NEWPORT BEACH, CA
ANTERIOR Deep
Plane Facelift
“YOU CAN AGE GRACEFULLY WITHOUT PLASTIC SURGERY OR WITH PLASTIC SURGERY THAT DELIVERS NATURAL RESULTS”
– DR. MARK ANTON
When considering any facelift procedure, it’s important to understand how a surgeon analyzes the regions of the face.
- Neck
- Lower Face
- Mid Face
An Anterior Deep Plane lift addresses aging in the lower and mid face.
ANTERIOR DEEP PLANE FACELIFT BEFORE & AFTERS
ABOUT ANTERIOR DEEP PLANE MINILIFT
Redefining Natural Rejuvenation in Newport Beach
The Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift is an advanced, highly specialized facelift technique designed to address deeper layers of the facial structure, targeting key areas such as the midface, cheeks, and jawline. Unlike traditional facelifts that primarily focus on tightening the skin, this innovative procedure works on underlying muscles and fat layers, delivering a natural, youthful appearance with long-lasting results.
What Makes the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift Unique?
This dual-plane approach separates the skin (superficial layer) and the SMAS (superficial muscular aponeurotic system), a strong, fibrous tissue that holds the lift. By relying on the SMAS to provide tension rather than the skin, the result is a smooth, natural appearance without the “pulled” effect. The skin is gently re-draped, trimmed, and meticulously sutured into place for a seamless finish.
To enhance results, the procedure includes Hycoox skin rejuvenation treatment, a state-of-the-art intra-dermal therapy that delivers peptides, PRP (platelet-rich plasma), and other revitalizing solutions to the skin’s mesolayer. This innovative treatment brightens and hydrates the skin, promoting a radiant, glowing complexion that complements the structural rejuvenation of the mini-lift.
Who Is This Procedure For?
The Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift is ideal for individuals aged 35 to 50 who are concerned with jowls and midface sagging but do not require neck rejuvenation. With discreet incisions placed within the temporal hairline, around the ears, and behind the earlobes, this procedure achieves subtle yet transformative results, leaving no visible signs of surgery.
Why Choose the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift?
- Natural Results: By targeting deeper facial layers, this technique restores youthful contours while maintaining your unique expressions.
- Long-Lasting Effects: The SMAS layer provides a durable lift, ensuring your refreshed appearance stands the test of time.
- Enhanced Skin Rejuvenation: Hycoox treatment brightens and revitalizes the skin, adding radiance to your rejuvenated appearance.
- Subtle Rejuvenation: Patients report looking 7–10 years younger, feeling like a naturally enhanced version of themselves.
$1250/month!
(for 12 months with Cherry Payment Plan. Does not include OR and anesthesia.)
BENEFITS OF ANTERIOR DEEP PLANE FACELIFT
Natural Looking Results
One of the primary benefits of an Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift is the natural-looking outcome. This technique lifts the face from within, repositioning muscle and fat layers to avoid the “pulled” or “stretched” look that can sometimes result from more superficial facelift methods. The result is refreshed, rejuvenated look that appears entirely natural.
Long Lasting Results
An Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift offers long-lasting results, often maintaining a youthful appearance for 10-15 years. By lifting and supporting the deeper structures of the face, this technique provides stability and durability, helping you maintain your results over time. Patients opting for a Anterior Deep Plane mini-lift are generally in the beginning stages of the aging process, where the signs of aging are just starting to bother them. They are looking for a less invasive procedure than a full facelift that will restore a more youthful appearance without taking away from their own natural beauty.
Comprehensive Rejuvenation
This facelift technique3 provides a more extensive lift by targeting the midface, cheeks, and jawline. It’s highly effective for addressing multiple areas of concern, including sagging cheeks, jowls, and loss of definition along the jawline. With this comprehensive approach, the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift achieves full facial rejuvenation.
Improved Jawline Definition
For individuals concerned with sagging along the jawline, this technique provides significant improvement. By lifting and tightening the deep facial structures, the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift redefines the jawline, creating a smoother, more youthful contour.
Enhanced Volume in the Midface
As we age, the midface can lose volume and begin to droop, leading to hollowed cheeks and a tired appearance. The Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift repositions the fibro-fatty layer, restoring volume to the midface and cheeks, which enhances facial fullness and youthful contours.
Minimal Visible Scarring
With careful incision placement around the hairline and natural creases, the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift results in minimal visible scarring. Over time, any scars fade and become nearly undetectable, preserving the natural beauty of your results.
Less Skin Tension and Faster Healing
Because the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift lifts the deeper layers rather than pulling on the skin there is less skin tension post-surgery. This can promote faster healing, reduce swelling, and contribute to the natural look of the results. Patients often experience a smoother recovery with fewer signs of a surgical procedure.
