Aesthetic

Face, Neck and Brow

Use of the Harmonic Blade in Face Lifting: A Report Based on 420 Operations

Firmin FO, Marchac AC, Lotz NC (Clinique Georges Bizet, Paris, France; Royal North Shore Hospital and Sydney, Australia) Plast Reconstr Surg 124:245-255, 2009^§

Abstract

Background

An important concern for patients who undergo a face lift is the recovery time. Use of the Harmonic blade (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, Ohio) for surgical dissection and hemostasis in face lift has improved recovery time and greatly reduced the risk of hematomas in the senior author’s practice.

Methods

A retrospective study evaluated the complication rate using the Harmonic blade in face and neck lifting (n

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