What We Know About Facial Volume Restoration with Autogenous Fat.

Facial rejuvenation involves a careful analysis of a patient's anatomic changes that are secondary to aging and then the application of several methods, tools, and technologies to reverse those changes. A central component of facial aging is the changes seen in facial soft tissue volume that occurs with atrophy and malpositioning of normal facial volume through several underlying aging processes. Although many surgical and nonsurgical interventions are available to remedy many of the sequela of aging, the restoration of volume is one of the most important goals that has to be engaged.

Evaluation and Treatment Planning for the Aging Face Patient.

Facial aging is a multifactorial process that occurs due to alterations in the skin, soft tissue, and bony skeleton. When considering treatments for the aging face and neck, a multifaceted approach targeting each of these areas should be considered. Although surgical intervention remains a key component to the holistic care of the aging face patient, a multitude of minimally invasive techniques is now available to optimize the care of the patient seeking rejuvenation.

Evaluation and Treatment Planning for the Aging Face Patient.

Facial aging is a multifactorial process that occurs due to alterations in the skin, soft tissue, and bony skeleton. When considering treatments for the aging face and neck, a multifaceted approach targeting each of these areas should be considered. Although surgical intervention remains a key component to the holistic care of the aging face patient, a multitude of minimally invasive techniques is now available to optimize the care of the patient seeking rejuvenation.

Extending the "Reach" of the Short-Scar Facelift with Energy Devices-An Early Report.

Facial rejuvenation has become more popular. A wider breadth of the patient population is seeking procedures to preserve their youthful facial attributes and to remedy age-related deleterious changes. Along with this increasing interest in facial rejuvenation is also the expressed desire for any interventions to be relatively low risk, with limited recovery, and with achievable positive results.

Evidence-Based Performance Measures for Rhinoplasty: A Multidisciplinary Performance Measure Set.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery commissioned the multidisciplinary Rhinoplasty Performance Measure Development Work Group to identify and draft quality measures for the care of patients undergoing both functional and aesthetic rhinoplasty. One outcome measure and three process measures were identified. The outcome looked at patient satisfaction with rhinoplasty procedures.

Life in an Academic Practice Versus a Solo Private Practice: How Different Are They?

Facial plastic surgery has thrived in both academic and private settings. In this article, 3 surgeons comment on a variety of selected topics that are pertinent to their lives as academic and private practice surgeons.

Another Look at Platysmaplasty in Facelifting.

Over the history of facial rejuvenation surgery there has been a progressive assimilation of knowledge about the anatomy of neck structures that are central to the manifestations of the aging neck. These advances in knowledge have been accompanied by the innovation and introduction of several surgical techniques to restore the neck to a more youthful appearance. The rejuvenation of the aging neck frequently incorporates a consideration and execution of accepted methods to restore the platysma muscles to a more aesthetic form.

Different Faces: Different Facelift Techniques.

The introduction and evolution of different rhytidectomy techniques has spawned an exciting era of facial rejuvenation in modern times. To provide patients with the best customized approach to surgery the facial aesthetic surgeon must have familiarity and understanding of the fundamental differences between these techniques. Here we set forth to provide some historical and anatomical perspective, followed by reviewing and comparing some of the key aspects of the most commonly utilized facelift techniques.

The Rejuvenation of the Aged Central Lower Face: A Contemporary Perspective.

Aging of the central face is typified by several common characteristics such as generalized volume loss, the appearance of a mental crease and marionette lines, thinning of the lips, and fixed and dynamic rhytids. These result from several processes such as atrophy of adipose and bone, changes in the support of the mandibular septum, and a loss of skin elasticity. There are many methods available for the improvement and rejuvenation of this facial anatomical area.

The Avoidance and Management of Complications, and Revision Surgery of the Lower Face and Neck.

Complications are an inherent occurrence in surgery. In rhytidectomy, many complications are avoidable with thorough preoperative assessment and optimal intraoperative and postoperative care. Nevertheless, complications do occur.

The Trichophytic and Lateral Temporal Lifts: Application to the Focal Elevation of the Aging Lateral Eyebrow.

Rejuvenation of the upper face is a key component of overall facial rejuvenation. The upper face is probably the most important purveyor of our sense of well-being and our primary transmittal of nonverbal social interaction. There are many aspects to the aging changes in the area.