Dr. Johnny Mao, FACS

Mao Facial Plastic Surgery's website organizes its services around the face and neck. Its main sections cover rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, facelift, neck lift and facial fat grafting, and its facelift galleries are labelled deep plane, revision or secondary, male facelift and mini facelift.

A deep plane facelift is a form of rhytidectomy (the surgical term for a facelift) that works beneath the SMAS (the superficial musculo-aponeurotic system, a layer of fibrous tissue and muscle under the skin). Rather than pulling skin tight, it releases and repositions the deeper tissues that sag with facial aging.

The practice's website also lists procedures that often accompany a facelift. These include neck lift, midface lift, brow and forehead lift, lip lift and facial fat grafting, which restores the volume a face gradually loses over time.

Combining procedures is a common theme in facial rejuvenation, because aging rarely affects one area alone. A consultation is the place to discuss whether a deep plane facelift on its own, or one paired with neck, brow or eyelid work, suits your goals and health.

Revision facelift appears as its own gallery category on the practice's website. Secondary surgery is often more complex than a first facelift — earlier scarring and altered anatomy change how tissues release and move — so patients with a previous facelift should raise this early.

Male facelift is also listed separately on the practice's website. Men's faces differ in beard-bearing skin, hairline position and blood supply, and incision planning usually reflects those differences.

Mao Facial Plastic Surgery operates as a team practice rather than a single-clinician office. Its website introduces Arissa Schweiss, MHS, PA-C, a physician assistant, and lists non-surgical options such as BOTOX Cosmetic, JUVÉDERM fillers, liquid facelift and laser skin resurfacing alongside surgery.

Patient education is a visible part of the practice's website. It hosts procedure videos, consultation-process videos, procedure animations, pre- and post-operative instructions, a patient portal, payment plan information and a frequently asked questions section.

The website also includes a section and videos on local anesthesia. Whether a particular procedure, including a facelift, suits local anesthesia is a medical decision, so ask Dr. Mao directly which approach would apply in your case and why.

Recovery from a deep plane facelift typically involves one to two weeks of visible swelling and bruising, with most social activities resuming within about three to four weeks. Final results usually settle over three to six months as deeper swelling resolves and the repositioned tissues heal.

For women in their mid-fifties to mid-sixties, the appeal of the deep plane approach is a result that looks rested rather than pulled. Because the deeper layers carry the lift, the skin is placed with little tension — an approach intended to avoid the wind-swept look linked to older techniques.

This profile records what DeepPlane holds and what the practice publishes; it does not include a number of years in practice or a procedure count for Dr. Johnny Mao. To understand the surgeon's background in depth, ask the practice for training history, deep plane facelift photographs and details of where surgery is performed.