A thorough consultation will determine if this is the best option for achieving your aesthetic goals.
An Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift is perfect for Newport Beach patients looking to achieve:
- Firmer, tighter skin
- Fewer wrinkles
- Elevated cheeks
- Softened nasolabial folds
- Defined jawline
ANTERIOR DEEP PLANE FACELIFT IN NEWPORT BEACH, CA
IDEAL CANDIDATES
ADDRESS EVERY VISIBLE SIGN OF AGING WHILE MAINTAINING A NATURAL APPEARANCE.
It’s hard to apply an age to a facelift procedure because age is just a number, but in general, the best candidate for an Anterior Deep Plane mini-lift is between the ages of 35 and 55 and in overall good heath, beginning to notice the early signs of aging such as:
- Jowls starting to hide jawline
- Sagging cheeks
- Heavy nasolabial folds
If you want to know if you are a candidate for an Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift, take an objective look in the mirror and answer the question, “What bothers me the most”? If you answer is “my jowls and cheeks” then you would be a great candidate for an Anterior Deep Plane lower and midface mini-lift.
what real people have to say
about their ANTERIOR DEEP PLANE MINI-LIFT results with dr. anton
I’m pleasantly surprised with how fast I’m healing. Another factor that made this experience a positive one for me is Dr. Anton’s ‘Team”. He has several staff members that have been with him over 10 years which gives a strong sense of stability and speaks well of his character. I would recommend Dr. Anton and his team 100% without reservation! see less”
CONSULTATION, PREPARATION & PROCEDURE
Your Path to a Rejuvenated Appearance
At Aesthetics MD, your journey to a refreshed, youthful look begins with a personalized consultation. Every step of the process is designed to ensure your comfort, safety, and satisfaction, culminating in transformative results tailored to your unique needs.
Your Consultation: Personalized Care from the Start
During your initial visit, your surgeon will:
- Carefully assess your facial structure.
- Review your medical history.
- Discuss your aesthetic goals in detail.
This comprehensive evaluation allows your surgeon to create a customized treatment plan. Your Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift may also be paired with complementary procedures such as a lip lift, blepharoplasty, or brow lift.
Preparation: Setting the Stage for Success
One month before your procedure, you’ll attend a pre-op appointment to finalize your surgical plan and confirm all details. For your convenience, much of the pre-op process can be completed online, ideal for local and out-of-town patients.
- Medical Preparation: You’ll complete necessary lab work, including a basic blood test (EKG required for patients over 50). You may choose to perform these tests through your primary care physician or use our provided lab orders.
- Consent & Instructions: You’ll review and sign consent forms and receive detailed pre- and post-operative care instructions.
- Timing: Plan your surgery at least 6 weeks before any major events to ensure adequate recovery time.
Your Procedure: Expert Care in a Boutique Setting
The Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift is performed at Quantum Surgery Center, conveniently located next to Aesthetics MD. You’ll arrive an hour before your surgery, where our highly skilled OR and anesthesia team will ensure your comfort and safety.
- Surgical Technique: Small, discreet incisions are made in the temporal hairline and around the ear, ending in front of or just behind the earlobe. This allows the surgeon to lift and reposition deeper tissues while removing excess skin, restoring a youthful contour to the face and jawline.
- Meticulous Attention to Detail: The procedure involves a careful, step-by-step approach to address underlying tissues for long-lasting, natural results.
- Post-Procedure Care: After surgery, your face will be wrapped to minimize swelling and support your new contours. Small drains will be placed behind the ears for the first 24 hours to manage fluid accumulation.
- Subtle Rejuvenation: Patients report looking 7–10 years younger, feeling like a naturally enhanced version of themselves.
Dr. Mark A. Anton’s expertise in advanced facelift techniques ensures every Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift is tailored to the individual’s anatomy, achieving results that are harmonious, balanced, and undeniably natural.
MINI LIFT RECOVERY
Recovery is typically quicker compared to traditional facelift options, but it still requires careful attention to ensure optimal healing. Newport Beach patients spend their first night in a comfortable after-care facility where you’ll be closely monitored. The next day, a caregiver will deliver you to your first pre-op appointment.
The morning after surgery, the head wrap and drains are removed. You will be instructed on wearing a neck compression wrap 24/7 for the first week to minimize swelling and optimize skin tightening. Some swelling and minimal bruising are normal after the procedure. However, Dr. Anton’s advanced surgical techniques significantly reduce swelling and bruising in the mid and lower face, although individual experiences may vary.
