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Hybrid Facelift

Facelift vs. Hybrid Facelift: What Is the Difference?

A facelift is the surgery performed when the face sags overall due to aging and neck wrinkles are severe. However, in some cases the face sags overall and wrinkles are a concern while the neck does not sag much. The surgery suited to such cases is the hybrid facelift. Because it is performed with a shorter incision than a general facelift, it can ease the emotional burden.

Procedure time
About 3 hours
Anesthesia
Sedation
Stitch removal
After 2 weeks
Recovery time
Within 2–3 weeks

* May vary depending on the patient's condition and surgical method.

Model photo for the Face Plus Plastic Surgery hybrid-facelift page
Table of contents for this page
  1. A hybrid facelift is a lift that leaves out the neck lift of the traditional facelift
  2. Facelift vs. Hybrid Facelift
  3. Face Plus Facelift — Types of FacePlus Signature Facelift Surgery
  4. The FacePlus Facelift That Properly Pulls the SMAS Layer as Well
  5. Who Is Recommended for a Hybrid Facelift
  6. Hybrid Facelift Procedure
  7. FacePlus TV — Related Videos
  8. Precautions
  9. Related surgeries and procedures worth looking at together
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A hybrid facelift is a lift that leaves out the neck lift of the traditional facelift

With age-related skin sagging, Westerners tend to show marked sagging of both the face and the neck, whereas Asians tend to show less sagging in the neck. In such cases, good results can be expected from the hybrid facelift, which differs in incision range and in the area that is lifted.

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Facelift vs. Hybrid Facelift

A facelift and a hybrid facelift differ in incision range and surgery time.

Female model with her hand on her cheek
FaceliftHybrid Facelift
IncisionLong incision along the hairline to behind the earIncision ending in front of the ear
Surgery TimeAbout 5 hoursAbout 3 hours
Recovery timeAbout 2–3 weeksAbout 2 weeks
Suitable ForMarked facial sagging and neck wrinklesMarked facial sagging but a neck that does not sag

*Incision range, recovery time, surgery time, and so on may vary depending on each patient's condition.

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Face Plus Facelift — Types of FacePlus Signature Facelift Surgery

Types of Face Plus lifting surgery, with the incision range varied according to the condition of the face

Mini Facelift — Incision ending inside the hairline
Hybrid Facelift — Incision running from inside the hairline to near the earlobe
Facelift — Incision from inside the hairline, passing in front of the ear, around the earlobe, and behind the ear, to the rear hairline
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The FacePlus Facelift That Properly Pulls the SMAS Layer as Well

Rather than only pulling and trimming the skin, we also pull the SMAS layer beneath the skin.

Skin cross-section — epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous fat layer, muscle layer, and the fascia (SMAS) beneath them
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Who Is Recommended for a Hybrid Facelift

Female model with her hand on her jawline
  • Reduced skin elasticity after dieting
  • Considering a facelift, but the neck does not sag much
  • Sagging skin after facial contouring
  • Wanting to improve wrinkles and sagging skin caused by aging
  • Concerned about nasolabial folds, jowls, sagging cheeks, or wrinkles around the mouth
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Hybrid Facelift Procedure

Customized design consultation based on the patient's condition, such as the degree of skin sagging
01Customized design consultation based on the patient's condition, such as the degree of skin sagging
Illustration of a side profile with the incision line running from inside the hairline to near the earlobe marked with a red dotted line
02Incision from inside the hairline to near the earlobe, according to the design
The skin is pulled with the degree of sagging, wrinkles, and fat layer taken into account
03The skin is pulled with the degree of sagging, wrinkles, and fat layer taken into account
Illustration showing the suture line running from inside the hairline to near the earlobe
04Loose skin is removed, then sutured
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FacePlus TV — Related Videos

Facelift Effect OK, Short Recovery Lifting? Hybrid Facelift — YouTube video thumbnail
Facelift Effect OK, Short Recovery Lifting? Hybrid Facelift
Who gets good results from a facelift? | Everything about facelifts — YouTube video thumbnail
Who gets good results from a facelift? | Everything about facelifts
Facelift: Even along the hairline, won't the surgical scar show? — YouTube video thumbnail
Facelift: Even along the hairline, won't the surgical scar show?
Don't Get a Facelift (In These Cases: Differences Between Facelift and Thread Lift) — YouTube video thumbnail
Don't Get a Facelift (In These Cases: Differences Between Facelift and Thread Lift)
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Precautions

Results of procedures may differ from person to person. They may differ depending on the patient's condition and the surgical method.

The content of this page is general medical information under the Medical Service Act, and the effects and recovery times of surgeries and procedures may differ from person to person. All surgeries and procedures can cause side effects, so please decide only after a thorough consultation with a plastic surgery specialist.

Dr. Park Jung Keun
Dr. Park Jung Keun · Plastic Surgery Specialist, PhD in Medicine

He personally consults on and performs facial aging treatments such as facelift, droopy eyelid surgery, and thread lift. The doctor personally sees you from consultation through recovery.

2004 Plastic Surgery Specialist2013 PhD in Medicine, Seoul National UniversityVice President, Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons
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We begin by looking together, through thorough consultation, at whether surgery is needed

Facelift, droopy eyelid surgery, and thread lift: Dr. Park Jung Keun personally checks every stage, from consultation to recovery. Please schedule by phone or KakaoTalk, or leave a consultation request form.