Rhytidoplasty
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A paradigm shift: volume augmentation or 'inflation' to obtain optimal cosmetic results.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In the last several years, surgeons have increasingly realized the importance of volume loss as a central mechanism of facial aging. New, innovative techniques incorporate volume augmentation, or inflation, to improve cosmetic ... Read more...

Reducing the incidence of ear deformity in facelift.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: The telltale signs associated with facelift procedures, including tightening of the lower face (lateral sweep), visible scars, a distorted hairline, and the "pixie ear" deformity are grounds for concern among both patients and aesthetic ... Read more...

20-year experience with the Conrad modification of the Freer elevator as a pull-in suture introducer.

29 Jun 2009 A modified Freer elevator was created to aid the safe placement of alloplasts in a subcutaneous dissection pocket. We believe that this innovation represents a better way to insert nonrigid facial alloplasts and grafts and that it contributes to the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Rhytidoplasty'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The evolution of surgical approaches in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• A paradigm shift: volume augmentation or 'inflation' to obtain optimal cosmetic results. 30 Aug 2009
• Silhouette lift for facial reanimation. 30 Jul 2009
• Reducing the incidence of ear deformity in facelift. 29 Jun 2009
• 20-year experience with the Conrad modification of the Freer elevator as a pull-in suture introducer. 29 Jun 2009
• The "midface-lift" as a misnomer for correctly identifying procedures designed to lift and rejuvenate the cheeks and malar regions of the face. 29 Jun 2009
• Hand-washing practices of facial plastic surgeons. 29 Jun 2009
• Patient draping and endotracheal tube positioning during facelift surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• Phototherapy miracles in a nutshell. 30 May 2009
• A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures after facial cosmetic surgery and/or nonsurgical facial rejuvenation. 30 May 2009
• Discussion. A systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures after facial cosmetic surgery and/or nonsurgical facial rejuvenation. 30 May 2009
• A single-center, dose-comparison, pilot study of botulinum neurotoxin type A in female patients with upper facial rhytids: safety and efficacy. 30 May 2009
• Midface lift using a minimally invasive technique and a novel absorbable suture. 10 May 2009
• Injectable calcium hydroxylapatite microspheres (Radiesse). 2 May 2009
• The purse-string reinforced SMASectomy short scar facelift. 29 Apr 2009
• [Muscular aging and its involvement in facial aging: the Face Recurve concept] 29 Apr 2009
• [Prevention and management of locoregional complications of botulinum A toxin injections in cosmetic treatment] 29 Apr 2009
• Thread-lift for facial rejuvenation: assessment of long-term results. 29 Apr 2009
• Outcomes in threadlift for facial rejuvenation. 29 Apr 2009
• Five-year retrospective review of the extended SMAS: critical landmarks and technical refinements. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Rhytidoplasty'

Definition: Plastic surgery performed, usually by excision of skin, for the elimination of wrinkles from the skin.

Descriptor UI: D015361

Alternative terms: Rhytidoplasty; Rhytidoplasties; Facelift; Facelifts; Face Lift; Face Lifts; Lift, Face; Lifts, Face; Rhytidectomy; Rhytidectomies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.218.765; E04.680.655;

History Note: 89

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; if of the face, do not coord with FACE or SKIN or related concept