Takashi Nakao
2024.07.23
Facelift Facial Fat
A specialist in rhinoplasty. At university hospitals, he has performed numerous functional restoration surgeries, including septal deviation correction, and has successfully guided rhinoplasty procedures requiring advanced techniques on par with reconstructive surgery. Currently, he incorporates globally recognized advanced techniques such as preservation rhinoplasty, providing nasal reshaping optimized for Japanese and Asian patients. His specialty is achieving the “compact, sharp design with a pointed tip” considered ideal in Western aesthetics. Combining extensive experience as a board-certified plastic surgeon with a cosmetic surgery perspective, he performs procedures that harmonize functionality and beauty.
Hello,
I'm Nakao from the Plastic Surgery Department.
Many patients who undergo facelifts
Previously
that you are receiving treatments such as Hyaluronic Acid and Voluma
It's a lot.
After undergoing numerous treatments like these and then having a facelift surgery, the SMAS layer may appear whitish and hard.
Just
These have been administered in recent cases.
The texture of the fat above the SMAS is fine.
You can occasionally find items in good condition.
RF treatments such as Bolnuma
As a pre-treatment for a facelift
Is that really okay?
I thought.

The photo shows untreated SMAS to date.
It's thick, isn't it?
RF treatment reduces the puffiness of fat above the SMAS layer.
I've been seeing quite a few people in good shape lately.