Procedure Description:

How Long Does a Facelift Last?

The key lies in technique. Typically, a traditional SMAS facelift will last for 5-7 years, after which you’ll start to see the results fading away. Much longer lasting (usually 10-15 years) is the deep plane facelift. Rather than tightening up skin, it moves the deeper underlying tissue. But like all things in life, we need to be honest: nothing lasts forever. In this way, a facelift turns the clock back by however many years it took you to get to this point, and then nature gently takes over from where it left off.

When she turned 62, the patient knew she wanted a freshened look, but she did so with clear intent and purpose. After seeing a number of surgeons, her journey took her to Dr. Kevin Sadati for her facial rejuvenation. One and a half years after her preservation of deep plane face and neck lift combined with CO2 laser skin resurfacing, she looks a decade younger. She has a lifted cheek, sculpted jawline and glowing skin. Results designed to last well over a decade, not to fade away in just a few short years.

Dr. Sadati is a double board-certified facial plastic surgeon and was first to publish his preservation facelift technique in PRS. He regularly presents his techniques at conferences around the world; similarly, surgeons and patients from all over the globe now travel to his clinic in Newport Beach, Orange County to observe and receive his facial rejuvenation. Newsweek named him one of the best facelift surgeons in the USA for 2026.