RT Book, Section
A1 Zoumalan, Richard
A1 Leventhal, Douglas
A1 White, W. Matthew
A2 Lalwani, Anil K.
SR Print(0)
ID 55773844
T1 Chapter 73. The Aging Face: Rhytidectomy, Browlift, Midface Lift
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery, 3e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162439-8
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55773844
RD 2022/08/12
AB Facelift  surgery  or  rhytidectomy,  browlifts,  and  midface  lifts  are  performed  in  an  effort  to  redrape  and  suspend  facial  soft  tissues  to  gain  a  more  youthful  appearance  to  the  face.  Facial  aging  has  traditionally  been  attributed  to  the  force  of  gravity  causing  soft  tissue  ptosis  of  the  face  as  patient  ages.  The  actual  causes  of  facial  aging  are  incompletely  understood  at  this  time,  but  the  pathogenesis  of  the  aging  face  continues  to  be  a  fascinating,  hotly  debated  topic  among  physicians.  In  general,  facial  aging  tends  to  occur  in  three  dimensions  and  involves  all  tissue  components  of  the  face:  skin,  muscle  and  soft  tissue,  facial  fat  pads,  and  the  bony  facial  skeleton.