Rhytidectomy and Neck Rejuvenation


Chapter 28

Rhytidectomy and Neck Rejuvenation



Essential Facial Anatomy



1. Continuous facial layers (see Figure 28.1)



2. Nerves


Motor nerve innervation of the muscles of facial expression (see Table 28.1 and Figure 28.2)



Table 28.1


Extratemporal Facial Nerve Branches









































NERVE BRANCH LOCATION INNERVATED MUSCLES BRANCH INJURY NOTES
Temporal/frontal Pitanguy’s line (0.5 cm below tragus to 1 cm above and lateral to brow); often travels with “sentinel vein”; deep to SMAS at level of the zygoma and deep to temporoparietal fascia above zygoma Frontalis muscle, orbicularis oculi Inability to elevate the brow, weak eyelid closure Often neurapraxia injury from stretch; susceptible to injury at level of the zygoma with sub-SMAS techniques; neuropraxia
Zygomatic Pierce the deep parotidomasseteric fascia 4 cm anterior to the tragus and travel toward lower lid and midcheek Lower orbicularis oculi (primarily); also some innervation of zygomaticus major, buccinator, orbicularis oris, levator labii Often asymptomatic because of arborization with buccal branch
Buccal Pierce deep parotidomasseteric fascia at anterior border of masseter Orbicularis oculi, zygomaticus major and minor, levator labii superioris, buccinator, orbicularis oris Often asymptomatic because of arborization with buccal branch; occasional inability to compress cheeks Most common motor nerve injury with facelift
Marginal mandibular Deep to platysma, can travel up to 3 to 4 cm below the mandibular border Lower lip depressors, mentalis, orbicularis Inability to depress lower lip (injured side higher during smile) or to purse lips Treatment: Observation unless known direct injury; Botox to uninjured side can improve symmetry
Cervical Deep to platysma, below mandibular border Platysma Inability to depress lower lip (pseudoparalysis of marginal mandibular n.) Treatment: Observation


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SMAS, Superficial muscular aponeurotic system.




Sensory innervation of the face and neck (see Figure 28.3)



3. Anatomy of the aging face (see Figure 28.4)




Rhytidectomy



1. Techniques (see Table 28.2 and Figures 28.528.10)



Table 28.2


Facelift Techniques
































TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
Subcutaneous facelift Dissection and tightening of excess skin only Advantages: Safe, rapid recovery
Disadvantages: Recurrence of ptosis because tightening relies on skin tension alone
SMAS plication Dissection in subcutaneous plane with suture plication of the SMAS over the parotid gland Advantages: Relatively safe, long-lasting results without need for sub-SMAS dissection
Disadvantages: Potential loss of effect from suture failure
MACS lift Limited preauricular/pretemporal hairline incision with skin elevation and purse-string suture of lower SMAS to deep temporal fascia (extended MACS lift places a 3rd suture in the SMAS to suspend the malar fat pad) Advantages: Similar to SMAS plication, but firmer point of fixation to deep temporal fascia
Disadvantages: Similar to SMAS plication
Subcutaneous facelift with SMASectomy Similar dissection as SMAS plication, but limited strip of SMAS is removed obliquely across the cheek, and the defect is closed primarily with sutures Advantages: Allows for skin and SMAS to be moved in different vectors, more secure than plication, more rapid than sub-SMAS lifts
Disadvantages: Possible nerve injury
Deep plane facelift Skin, fat, and SMAS are elevated in a single layer Advantages: Long-lasting results, retaining ligaments are thoroughly released
Disadvantages: Potential for nerve injury, more complex than supra-SMAS techniques above
Subperiosteal facelift Dissection of the midface in a subperiosteal plane; occasionally adds a lower lid or intraoral incision Advantages: Deep to all critical structures, relatively short incision, no tension on skin, can combine rejuvenation of lower lid and brow
Disadvantages: Relatively complex procedure, limited effect on lower face/neck, and excess skin

MACS, Minimal access cranial suspension; SMAS, superficial muscular aponeurotic system.

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Sep 2, 2016 | Posted by in Aesthetic plastic surgery | Comments Off on Rhytidectomy and Neck Rejuvenation

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