When a fellow surgeon chooses a colleague to perform their own operation, it tends to say more than any patient testimonial could. That dynamic played out in 2018 when Dr. Paul Nassif, himself a plastic surgeon, selected Dr. Andrew Jacono to perform his deep-plane facelift, a decision that drew attention within a surgical community not easily impressed by technique alone.
Three years later, fashion designer Marc Jacobs publicly credited Dr. Andrew Jacono with his own facelift, praising results he described as natural rather than obviously altered. The disclosure carried weight partly because Jacobs is a public figure whose appearance is scrutinized constantly, and partly because he chose to speak about the procedure openly rather than keep it private.
WHAT PEER TRUST SIGNALS ABOUT A TECHNIQUE
Patient outcomes matter most, but professional trust offers its own kind of evidence. Dr. Nassif’s decision to seek out Dr. Andrew Jacono specifically, rather than perform the procedure through another deep-plane specialist, suggests confidence built on more than reputation. Surgeons who understand facial anatomy at a technical level tend to be more discerning about whose hands they trust with their own face.
THE TECHNIQUE BEHIND THE RESULTS
Both cases point back to the same underlying method. Dr. Jacono’s extended deep-plane approach keeps skin, muscle, and fat connected as a unit while repositioning the midface, jawline, and neck vertically, rather than pulling skin tight from above. Incisions run roughly one-third the length of those used in traditional facelifts, hidden behind the ear or along the hairline, which helps explain why high-profile patients can undergo the procedure without visible evidence.
For a field where word of mouth often outpaces published research, having both a well-known designer and a fellow surgeon vouch for the same approach carries a kind of credibility that marketing alone cannot manufacture, no matter how polished the campaign. Read this article for more information.
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