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Rhytidectomy Essentials

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This chapter offers an overview for the aging face and its surgical management, with an emphasis on rhytidectomy. The pathophysiology of the aging face is described. The anatomy of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) and the facial nerve for the facelift surgeon is reviewed. Various rhytidectomy techniques including limited facelift procedures and extended facelift procedures (long flap technique, lateral SMASectomy, deep plane, composite, supra-SMAS, and extended supra-SMAS) are reviewed. The midface lift is reviewed. Facelift incisions and an overview of male rhytidectomy are reviewed. The management of the aging neck is described reviewed. Finally, the utility of adjunct procedures such as fat transfer is described.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, 101 The City Drive So., Building 56, Suite 500, Orange, CA, 92868, USA

    David Shamouelian M.D.

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  1. Dept of Otolaryngology Head&Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA

    Brian J.-F Wong

  2. Otolaryngology-Dept.of Head&Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

    Michelle G. Arnold

  3. Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Facial Aesthetic Concepts, San Clemente, California, USA

    Jacob O. Boeckmann

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Shamouelian, D. (2016). Rhytidectomy Essentials. In: Wong, BF., Arnold, M., Boeckmann, J. (eds) Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18035-9_28

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18035-9_28

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