QMP Beyond the Deep Plane Face Lift: Customized Deep Face and Neck Lifts for Total Rejuvenation 2026

Advanced Deep Plane Facelift, Neck Lift, Facial Rejuvenation, and SMAS Surgery Masterclass

Overview

QMP Beyond the Deep Plane Face Lift: Customized Deep Face and Neck Lifts for Total Rejuvenation 2026 is an advanced surgical masterclass dedicated to modern facial rejuvenation techniques. Designed for experienced aesthetic and plastic surgeons, this comprehensive educational program provides a step-by-step approach to performing customized deep plane facelift and deep neck lift procedures with an emphasis on achieving natural, balanced, and long-lasting outcomes.

Through high-definition operative videos, detailed anatomical demonstrations, and expert surgical commentary, participants learn how to tailor facelift techniques according to individual facial anatomy, aging patterns, and previous cosmetic procedures. The course also explores advanced SMAS surgery, facial retaining ligament release, deep neck contouring, structural fat grafting, blepharoplasty, and adjunctive facial rejuvenation procedures that improve overall facial harmony.

Real surgical cases demonstrate practical decision-making, operative planning, complication avoidance, and revision facelift techniques, making this program an excellent resource for surgeons seeking to refine advanced facial rejuvenation skills.

Course Details

Course: QMP Beyond the Deep Plane Face Lift: Customized Deep Face and Neck Lifts for Total Rejuvenation 2026

Specialty: Plastic Surgery • Facial Plastic Surgery • Aesthetic Surgery

Educational Level: Advanced

Format: High-Definition Surgical Video Masterclass

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the surgical anatomy of the SMAS, retaining ligaments, facial fat compartments, and deep cervical structures.
• Perform customized deep plane facelift techniques based on patient anatomy.
• Apply advanced deep neck lift procedures for improved cervicomental contour.
• Perform submandibular gland reduction, platysmaplasty, and anterior digastric muscle management.
• Incorporate structural fat grafting into facial rejuvenation surgery.
• Improve outcomes using complementary procedures including brow lift, lip lift, blepharoplasty, and laser resurfacing.
• Recognize and manage complications encountered during primary and revision facelift surgery.