Most sutures are removed in the office about 7 days after surgery during your follow-up appointment. At this time, you may be able to reduce the number of hours you need to wear the neck wrap. While some mild swelling may persist two to three weeks, any numbness you are experiencing will gradually diminish over the next several weeks post-op. Many patients feel ready to return to work and resume their social activities about ten days to two weeks after surgery, looking and feeling like they have been on a long, restful vacation.
The incisions for your Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift are carefully placed to be hidden within your hairline and follow the natural skin creases, allowing you to wear your hair up or in a ponytail without exposing any scars. While scars may remain pink for a few months, they will gradually fade over the next six months, and concealing makeup can typically be used after the first week.
The natural-looking results of your Anterior Deep Plane mini-lift will last for many years, although the aging process will continue. To maintain your rejuvenated appearance, it’s important to follow a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced diet, reduced alcohol intake, regular moderate exercise, sufficient sleep, and a positive mental attitude.
We also recommend monthly treatments like those in our Beauty Bank including Microneedling and IPL to stimulate collagen and elastin, further enhancing and prolonging the effects of your facelift.
For the first two weeks, patients are advised to avoid any activities that may raise heart rate or blood pressure, including:
- Exercise
- Sex
- Bending
- Heavy Lifting
- Straining
- Stress & Anxiety
- Drinking Alcohol
- Smoking
Most of the bruising and swelling will subside within about three weeks, although minimal residual swelling may take up to 6 months to completely resolve. Your post-operative appointments will guide you through these restrictions, with the healing process varying for each patient and evaluated on an individual basis.
WHEN WILL I SEE RESULTS?
While initial swelling and bruising may temporarily obscure the results, most patients notice a significant improvement in their appearance within the first two weeks. During the recovery process the swelling subsides, and you’ll start to see a firmer, smoother, and more youthful contour emerging. This early glimpse of your results can be incredibly encouraging and gives a sense of the transformation to come.
FINAL RESULTS
By the 8 to 12-week mark, the full benefits of the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift are revealed. At this point, your face will have settled into its new contours, showcasing a rejuvenated and refreshed appearance that highlights your natural beauty. The results are designed to be both subtle and impactful, offering a look that is youthful and harmonious, enhancing your features without appearing overdone.
WHY CHOOSE AESTHETICS MD?
AN EXPERT YOU CAN TRUST
Dr. Mark A. Anton, Facelift Specialist
When it comes to facial rejuvenation, expertise matters. Dr. Mark A. Anton is a board-certified plastic surgeon whose advanced training and decades of experience make him a leader in the art and science of facelifts. Having completed a highly specialized Facial Surgery Fellowship, Dr. Anton possesses unparalleled expertise in advanced techniques like the Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift, ensuring transformative, natural-looking results.
What is a Facial Surgery Fellowship, and Why Does It Matter?
A Facial Surgery Fellowship provides advanced, in-depth training in the intricate anatomy of the face and the most refined surgical techniques. This elite program is pursued by only the most dedicated surgeons and focuses on mastering complex procedures, including working in the deep plane—the layer beneath the SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system).
frequently asked questions
Can a mini facelift be combined with other cosmetic procedures?
Can a mini facelift be combined with other cosmetic procedures?
Facelift patients often opt for additional cosmetic surgeries such as a forehead lift (brow lift) lip lift, neck liposculpsure, blepharoplasty, or rhinoplasty along with non-surgical treatments like laser skin resurfacing or dermal fillers to reach their cosmetic goals.
These treatments can further enhance the facial appearance and address the visible signs of aging that a mini facelift doesn’t such as facial volume and the quality of the skin itself.
What does an Anterior Deep Plane Facelift cost?
The average cost which includes surgeon fees is $1250.00/month for 12 months with Cherry. Does not include OR and anesthesia.
What is the ideal age for a facelift?
Anterior Deep Plane Mini Facelift vs traditional facelift techniques?
When considering cosmetic surgery, many patients often wonder about the differences between an Anterior Deep Plane mini-lift and traditional facelift techniques. Understanding these distinctions is crucial for making an informed decision about which procedure aligns best with your aesthetic goals.
An Anterior Deep Plane Mini-Lift uses a unique surgical approach that targets the deep tissues, allowing for more comprehensive lifting and repositioning. While less intensive than a full face deep plane lift, this technique addresses not only the skin but also the connective tissue and fatty tissues beneath, providing a more natural contour and durability to the results.
Other traditional facelift methods often primarily focus on tightening the skin, which can sometimes lead to a pulled or unnatural appearance. Traditional facelifts can produce significant improvements, they do not always provide the same depth of correction as a deep plane/SMAS mini lift, which can encompass the underlying support structures in addition to the skin itself.
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