The Best Facelifts Are Undetectable. The Secret? Knowing How To Heal

Have you seen her recently? She looks phenomenal. What has she had done? These are the conversations we’re having about other people right now. Why? Because in the past year, the facelift results being achieved by leading plastic surgeons have gone stratospheric, prompting all of us to rethink our attitudes and our finances, dramatically. When you can look like a thirty-something well into your sixties, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to age anyone in the room.

The Real Secret: Scar Healing

“The problem with facelifts isn’t the lift, it’s the scar,” says Graeme Glass, PhD, Craniofacial and Plastic Surgeon.

“Surgery cuts, lifts, and stitches skin - scars are its signature. LYMA Laser technology works differently. This is painless laser technology that completely redefines the power to heal. With LYMA Laser technology, it’s almost impossible to tell anything was ever done.”

Acclaimed dermatologist Dr. Dendy Engelman, MD, FACMS, FAAD says we have finally entered the era of ‘the traceless facelift’.

“The subtlety of a facelift is exactly where we want to land and a good facelift is undetectable. There’s a definite improvement in appearance but it can’t be obvious. Rather than being drastic, results should fly under the radar. You should simply look like a better version of yourself.”

“The best outcomes still allow for natural expressions, scars need to be artfully well placed and imperatively, you need to address skin quality in addition to sagging.”

The Facelift Everyone in Hollywood Is Having

“There is a major trend of deep plane facelifts which when done well, and in the hands of an expertly trained, practiced provider, can look amazing,” says Dr. Dendy.

“Deep plane facelifts can produce excellent results but they’re a riskier procedure and the downside of social media is that we only see the best results of before and after facelifts. In my office, I often see the undesired outcomes that people weren’t expecting like nerve damage, infection, hematoma and asymmetry.”

See the remarkable transformation: Pippa Vosper's facelift scar healed in just 90 days with LYMA's advanced near-infrared laser treatment.

As the name infers, deep plane facelifts entail surgical work on the deeper muscles and ligaments of the face, and recovery times sit at the highest end of the scale. In a bid to bring some much-needed transparency to the celebrity plastic surgery space, Marc Jacobs documented his deep plane facelift on social media and Kris Jenner revealed the name of her surgeon for her revolutionary SMAS facelift. Deep plane vs SMAS is the hottest facelift topic right now.

“I don’t think it’s the depth that dictates a great facelift,” says Dr. Dendy.

“You don’t have to go to that plane to improve most patients. In a traditional facelift you tighten the SMAS, the superficial muscular aponeurotic system - the connective tissue that covers the muscles of facial expressions and connects to the skin. If you tighten that, you can yield beautiful results.”

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 59% of US facelift patients in 2023 were aged 55–69, but there’s also been a huge uptake in facelifts worldwide with people going under the knife much younger. As a board-certified dermatologist, Dr. Dendy treats her patients in a myriad of preventative ways to delay and even avoid facelifts.

“When people come to me in their sixties and seventies who have never done anything, they have almost guaranteed themselves needing surgery. It’s so much better to not have the problem, than having to reverse it. I think it’s great to start young with at-home and in-office procedures; fine little tweaks with skin quality, small doses of filler for volume loss and neuromodulators to address the signs of aging as you see them. If you do that in your younger years, you can stave off the signs of aging and put off surgery for decades, or indefinitely.”

The Jawline Has Become the Symbol of Youth

“In my practice, I certainly see a huge trend of people addressing the lower face. Over time we have come to address the upper half with neuromodulators for crow’s feet and frown lines, forehead lines and mid-face volume loss, and now there is a complete mismatch with the lower face and neck. Now people are seeing sagging, jowling, neck lines and loss of definition in the lower jaw. Certainly a defined jawline is an indication of beauty, especially in men, and both in-office and at-home, we are focussing on the lower face now in order to achieve the most youthful appearance.”

No Such Thing as a Scarless Surgery

“The best surgical techniques will minimize scarring but anytime you undergo surgical facelift there will be scarring, bruising and swelling, so it’s vital to optimize your skin health and total body health,” warns Dr. Dendy.

“Scars are the big telltale signs of a facelift, and the last thing you want is the giveaway signs of surgery when you’re trying to look your best. That’s where the LYMA Laser comes in to help post-op in minimizing inflammation, accelerate healing and improving the appearance of scars.”

LYMA’s zero-damage cold laser technology stimulates deep skin repair, helping scars fade and the skin rejuvenate.

“The LYMA Laser’s heritage originates from wound healing; accelerating the body’s response to injury to help create more youthful collagen. It also helps to reduce inflammation that could lead to keloid scarring or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation after a procedure. This is truly revolutionary not only in the wound healing space, but also in the skin longevity space.”

Powered by 500mW of near-infrared low-level laser light that penetrates deep into the skin, the LYMA Laser powers up mitochondria in skin cells to stimulate cellular renewal and trigger the body’s natural healing response. This regenerates healthy tissue, improving scars, pigmentation, and overall skin quality from the inside out.

“I have seen amazing results with the clients who use the LYMA Laser,” says Dr. Dendy.

“With LYMA Laser technology, we’re not just reducing scars - we’re fundamentally changing how the skin heals. Patients can achieve a flawless result that looks entirely natural, as if nothing was ever done. This is the future of aesthetic surgery recovery.” - Dr Graeme Glass, PhD

Read more about the LYMA Laser’s incredible scar-fading ability and see results here.