Topics

• Series Introduction – Join Dr. O’Daniel as he provides an overview of the cases, concepts, and surgical strategies presented in this series.
• Case 1 – 68-year-old Female Patient With Previous Fillers and High Risk for Joker Deformity: High fixed SMAS for preauricular augmentation face lift, pedicled buccal fat pad to gonial notch and tail of parotid flap for gonial angle creation, deep neck lift with submandibular gland and anterior digastric muscle reduction and vest-over-pants platysmaplasty, gliding lip lift, full face fat grafting, full face fractionated CO2 laser with topical nanofat, surgical net.
• Case 2 – 67-year-old Female Patient With Previous Facial Fillers and Heavy Volume Accumulation: Deep plane face lift with fixed SMAS augmentation to gonial angle, buccal fat pad reduction and microliposuction to perioral fat pad, deep neck lift with submandibular gland, anterior digastric muscle and deep fat reduction with vest-over-pants platysmaplasty and progression cervical contouring sutures, gliding temporal brow lift, gliding lip lift, lower blepharoplasty, full micro and nanofat grafting, full face fractionated CO2 laser with topical nanofat, surgical net.
• Case 3 – 72-year-old Male Patient With Asymmetric Excess Upper Eyelid Skin and Marked Central Facial Volume Loss With Pseudofat Herniation and Elongation of Lid-Cheek Junction: Upper blepharoplasty and lower augmentation blepharoplasty, midface microfat grafting, fractionated CO2 laser to lower eyelids with topical nanofat.
• Case 4 – 74-year-old Female Patient With Excess Upper Eyelid Skin and Marked Midface Volume Loss With Significant Pseudofat Herniation in Lower Eyelids and Trophic Changes to Eyelid Skin: Upper blepharoplasty, augmentation lower blepharoplasty, midface microfat grafting, fractionated CO2 laser to lower eyelids with topical nanofat.
• Case 5 – 59-year-old Female Patient With Marked Central Facial Volume Loss, Heaviness of Buccal Fat Pad, Heavy Jowls, Obtuse Cervicomental Angle With Laxity of Lower Facial Skin and Platysma With Severe Solar Damage: High fixed SMAS preauricular augmentation face lift with buccal fat pad to antegonial notch and tail of parotid flap for gonial angle creation, deep neck lift with deep fat sculpting and perihyoid fascia release and vest-over-pants platysmaplasty with progressive cervical contour suture, lower lid augmentation blepharoplasty, micro and nanofat grafting, full face fractionated CO2 laser with topical nanofat, surgical net.
• Case 6 – 53-year-old Female Patient With Periorbital Deformity Secondary to Hyaluronic Acid Injections, Neck Deformity From Previous Neck Lift With Supraplatysma Fat Removal and Secondary Face-lift Deformity: High fixed SMAS secondary face lift with buccal fat pad malar augmentation, inferiorly based SMAS flap and tail of parotid flap for gonial angle creation, secondary deep neck lift with reduction of submandibular gland, anterior digastric, deep fat, and perihyoid fascia, progressive cervical contouring suture, micro and nanofat grafting, fractionated CO2 laser to periorbital area with topical nanofat, surgical net.
• Case 7 – 48-year-old Female Patient Previously Treated with Kybella and Ellacor to Lower Face and Neck and Numerous Facial Fillers (Sculptra and Radiesse), Creating Facial Distortion and Cobra Deformity in Central Neck: High fixed SMAS face lift with inferiorly based SMAS flap and buccal fat pad augmentation to gonial angle, deep neck lift demonstrating destructive finding from Kybella, correction of cobra deformity with submandibular gland and anterior digastric muscle reduction, vest-over-pants platysmaplasty, and progressive cervical contouring sutures, micro and nanofat grafting, upper blepharoplasty and lower augmentation blepharoplasty, full face and decollete fractionated CO2 laser with topical nanofat, surgical net.
• Case 8 – 66-year-old Female Patient With No Previous Treatments: High fixed SMAS flap and buccal fat pad zygomatic arch augmentation face lift, deep neck lift with submandibular and anterior digastric muscle reduction, vest-over-pants platysmaplasty, progressive cervical contouring suture, upper and lower augmentation blepharoplasty, fat grafting, full face and decollete fractionated CO2 laser plus CO2 actinic keratosis treatment, topical nanofat, surgical net.
• Case 9 – 62-year-old Female Patient After Previous Face Lift, FaceTite to Neck and Jawline, and Kybella Injections to Buccal Fat With Resultant Scarring and Lateral Sweep Deformity: Previous anterior neck lift with resultant cobra deformity from overresection of supra and subplatysmal fat and neglect of paramedian volume management, previous lip lift with postoperative deformity. Secondary high fixed SMAS face lift with inferiorly based SMAS flap and tail of parotid flap to gonial angle, buccal fat pad flap to FaceTite-created jawline deformity, lateral-based gliding lateral lip and jowl lift for previous upper lip lift complication, microfat grafting, full face fractionated CO2 laser with topical nanofat, surgical net.
• Case 10 – 76-year-old Female Patient With History of Three Previous Face Lifts Now With Face-lift Deformity, Including Pixie Ears, Face-lift Scars, Malposition of Ears, and Lateral Sweep Deformity: History of recent FaceTite with induced scars and deformity of jawline and neck, facial distortion from numerous facial fillers, Sculptra and Radiesse injections, central neck with cobra deformity from previous liposuction, platysmaplasty, and FaceTite procedures, lower eyelid malposition with dry eye syndrome. Secondary high fixed SMAS face lift with SMAS flap to gonial angle, buccal fat pad to antegonial notch, deep neck lift with submandibular gland and anterior digastric muscle reduction, vest-over-pants platysmaplasty for cobra deformity correction, gliding lip lift, orbicularis oculi muscle sling for lower lid malposition correction, microfat grafting, full face and decollete fractionated CO2 laser (avoiding periocular area) with topical nanofat, surgical net.