Restoring anterior sagging and
posterior volume in a single procedure
The Deep Plane Facelift is an advanced lifting procedure that dissects beneath the SMAS layer along the deep plane, repositioning the skin and SMAS together as a single composite — rather than separating them.
Where conventional SMAS lifts pull on the skin or the SMAS layer individually, the Deep Plane Facelift releases the deeper retaining structures across the anterior face, allowing the entire ptotic complex to be repositioned to its original anatomical place. The result is not a “pulled” look, but a restoration of the patient’s own natural facial impression.
As the face ages, it changes asymmetrically along a defined line. The area behind that line (mid-face to pre-auricular region) loses volume and appears sunken, while the area in front of it (cheek, nasolabial region) stretches and accumulates tissue, producing nasolabial folds and jowl ptosis.
The Deep Plane Facelift addresses both changes at once.
Drooping anterior tissues are repositioned upward, smoothing the nasolabial folds and the jowl line.
The SMAS volume that has migrated forward is redistributed posteriorly, naturally filling the hollowed mid-cheek.
Because the skin and SMAS are mobilized together as one composite — never separated — the inherent volume of the SMAS itself is used to correct both anterior sagging and posterior volume loss in a single operation.
Dr.Tak’s signature Secret Lifting and the more advanced Deep Plane Facelift differ in indication, dissection extent, and longevity. The appropriate option is determined through precise pre-operative evaluation.
This comparison is provided as general guidance. The most suitable procedure and the expected result vary by each patient’s bone structure, skin quality, and aging pattern.
Because the Deep Plane Facelift extends dissection into the anterior face, identifying — at the pre-operative stage — patients for whom the procedure is genuinely indicated is the single most important safeguard. Patients who do not require the procedure should not be exposed to its scope of dissection.
Real cases from Dr.Tak’s Deep Plane Facelift — results that reflect the procedure’s hallmark: a natural restoration of the patient’s own younger facial timeline.
* All photographs are shared with patient consent. Individual outcomes may vary based on bone structure, skin quality, and rate of aging.
