The quest for better results in the midface after a face lift has led to the repositioning of a structure called the malar fat pad. Finger-assisted malar elevation (FAME) consists of detaching the malar fat pad from the underlying SMAS, which allows for the elevation of this structure. Two hundred five patients (189 females and 16 males) from January 2002 to August 2007 underwent a facial rejuvenation procedure comprising short-scar rhytidoplasty, SMASectomy, and FAME, with or without a simultaneous endobrow, blepharoplasty, and lipofilling. The midface fixation technique consisted of a stitch from the malar fat pad and SMAS flap to the periosteum at the zygomatic arch which was performed in every case. Elevation of the midface and improvement of the nasolabial fold and the mandible contour were obtained in all cases. Facial aging should be evaluated as a global process instead of a segmented one. Aging occurs in every structure of the face in different ways, depending on the vector of descent, thereby treatment must be individualized. We have observed improvement of the midface when using the FAME procedure in a rhytidoplasty with SMASectomy with deep fixation.
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