation since 2011 and understand its applications and nuances.
There has been a rise over the past 20 years in the availability of non-surgical treatments such as volume augmentation and wrinkle reduction injections. However, we are seeing many distorted and unnatural looking faces as a result.
Radio frequency treatments aim to tighten the skin however the subcutaneous fat layer may be damaged and cause underlying scarring.
Collagen stimulating injections can also cause fibrosis in the dermis and deeper tissues and make surgical dissection very difficult if a patient desires surgery at a later stage.
I have been performing facial aesthetic surgical procedures since I returned from my Advanced Fellowship Training in North America in 1999.
I initially concentrated on building my nasal surgery practice.
This changed in 2011 when I visited my friend Dr Neil Gordon in Connecticut and learned about the Deep Plane Facelift surgery. I had met Neil when interviewing for Fellowships in the USA in 1996.
Dr Gordon is a USA Facial Plastic Surgeon and a professor at Yale University. He is one of the innovators of Deep Plane Facelift surgery and widely lectures in the USA and around the world teaching his techniques.
Deep Plane Facelift is not a new surgery. It originated in the USA by ENT Facial Plastic Surgeons in the early 1990s. In 1996 Dr Gordon learnt the procedure from his Fellowship mentor Dr Calvin Johnson, one of the early pioneers of this advanced surgery. Dr Gordon has further developed the techniques over the subsequent years.
Many Surgeons today say they perform Deep Plane Facelift surgery however they have only been exposed to it recently. There are many nuances involved in achieving consistently high standard outcomes and experience in this procedure over many years makes for better understanding its applications and limitations.
I have been performing this operation since 2011 and am therefore one of the first surgeons to introduce this procedure to Australia.
I visit Dr Gordon every one to two years to keep updated with the latest advances and to accelerate my learning. I also attend and lecture at many of the world’s best Facial Plastic Surgery conferences and organise the AAFPS Masters in Facial Rejuvenation and Rhinoplasty and Oculoplastic Conferences in Australia with Dr Peter Callan and Dr Angelo Tsirbas.
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My philosophy when performing facial aesthetic surgery is to address the whole face.
If a surgeon addresses one area only such as the neck, this can lead to a mismatch with the jawline and the face and the brow. I therefore usually address the neck, face and the brow together to keep the whole face in harmony. The surgery usually requires removal of redundant skin, and this can be only achieved by making incisions. Patients are often nervous about incisions however they are designed to be inconspicuous and are hidden around the ears and the hairline and fade over several weeks to months.
Most of my patients undergoing Deep Plane Face and Necklift surgery need two weeks downtime to get over the initial surgery but the overall healing phase including swelling and refinement can take one year or more.
Expectations and Complications:
Facial aesthetic surgical procedures can be a source of great reward to the patient and the surgeon when outcomes are good. However, they carry considerable risks and can cause harm when not performed well.
Complications include: inadequate result, haematoma, infection, pain, nerve injury, swelling and scarring. All my surgical techniques, risks and expectations are explained in great detail during your consultation, so you have a very good understanding of the surgical and healing process.
