New York surgeons debut EMPIRE Lift hybrid facelift

Saman Facial Plastic Surgery has introduced the EMPIRE Lift, a new hybrid facelift developed by Dr. Masoud Saman and Dr. Nigar Ahmedli in Manhattan. The procedure aims to reposition the midface on bone while separately treating the lower face and neck, with shorter incisions and less need for fat grafting.

Why it matters: - The EMPIRE Lift is designed to solve a common facelift tradeoff: lower-face tightening without fully restoring the midface. - The technique aims to reduce the need for fat grafting used to camouflage a midface that has not been fully lifted. - Saman Facial Plastic Surgery says the approach may offer more complete facial rejuvenation through one operation.

What happened: - Saman Facial Plastic Surgery announced the EMPIRE Lift on November 2, 2026, in New York City. - Dr. Masoud Saman and Dr. Nigar Ahmedli developed the hybrid facelift. - The procedure lifts the midface endoscopically on the bone and lifts the lower face and neck in the deep plane. - The EMPIRE Lift is now offered at Saman Facial Plastic Surgery on Central Park South.

The details: - The midface is released and repositioned vertically in the subperiosteal plane. - The jowls and neck are addressed through an extended deep plane dissection. - The procedure is intended to move each area of the face along the path it descended. - Because the midface is restored to its anatomic position rather than filled, cheek fat grafting is generally no longer needed. - Working on the bone is described as safer than an extended dissection through the cheek. - The procedure is completed through a shorter incision. - Dr. Saman says the deep plane facelift remains the best lower-face and neck operation, but the midface still needed direct repositioning. - Dr. Ahmedli says the EMPIRE Lift treats the midface, jowls and neck as three distinct problems inside one operation.

Between the lines: - The announcement reflects a broader shift in facelift patients, who are seeking longer-lasting surgical correction earlier in life. - The release argues that lasers, fillers and radiofrequency devices cannot replace facelift surgery for structural aging. - The technique also reflects a move away from overfilling the face with fat when the underlying descent has not been corrected. - Dr. Saman's background in endoscopic sinus and skull base surgery appears to inform the endoscopic portion of the procedure.

What's next: - The EMPIRE Lift will be available as a treatment option at the Manhattan practice. - Dr. Saman and Dr. Ahmedli are available for interviews. - Saman Facial Plastic Surgery will continue positioning the procedure as a New York-developed addition to facelift surgery.

The bottom line: - The EMPIRE Lift tries to combine the strengths of endoscopic midface lifting and deep plane facelift surgery in one operation, with the goal of restoring the face more completely and with less reliance on filler-based correction.