The credibility of any surgical innovation depends heavily on published evidence. Dr. Andrew Jacono did not simply develop a new facelift technique and market it he documented it, submitted it to peer review, and returned to the literature with refinements supported by quantitative data. That track record is a significant part of why the technique has been adopted and referenced across the specialty.

From 2011 to Today

Dr. Andrew Jacono published his first formal account of the Minimal Access Deep-Plane Extended facelift in Aesthetic Surgery Journal in 2011. The paper covered 153 patients and established baseline outcomes: a 3.9% revision rate, roughly 1.9% hematoma rate, and 1.3% temporary facial nerve injury rate. Those figures compared favorably to field averages at the time. In 2019, Dr. Jacono returned with additional research introducing refinements for jawline rejuvenation and lower-face volumization. That publication used a measurement system called the “mandibular defining line” to track objective improvements in jawline contour making the results quantifiable rather than subjective.

Teaching a Methodology

By 2021, Dr. Andrew Jacono had performed more than 2,000 extended deep-plane facelifts and synthesized that experience into a full medical textbook. Surgeons now reference it as a technical standard for the approach. He has also delivered master lectures at more than 100 international conferences, spreading the methodology across the field. Later studies have confirmed that deep-plane dissection carries lower facial nerve injury risk than superficial techniques because preserving anatomical relationships at that level protects both nerve function and blood supply. Dr. Jacono currently performs approximately 250 of these procedures annually, and his Manhattan practice draws patients including plastic surgeons from other cities who prefer his extended deep-plane results to what local options offer. Refer to this article for related information.

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