Facelift & Neck Lift

Surgical facelift using a deep fascia (SMAS) technique to address facial sagging, jowls, deep nasolabial folds, and neck laxity. Performed by FRACS plastic surgeon Dr Cameron Keating in Hobart, Tasmania. May be combined with neck lift, fat grafting, brow lift, or blepharoplasty for comprehensive facial rejuvenation. Natural-looking results with incisions placed in the hairline and around the ears.

Hobart Plastic Surgery offers facelift (rhytidectomy) and neck lift surgery under the care of Dr Cameron Keating (FRACS Plastic Surgery), using a deep fascia technique targeting the SMAS (Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System) — the fibromuscular layer beneath the facial skin that anchors and supports the overlying soft tissues. SMAS-based facelift techniques address the root cause of facial ageing more durably than skin-only lift techniques, repositioning descended fat compartments and the SMAS layer to restore youthful facial contours before the redundant skin is redistributed and trimmed, resulting in a more natural, non-pulled appearance. Typical concerns addressed include jowling along the lower face and jawline, descent of the mid-face and cheek fat pads, deepening nasolabial folds and marionette lines, and neck laxity including banding and submental fullness. The facelift incision is placed in the natural crease in front of the ear (preauricular), around the earlobe, and into the retroauricular hairline, with extension into the temporal hairline for mid-face access, minimising visible scarring. Neck lift surgery — performed concurrently or as a standalone procedure — addresses platysmal banding, submental skin laxity, and excess neck fat via a small submental incision, with or without direct platysmaplasty (tightening of the neck muscle). Dr Keating's internationally trained background, including fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, informs a technically refined approach to facial anatomy. Complementary procedures such as fat grafting to the face (for volume restoration), blepharoplasty (eyelid rejuvenation), brow lift, and rhinoplasty are discussed at consultation for patients seeking comprehensive facial rejuvenation. As the lead specialist plastic surgeon serving Hobart and Tasmania, Dr Keating offers patients a full range of surgical facial rejuvenation options without requiring travel to Sydney or Melbourne.