Facelift Part II: Surgical Techniques and Complications. (9th February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hashem, Ahmed M; Couto, Rafael A; Surek, Chris; Swanson, Marco; Zins, James E
• Is Part Of: Aesthetic surgery journal. Volume 41:Number 10(2021)
• Page Start: NP1276
• Page End: NP1294
• Publication Date: 2021-02-09
• Subjects: Surgery, Plastic -- Periodicals; 617.95
• DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjab081
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1090-820X

Abstract

Abstract: Although previous publications have reviewed face and necklift anatomy and technique from different perspectives, seldom were the most relevant anatomical details and widely practiced techniques comprehensively summarized in a single work. As a result, the beginner is left with a plethora of varied publications that require sorting, rearrangement, and critical reading. A recent survey of US plastic surgery residents and program directors disclosed less facility with facelift surgery compared with aesthetic surgery of the breast and trunk. To this end, 4 of the widely practiced facelift techniques (ie, minimal access cranial suspension-lift, lateral-SMASectomy, extended-SMAS, and composite rhytidectomy) are described in an easy review format. The highlights of each are formatted followed by a summary of complications. Finally, the merits and limitations of these individual techniques are thoroughly compared and discussed. Level of Evidence: 4: