Thursday, September 20, 2007

REVOLUTION IN FACIAL AGING WILL CHANGE HOW WE DO FACELIFTS


The goal in face-lifting today is to achieve a natural inoperative look. A recent discovery shows that facial aging is not only gravitational pull and skin descent, but also a gradual deflation of the entire face filling. A recent article by Rohrich and Pessa, published in the Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (The Fat Compartments of the Face: Anatomy and Clinical Implications for Cosmetic Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 119(7):2219-2227, June 2007. Rohrich, Rod J. M.D.; Pessa, Joel E. M.D.) has shown conclusively that facial aging is different in different areas of the face. How do we apply this to our patients to improve our result? In most patients, the traditional facial technique pulls or LIFTS one way only WITHOUT FILLING and then often resulting in an unattractive “windswept” operative look. The procedure for modern facelifts includes deep lifting and filling in multiple planes. Without this understanding, the patient will have a much higher chance of having the "windswept Hollywood" appearance. THE GOAL OF MODERN FACELIFT IS TO RESHAPE, REFILL, AND RESTORE A NORMAL YOUTHFUL NONOPERATIVE LOOK.

1 comment:

facialsurgery said...

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