Deep Plane Facelift
- Private airport transfers (arrival & departure)
- Dedicated personal assistant throughout your stay
- All-inclusive accommodation with daily breakfast
- Premium aftercare and recovery support
What is a Deep Plane Facelift?
The deep plane facelift represents the most advanced facelift technique available, offering superior and longer-lasting results compared to traditional methods. This sophisticated procedure works beneath the SMAS layer, releasing and repositioning the deeper facial structures as a unified unit. By addressing the foundational layers of the face, the deep plane technique achieves more dramatic lifting, particularly in the mid-face and nasolabial fold areas, while maintaining an exceptionally natural appearance.
The Procedure
Performed under general anesthesia over 5-7 hours, the deep plane facelift involves releasing the retaining ligaments that hold facial tissues in place and elevating the entire SMAS-platysma complex as one cohesive layer. Incisions are made along the hairline and around the ears, similar to traditional facelifts, but the dissection occurs in a deeper anatomical plane. This approach allows for more significant repositioning of facial fat pads and tissues without creating tension on the skin, resulting in a natural, unoperated look.
Ideal Candidates
This technique is best suited for patients with moderate to severe facial aging, including significant mid-face descent, deep nasolabial folds, and prominent jowls. Ideal candidates are in excellent health, have realistic expectations, and desire the most comprehensive and long-lasting facelift results available. Patients should be willing to invest in a longer recovery period for superior outcomes that can last 15-20 years.
Benefits
- Most dramatic and longest-lasting facelift results (15-20 years)
- Superior mid-face lifting and nasolabial fold improvement
- More natural appearance with less tension on skin
- Comprehensive repositioning of facial fat pads
- Reduced risk of pixie ear deformity and visible scarring
- Better preservation of natural facial expressions
- Exceptional jawline definition and neck contouring
- Less chance of requiring revision surgery
Risks and Complications
Risks
- Greater risk of nerve injury due to deeper dissection
- Bleeding and hematoma formation
- Temporary facial nerve weakness affecting smile or expression
- Infection, though rare with proper care
- Prolonged swelling compared to traditional facelifts
- Asymmetry requiring revision
- Skin necrosis in compromised areas
Important Considerations
- Requires highly specialized surgical expertise
- Longer operative time increases anesthesia risks
- Extended recovery period of 3-4 weeks
- Higher cost reflects advanced technique and expertise
- Results take 4-6 months to fully manifest
- Not all surgeons are trained in this technique
- Must discontinue blood thinners and smoking well in advance
Frequently Asked Questions
Once you’ve paid a 30% deposit and have secured your surgery date. We recommend paying your outstanding balance as soon as possible so you can receive your surgery itinerary. But if you’re unable to pay straight away - we need it paid latest 30 days before your scheduled surgery date.
We ask that you pay 30% of your total invoice.
Receipts for payment do not happen automatically. A member of our team waits for the payment to hit banking and then have it feed to our accounting system. Generally this can take 2-4 days once you have sent your payment.
We always recommend having a credit card on hand or at least a debit mastercard or visa.
Also make sure you notify your bank you are going overseas. You can do this either via online banking, in branch or calling your bank directly. AMEX doesn’t require this.
Only breakfast is included but you can eat like a King in Thailand with some of the best restaurants in the world. Also feel is very affordable.
We do recommend you bring a protein powder and greens powder (any brand) with something like spirulina or wheat grass in it. This is because after surgery clients are generally not hungry and can become quite nauseous
Yes, you can. We accept all major credit cards however you’ll incur a 3% transaction fee. If you wish to pay via credit card we will send you a payment link.
Cancellation with 30 or more days’ notice: Cancellation before 30 days will incur an AUD 3000 cancellation fee.
Cancellation within 29 days or less: All surgery packages canceled less than 30 days before the scheduled surgery date will lose 30% of their total invoice price
Cancellation within 7 days: Cost of surgery is forfeited unless Azurite Package is rescheduled
Cancellation on the day of surgery: The cost of surgery is forfeited unless Azurite Package is rescheduled within the travel time window (departure flight window).
If a client decides to not proceed with a scheduled surgery during their stay in Thailand or another Azurite location, they will incur an additional hospital package fee if they choose to proceed with the surgery at a later date.
There are no refunds on surgeries that you choose not to proceed with if you are on a multi-surgery package due to the discount given.
Refunds will be given for medical reasons that are not pre existing.
Yes, you can bring one companion for free as your support person. However, to avoid additional charges generally the companion stays with you on the sofa bed at hospital. If your companion does not want to stay at hospital you will be invoiced additional nights to keep your hotel reservation while at hospital. Current rate is 150 AUD (but is subject to change)
At Azurite we use a select team of ISAPS accredited plastic and reconstructive surgeons and have made the decision to not be associated with a surgeon name, and results only. Full details of surgeon will be provided upon deposit payment made.
Yes, all of our packages include accommodation at our partner hotel the Chatrium Residence Sathorn. As a One Bedroom Deluxe Suite. If you require an additional room or a two bedroom you’ll be invoiced an upgrade fee.
