Procedures · Face
Deep Plane Facelift
A multi-plane facelift that repositions architecture rather than pulling skin.
Signature method
The signature version of this procedure is The Beirut Facelift™. Read about the deeper protocol on its own page.
Overview
Facelift — in our words.
A facelift is the operation that addresses the lower two-thirds of the face — the jawline, the jowls and the upper neck — by repositioning the deeper tissue layers rather than tightening the skin.
Our method is the multi-plane deep-plane approach, refined over a decade in Paris and eighteen years in Beirut. The result reads as restoration, not tension.
Who it's for
- Patients in their mid-forties through sixties who notice loss of jawline definition and early neck laxity.
- Patients for whom non-surgical tightening no longer delivers a meaningful result.
- Patients who want a result that ages with them, rather than a temporary correction.
Technique
How we operate.
Deep-plane access through incisions concealed around the ear and into the natural hairline. The SMAS layer is repositioned, fat compartments restored, and skin re-draped without tension.
At a glance
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Anaesthesia
- General
- Hospital stay
- One night
- Recovery
- 2–3 weeks
Recovery
Recovery.
- 01
Week 1
Quiet recovery
Bruising and swelling are at peak. Most patients stay at home and rest.
- 02
Week 2
Return to private life
Sutures are removed at day 7–10. Light walking is encouraged.
- 03
Weeks 3–6
Return to social life
Most patients are publicly presentable from week three. Final settle continues for three months.
Risks & honesty
What we don't pretend isn't true.
- No surgery is risk-free. We discuss the specific risks of your case in consultation, not as boilerplate.
- Individual results vary. Patient anatomy, age, healing biology and aftercare all shape the outcome.
- Revision rates across our recorded series are below the published industry average — but they are not zero.
- Temporary nerve sensitivity around the ear and jawline is common and resolves within months.
- Visible scars are concealed but exist. They mature over a year and fade significantly.
No surgical or non-surgical procedure is risk-free. Individual results vary. This page is a summary; the full discussion happens in consultation.
Questions
Questions worth answering.
No — avoiding that look is the specific reason we use the deep-plane technique. By repositioning the deeper facial layers (the SMAS) rather than pulling and tightening the skin, the result reads as a restoration of your own architecture, not a stretched or wind-swept appearance.
A deep-plane facelift repositions the underlying support structures, not just the skin, so the correction is considerably more durable than a skin-only lift. Most patients see the result hold well for a decade or more, though natural ageing continues alongside it.
Most international patients plan to stay in Beirut through the first ten days: sutures are removed at day 7–10 and light walking is encouraged from week two. Long-haul flights are generally cleared from around the two-week mark, confirmed individually at your post-op check.
Dr. Nader Saab conducts every consultation personally — not a coordinator or associate. He examines your anatomy, discusses what a realistic result looks like for your face, and addresses the specific risks of your case directly rather than in general terms.
For the deeper protocol, see The Beirut Facelift™.
— Signature