Modern face lift surgery

Face lift surgery is generally considered the classical surgical procedure of plastic surgery. This is an extensive operation which has undergone a huge development since its first implementation more than 100 years ago. What began as a simple skin tightening procedure is today a sophisticated and c...

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Published in:Chirurg 2011-09, Vol.82 (9), p.767-774
Main Authors: von Gregory, H F, Gubisch, W
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Adipose Tissue - transplantation
Adult
Aged
Cicatrix - prevention & control
Combined Modality Therapy
Dermabrasion - methods
Esthetics
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Neck - surgery
Postoperative Complications - prevention & control
Rhytidoplasty - methods
Skin Aging - physiology
Suture Techniques
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Summary:Face lift surgery is generally considered the classical surgical procedure of plastic surgery. This is an extensive operation which has undergone a huge development since its first implementation more than 100 years ago. What began as a simple skin tightening procedure is today a sophisticated and complex technique which ideally combines different treatment methods planned with surgical precision. This article provides an overview of the history of the procedure to the present state of the art concept of pairing biplanar and bivectorial face-neck lifts with autologous fat transfer and dermabrasion.
ISSN:1433-0385
DOI:10.1007/s00104-011-2107-7