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title: "SMAS Facelift Sydney"
url: https://drturner.com.au/procedures/face/smas-facelift/
date: 2025-12-31
modified: 2026-08-22
author: "Dr Scott J Turner"
description: "A SMAS facelift works on the Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System, the supportive fibromuscular layer beneath the facial skin, rather than tightening skin alone. It is an established technique with a long..."
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# SMAS Facelift Sydney

A SMAS facelift works on the Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System, the supportive fibromuscular layer beneath the facial skin, rather than tightening skin alone. It is an established technique with a long history. For most people researching facelift surgery, though, the real question is not what a SMAS facelift is, but how it compares with a deep plane facelift, and which one their own anatomy calls for.

Dr Scott J Turner is a Specialist Plastic Surgeon (FRACS) consulting in Bondi Junction and Manly, with surgery performed at Bondi Junction Private Hospital and Delmar Private Hospital, Dee Why. He performs SMAS facelift surgery in selected cases. He also sets out below, directly, why [deep plane facelift](/procedures/face/deep-plane-facelift/) is his preferred technique for most patients seeking facelift surgery, with the reasoning behind that view and its limits.