A deep plane facelift repositions deeper facial tissues instead of relying on skin tension alone. Our plastic surgeon uses this approach to restore support and improve balance across connected areas of the face.
This procedure addresses:
Jowls
Reduced jawline definition
Deep facial folds
Lower-face laxity
Changes throughout the midface
Loose skin around the face and upper neck
Aging affects the skin, fat, connective tissues, muscles, and supporting structures beneath the surface. As these layers change and descend, you may notice flattened cheeks, deeper folds, jowls, or reduced definition along the lower face.
Our plastic surgeon addresses these concerns with a deep plane facelift in Plano, working beneath the SMAS. This supportive layer extends across the midface, lower face, and neck. By releasing key retaining ligaments and repositioning the deeper tissues, he can restore more natural support, definition, and continuity across the face.
We Reposition, Not Over-Tighten
Aging affects the skin, fat, connective tissues, muscles, and supporting structures beneath the surface. As these layers change and descend, you may notice flattened cheeks, deeper folds, jowls, or reduced definition along the lower face.
Our plastic surgeon addresses these concerns with a deep plane facelift in Plano, working beneath the SMAS. This supportive layer extends across the midface, lower face, and neck. By releasing key retaining ligaments and repositioning the deeper tissues, he can restore more natural support, definition, and continuity across the face.
You may benefit from deep plane surgery if age-related tissue descent affects several connected areas of your face. Ideal candidates generally have noticeable laxity throughout the cheeks, jawline, or lower face and want a result that addresses more than loose skin.
You should also be healthy enough for surgery, avoid smoking, and have realistic expectations. A facelift can restore facial contours, but it cannot stop aging or change your fundamental appearance.
Our plastic surgeon, Dr. Derek Sheen, is a fellowship-trained facial plastic surgeon who specializes exclusively in aesthetic surgery of the face and neck. His approach centers on structural correction and holistic anatomic repositioning rather than surface-level tightening.
During your consultation for a deep plane facelift in Plano, he evaluates how the cheeks, jawline, neck, eyes, and brows influence one another. This whole-face assessment helps him identify the source of each concern and determine whether a facelift alone will produce a cohesive result.
His goal is not to make your face look overly tight. Instead, he aims to restore definition, proportion, and continuity while preserving the features that make you you.
Bruising, swelling, tightness, and temporary changes in sensation are common during the early stages of recovery. Dr. Sheen will give you instructions for incision care, sleeping position, activity limits, medications, and follow-up appointments.
Many patients plan for about 2 weeks away from work and social activities. However, your timeline will depend on the extent of surgery, your healing response, and whether you combined procedures. Residual swelling continues improving for several weeks or months.
Following your postoperative instructions helps protect your incisions and supports proper healing. Make sure to avoid strenuous activity until Dr. Sheen clears you, and contact the surgical team if you notice worsening pain, unusual swelling, bleeding, fever, or other concerning symptoms.
Results from our deep plane facelift in Plano are long-lasting because the procedure repositions deeper supporting tissues. Your face will continue to age, but it should generally maintain improvement compared with how it would look without surgery.
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Facelift techniques differ in how surgeons access and reposition facial tissues. A deep plane facelift works beneath the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) and releases certain facial retaining ligaments. This allows your surgeon to reposition deeper tissues rather than depending on skin tension.
No single technique suits every patient. Dr. Sheen evaluates your anatomy and goals before deciding which surgical method supports your desired outcome.
Yes. Dr. Sheen’s goal is to improve tissue position and facial balance without erasing your natural identity. He considers your underlying structure and how each region relates to the others.
Early swelling may temporarily make your appearance feel unfamiliar. As healing progresses, your features should look more settled and cohesive.
A deep plane facelift primarily improves the midface, lower face, cheeks, and jawline. It may improve some changes near the upper neck, but it does not address every source of neck laxity, lines, or fullness.
If deeper neck structures contribute to your concerns, Dr. Sheen may recommend combining your facelift with a deep neck lift.
Yes. Patients may combine facelift surgery with blepharoplasty, an endoscopic brow lift, facial fat grafting, laser resurfacing, or a deep neck lift.
Dr. Sheen recommends combinations only when they support facial balance and fit safely within your treatment and recovery plan.
Your consultation and follow-up visits take place through McGuiness Dermatology & Plastic Surgery. Dr. Sheen performs surgery at a separate facility equipped for advanced facial procedures.
Before your deep plane facelift in Plano, our team will provide the facility location, arrival time, preparation instructions, and transportation requirements.
