A SMAS lift tightens the muscular layer. A deep-plane lift releases the ligaments underneath it and moves skin and muscle together as one unit. That difference is what decides whether the cheek travels upward or only sideways.
Both operations work on the SMAS, the sheet of fibrous tissue that carries the fat pads of the cheek.Tightening it produces a good jawline. Releasing the retaining ligaments underneath is what allows the cheek itself to travel upward rather than sideways.
If your main concern is the jawline and a little looseness under the chin, a well-executed SMAS lift answers it. If the nasolabial folds have deepened and the cheek has slid down toward the mouth, tightening alone will not reach that far.
The deep plane sits directly on the facial nerve branches, so the operation demands a surgeon who works in that plane routinely. In inexperienced hands the risk of temporary weakness rises. Done well it produces less skin tension, which is why deep-plane results tend to age more gracefully at the scar line.
Recovery is broadly similar for both: visible bruising for two to three weeks, swelling settling over three months, and the final result at around six to twelve months.
The incision runs in front of the ear along its natural border, around the lobe and up behind it into the hairline. In front of the ear it heals as a line that follows an edge your eye already expects.
The part worth asking about is thehairline. A lift that pulls skin backward without planning the temple can raise the sideburn and widen the distance between it and the ear, which is the classic marker of an operated face. Planning that shift is part of the design, not an afterthought.
A well-performed deep-plane lift resets the face by roughly a decade, and then ageing continues from the new baseline. It is not a pause button.
What shortens it: significant weight fluctuation, smoking, sun exposure without protection, and starting too early. Operating on a face that has not yet lost meaningful support gives a small change and spends the operation.We are not the right clinic for someone who wants a small skin-only tightening at a low price, and we say so rather than performing a lesser operation under a bigger name.
It is when it is done properly. Your operation takes place in a licensed full-fledged hospital with intensive care on site, performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon, under a Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate from the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health. We also hold Temos international accreditation and an ISO 9001 (UKAS) certified management system. Ask any clinic abroad for these three things before you book.
Plan 6-7 nights for most operations: consultation and tests on day one, surgery on day two, one night in hospital where needed, then dressing changes and the final check-up before you fly. Eyelid surgery and small procedures need only 3-4 nights.
A plastic surgeon certified by the Turkish Ministry of Health, never an assistant or technician. You meet your surgeon before the operation, discuss what is realistic for your anatomy, and the same surgeon sees you at the post-operative check-up.
Lower running costs, favourable exchange rates and high surgical volume, not lower standards. The implants, sutures and devices are the same CE-certified brands used in Europe, and our surgeons operate every week rather than a few times a month.
Flying is normally cleared 5-7 days after surgery. Desk work is possible after about a week for rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery, and 2-3 weeks for body procedures such as tummy tuck, BBL or mommy makeover. Your surgeon gives you a written timeline for your case.
Yes. VIP airport transfers, a translator in your language and help with hotel booking are part of every package, and your coordinator stays with you from the first message until long after you fly home.
Before and after, where the scar actually sits, and the result once it has settled months later rather than on the day the dressing came off.
The rest of the before-and-after set is on the plastic surgery page.
Which approach suits your nose is decided by how much tip work it needs, not by surgeon preference and not by what you ask for by name.
Eyelid SurgeryEight to twelve millimetres of skin, marked with you sitting upright and rechecked with a pinch test.
Vaser LiposuctionVaser emulsifies fat before any of it is suctioned, so it leaves through a smaller cannula with less tearing of the tissue around it.
BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift)Every millilitre goes into the subcutaneous layer.
Your country code fills itself in. A surgeon reads them and replies with what is realistic, including when the answer is no.
