Endoscopic brow lift
Key points • Brow aesthetics and surgical options for brow lift and forehead rejuvenation. • Ideal candidates for the endoscopic browlift technique. • Forehead and periocular anatomy. • Surgical technique…
Wire dissection to correct facial rhytids
• Wire subcision ensures complete release of retracted scars, deep lines, and folds. • Release should be as close to the line or scar margin as possible. • Hemostasis is…
Necklift vs neck rejuvenation
Key points • Indications include young patients with a prematurely aged neck, or patients with the neck as a prominent aspect of facial aging. • Treatment of the platysmal laxity…
Radiofrequency ablation for the reduction of glabellar frowning
• There are lateral and vertical vectors of glabellar frowning. • Glabellar frown vectors are controlled by different muscle groups with unique innervation. • Unique innervations patterns can be identified…
Chemical peels
• Surgical techniques can only indirectly improve textural changes of aging, particularly in difficult areas such as the perioral region. • Standard approaches such as the Baker-Gordon peel and laser…
Facial rejuvenation with structural fat grafting
Key points • Fat grafting provides a less invasive, more anatomic rejuvenation of the aging face by replacing missing volume. As such, the risks associated with open facial procedures are…
Dermabrasion
• Dermabrasion is an effective and economical modality to minimize the appearance of mild to moderate facial rhytids, especially around the mouth. • Dermabrasion can be performed under local and…
Autogenous, allogeneic and alloplastic lower lid spacers after blepharoplasty
Key Points • Resorption may be less with autogenous lower lid spacers. • Ear cartilage is very effective but may be visible over time. • Allogeneic spacers avoid donor site…
Is the transpalpebral approach to the upper and midface rejuvenation a safe method?
Key points • Transpalpebral temporal lateral and supraorbital adhesion release. • Browlift. • Transpalpebral corrugator myectomy. • Transpalpebral midface lift. • Muscular suspension canthopexy. Patient selection The transpalpebral approach to…
Correction of blepharoplasty complications, management of the elevated upper eyelid during blepharoplasty
Key points • Blepharoplasty remains one of the most common aesthetic procedures, and knowledge of the potential complications and treatment based upon a post-operative timeframe is essential. • Retrobulbar hemorrhage…
