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10 Steps to a Successful Facelift  [1/6/2003 12:00:00 AM] 

New York, NY (February 6, 2003) - Today's skilled cosmetic plastic surgeon knows that getting the best results from any cosmetic operation requires a customized surgical plan for each patient. Facelift surgery is particularly challenging, since patients differ widely in their underlying facial structure as well as the extent of their visible aging.
Comments: Concise and to the point, this article talks about the ten most important factors to ensure a successful facelift, from hairline position through neck cords. Definitely a good read to help you understand the factors affecting the outcome of your own surgery.

A Method of Augmenting the Cheek Area Through SMAS, subSMAS, and Subcutaneous Tissue Recruitment During Facelift Surgery. 

As the human face ages, there is a depletion of fat that occurs in the submalar region . . .
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A new ePTFE soft tissue implant for natural-looking augmentation of lips and wrinkles. 

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implants have been used for augmentation of thinning lips and wrinkles due to aging for more than 10 years.
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A new ePTFE soft tissue implant for natural-looking augmentation of lips and wrinkles. 

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) implants have been used for augmentation of thinning lips and wrinkles due to aging for more than 10 years.
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A new resorbable tack fixation technique for endoscopic brow lifts. 

The endoscopic brow lift is now widely accepted in aesthetic plastic surgery, and various fixation techniques have been described in the literature.
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A study of the long-term effect of malar fat repositioning in face lift surgery: short-term success but long-term failure. 

In 1990, the author reported on a series of 403 cases of deep plane face lifts, the first published technique describing the repositioning of the cheek fat, known as malar fat . . .
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Achieving aesthetic balance in the brow, eyelids, and midface. 

An approach to the brow, eyelids, and midface emphasizing release and advancement of the orbicularis oculi muscle, conservative removal of orbital fat, preservation of the nerve . . .
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Achieving the "natural look" in rhytidectomy. 

Achieving the "natural look" in rhytidectomy and satisfying my aging face patient population are the primary motivating factors that have guided me to develop my personal philosophy . . .
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Advantages and disadvantages of endoscopically assisted front-lift. 

Reduced surgical risk, a diminution of visible scars, rapid recovery, long-termed results and reduced costs are at present the most important demands on development in aesthetic plastic . . .
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Anatomicohistologic study of the retaining ligaments of the face and use in face lift: retaining ligament correction and SMAS plication. 

Plastic surgeons have sought to improve nasolabial folds, jowls, jaw lines, and cervical contour with face-lifting procedures that are abundant in the literature . . .
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Biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of skin, SMAS, and composite flaps as they pertain to rhytidectomy 

Previous studies have focused on biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) flap and the skin flap lifted in . . .
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Chin augmentation with conchal cartilage. 

Profile enhancement most frequently involves mentoplasty. For this purpose, the author performs conchal grafts to the chin.
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Combined cervicofacial rhytidectomy and laser skin resurfacing. 

PURPOSE: To determine the safety and efficacy of simultaneous cervicofacial rhytidectomy (face lift) and laser skin resurfacing.
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Composite rhytidectomy a modo Hamra 

Conventional face lift techniques--subcutaneous, SMAS have always incorporated unopposed lateral vector tissue advancement . . .
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Cosmetic Surgery -- Cosmetic Surgery Options  [2/28/2003 12:00:00 AM] 

Various Cosmetic Surgery Options, with descriptions of each procedure.
Comments: Basic information regarding cosmetic surgery. Essentially a glossary of a few types of procedures. Really just a fraction of what we already provide.

Does a superficial musculoaponeurotic system exist in the face and neck? An anatomical study by the tissue plastination technique. 

An exact knowledge of the subcutaneous layers in the different regions of the face and neck is important in several surgical disciplines.
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Endoscopic facial surgery. 

Endoscopy is a surgical technique involving the use of an endoscope . . .
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Endoscopic forehead lift: review of technique, cases, and complications.  

Endoscopy has provided a significant improvement in the surgical rejuvenation of the upper face.
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Endoscopic subperiosteal midface lift: surgical technique with indications and outcomes. 

PURPOSE: To review the surgical technique of the endoscopic subperiosteal midface lift and present our clinical outcome in 22 consecutive patients . . .
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Face Lift 

Definition of Face Lift by The Gale Encylopedia of Medicine
Comments: General information you will find from many sites, ours included. Nothing terribly interesting or unique with this resource.

Face lift postoperative recovery 

The purpose of this paper is to describe what I have studied and experienced, mainly regarding the control and prediction of the postoperative edema . . .
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Face lift: the anatomic basis for a safe, long-lasting procedure. 

This article summarizes our current face lift technique and its evolution over the last 20 years.
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Face lifts with hidden scars: the vertical U incision. 

The authors present their latest development of a strictly vertical retroauricular incision to minimize a sequela of a face lift, namely, a visible scar.
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Fat rebalancing: the new "Facelift". 

The fat compartments of the face undergo changes and are responsible for age-related alterations in facial shape.
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If You Continue To Smoke, We May Have a Problem: Smoking's Effects on Plastic Surgery. 

Smoking causes various aero-digestive neoplasms, some cardiovascular diseases, respiratory pathologies, and cardiovascular disorders . . .
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