Six months after a facelift and neck lift, you're looking at the frontal result for a 71-year-old woman treated using the SMAS technique. The SMAS approach works at the level of the muscular layer beneath the skin, not just the skin itself, which allows for repositioning of the deeper facial tissues. In the after photo, the jawline and neck contour appear noticeably cleaner, and the skin across the lower face sits without the pulled or distorted look that can come from skin-only techniques. The before photo shows the face prior to any intervention. Healing at six months is well advanced, with incision lines no longer visible in this frontal view. Individual results vary.