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Quantifying Skin Removal During a Face-lift: Does the Approach Matter?

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Fezza, JP; Woodward, J
Published in: Dermatol Surg
March 1, 2022

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to measure the amount of skin removed around the ears during a face-lift procedure. The secondary metric assessed skin removal comparing different face-lift techniques of SMASectomy versus deep plane approach and lastly comparing with and without midline corset platysmaplasty (MCP). METHODS: One hundred fifty consecutive face-lift patients were measured for skin removal at 3 cardinal locations in the postauricular, preauricular, and temple regions. Measurements were quantitated and compared statistically with different face-lift techniques. RESULTS: The average skin removal in the postauricular area was 4 cm, the preauricular area was 2.4 cm, and the temple 1.9 cm. There was no difference in skin removal comparing SMASectomy and deep plane face-lift. There was a small but significant difference when MCP was performed, with more skin removal with MCP. CONCLUSION: Quantifying the amount of skin removal during a face-lift procedure provides surgeons and patients important information. There was no difference when comparing the simpler SMASectomy technique with the more invasive deep plane technique.

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Dermatol Surg

DOI

EISSN

1524-4725

Publication Date

March 1, 2022

Volume

48

Issue

3

Start / End Page

304 / 309

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin
  • Rhytidoplasty
  • Humans
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Fezza, J. P., & Woodward, J. (2022). Quantifying Skin Removal During a Face-lift: Does the Approach Matter? Dermatol Surg, 48(3), 304–309. https://doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000003377
Fezza, John P., and Julie Woodward. “Quantifying Skin Removal During a Face-lift: Does the Approach Matter?Dermatol Surg 48, no. 3 (March 1, 2022): 304–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/DSS.0000000000003377.
Fezza JP, Woodward J. Quantifying Skin Removal During a Face-lift: Does the Approach Matter? Dermatol Surg. 2022 Mar 1;48(3):304–9.
Fezza, John P., and Julie Woodward. “Quantifying Skin Removal During a Face-lift: Does the Approach Matter?Dermatol Surg, vol. 48, no. 3, Mar. 2022, pp. 304–09. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/DSS.0000000000003377.
Fezza JP, Woodward J. Quantifying Skin Removal During a Face-lift: Does the Approach Matter? Dermatol Surg. 2022 Mar 1;48(3):304–309.
Journal cover image

Published In

Dermatol Surg

DOI

EISSN

1524-4725

Publication Date

March 1, 2022

Volume

48

Issue

3

Start / End Page

304 / 309

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Skin
  • Rhytidoplasty
  • Humans
  • Dermatology & Venereal Diseases
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences