Full Description
A facelift or rhytidectomy is cosmetic surgery to lift up and pull back the skin to make the face look tighter and smoother. The procedure is designed to reduce flabby or sagging skin around the lower half of the face and neck.
This book is a comprehensive guide to techniques in facelift surgery.
Beginning with an overview of anatomy and physiology of the aging face and neck, the next chapter discusses preoperative evaluation and analysis.
The following sections cover different facelift techniques dependent on patient requirements and ultimate goals for the surgery.
The book concludes with discussion on potential complications and their management, and skincare rejuvenation.
Edited by recognised US-based experts in the field, this invaluable text is further enhanced by more than 300 clinical and surgical photographs, diagrams and tables.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to techniques in facelift surgery
Covers various procedures and potential complications
Edited by US-based experts in the field
Highly illustrated with more than 300 photographs, diagrams and tables
Contents
Anatomy and Physiology of the Aging Face and Neck
Preoperative Evaluation and Analysis of the Aging Face and Neck
The SMAS Facelift
The Extended SMAS Facelift
The Deep Plane Facelift
Short Scar Rhytidectomy
The Mid-Face Lift (SOOF)
Racial and Ethnic Considerations in Facelift
Chin Implant Technique with Facelift
Direct Excision of Submental Laxity
Complications of Facelift and Necklift
Skincare Rejuvenation with Facelift
