Publications by authors named "Melanie H Malone"
Background: The cervical retaining ligaments anchor the platysma and soft tissues of the neck to the deep cervical fascia and deeper skeletal structures. The cervical retaining ligaments tether the platysma and prohibit free mobilization and redraping of the platysma muscle in rhytidectomy. This ligament system has previously been described in the literature only qualitatively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Facial rejuvenation in patients younger than 50 years of age has experienced an unprecedented growth with multimodality nonsurgical and less invasive rhytidectomy techniques.
Objectives: To analyze the nonsurgical treatment habits of patients prior to undergoing rhytidectomy at <50 years of age.
Methods: Retrospective study to enlist patients who underwent primary rhytidectomy at age <50 years between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2013 by the senior author (AAJ) to complete a survey.
Importance: The evaluation of the effects of midline platysmaplasty concomitant with rhytidectomy.
Objective: To determine whether midline platysmaplasty limits the degree of lift during deep-plane face-lift.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Deep-plane rhytidectomy was performed on 10 cadaveric hemifaces.
Background: Facial aging is a complicated process that includes volume loss and soft tissue descent. This study provides quantitative 3-dimensional (3D) data on the long-term effect of vertical vector deep-plane rhytidectomy on restoring volume to the midface.
Objective: To determine if primary vertical vector deep-plane rhytidectomy resulted in long-term volume change in the midface.