Endoscopic subcutaneous and SMAS facelift without preauricular scars

Since the advent of endoscopic techniques for facial rejuvenation, we have seen an increasing number of patients asking for facial improvement who refuse a conventional full facelift. During the last 3 years, in seeking to obtain good results for this group of patients with minimally invasive techniques, we have been using a subcutaneous approach for lifting of the mid- and lower face. This subcutaneous temporofacial lift combined with SMAS suspension, which resembles our conventional approach of rhytidectomy but avoids preauricular scars, is an excellent approach for selected cases.