Contemporary Rhytidectomy
Landon D. McLain, MD, DMD, FAACS, Editor Facial cosmetic surgery has become an increasingly prominent tenant of oral and maxillofacial surgery training and in practice. This is no doubt due…
Landon D. McLain, MD, DMD, FAACS, Editor Facial cosmetic surgery has become an increasingly prominent tenant of oral and maxillofacial surgery training and in practice. This is no doubt due…
Key points • There are too many variables to permit a totally scientific approach to a comparative evaluation of the different facelift techniques. • Advocates of the deep plane technique…
Key points • Assessing the quality and quantity of the skin is paramount to achieving good results. • Short scar facelifts can be performed in any plane (deep plane, SMAS,…
Key points • The complexity of the revisional facelift or neck lift is directly related to the way the primary procedure was performed. • With so many techniques available to…
Key points • Facial rejuvenation surgery can produce significant results when a combination of procedures are added to rhytidectomy and performed simultaneously. • Multiple adjunctive procedures can be performed safely….
Key points • Volume restoration is an important aspect of facial rejuvenation. • Rhytidectomy techniques vary but must always address the patient’s concerns, offer acceptable downtime, and be a safe…
Key points • Patient selection and evaluation are key to the management of the aging face. • The surgeon must thoroughly understand which technique is safe for each individual patient….
Key points • Rejuvenation of the anterior neck region requires a complex artistic interpretation of the patient’s desires and potential anticipated outcomes. • Whether it is a minimal invasive liposculpture…
Key points • The face lift is one of the procedures in facial cosmetic surgery that is performed to help rejuvenate the aging face. • The face lift, also known…
Key points • Facelift surgery is unique in many ways and for 100 years has stood the test of time as the most dramatic, effective, predictable, and accepted cosmetic lower facial…
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