The S-Plus lift: a short-scar, long-flap rhytidectomy.

Introduction: As rhytidectomy is one of the most elective surgical procedures, there is a strong trend toward less aggressive operative techniques. The authors introduce the S-Plus lift, a 'long flap' superficial musculo-aponeurotic system (SMAS) imbrication technique that diminishes risks, decreases recovery time, and yields long-lasting results.

Patients And Methods: This paper describes a novel approach to mid-facial rejuvenation that combines the limited incision of an S-lift with two SMASectomies, purse-string suture imbrication of the extended supraplatysmal plane (ESP) and SMAS, and malar soft tissue suspension.

Volumetric facelift: evaluation of rhytidectomy with alloplastic augmentation.

Objectives: Facial aging occurs as a result of soft tissue atrophy and resorption of the bony skeleton, which results in a loss of soft tissue volume and laxity of the overlying skin. Volumetric augmentation is a key component of facial rejuvenation surgery, and should be considered of equal importance to soft tissue lifting. Augmentation can be accomplished with synthetic fillers, autologous grafts, soft tissue repositioning techniques, and/or alloplastic implants.

Minimally invasive face-lifting: S-Lift and S-Plus Lift rhytidectomies.

Limited-incision facial rejuvenation procedures are not new. A minimal-incision operation involving an elliptic skin excision preauricularly was described in 1963. Responding to the desires of many patients for a limited procedure with limited downtime, the S-Lift was described in 1999.

Characterization and isolation of stem cell-enriched human hair follicle bulge cells.

The human hair follicle bulge is an important niche for keratinocyte stem cells (KSCs). Elucidation of human bulge cell biology could be facilitated by analysis of global gene expression profiles and identification of unique cell-surface markers. The lack of distinctive bulge morphology in human hair follicles has hampered studies of bulge cells and KSCs.