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Superextended facelift: our experience with 3,580 patients
1Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|December 17, 2003
Summary
The "Superextended" facelifting technique, involving extensive skin and SMAS dissection, offers safe and reliable facial rejuvenation. This large-scale study demonstrates its effectiveness in achieving natural, long-lasting results with a low complication rate.
Area of Science:
- Plastic Surgery
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Facial Rejuvenation Techniques
Background:
- Facelifting procedures aim to restore a youthful appearance by addressing facial aging.
- The "Superextended" technique is a specific approach to facial and neck lifting.
- Large-scale data on this particular technique's outcomes and safety are valuable.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the experience and outcomes of the "Superextended" facelifing technique in a large cohort of female patients.
- To evaluate the safety, reproducibility, and reliability of this advanced facelifting method.
- To demonstrate the technique's ability to achieve desirable aesthetic goals.
Main Methods:
- The study involved 3580 female patients undergoing the "Superextended" facelifing technique.
- Key procedural elements include extensive subcutaneous undermining and superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) dissection.
- Ancillary procedures such as forehead lift, blepharoplasty, and fat grafting were performed as indicated.
Main Results:
- The technique involves extensive SMAS dissection and platysma muscle manipulation for improved contour and lift.
- A minor complication rate of 4.4% was observed, with no major complications reported.
- The procedure effectively redrapes skin over a reconstructed SMAS and platysmal framework.
Conclusions:
- The "Superextended" facelifing technique is a safe, reproducible, and reliable method for facial rejuvenation.
- It achieves youthful, natural, dynamic, attractive, feminine, and long-lasting results.
- This study represents one of the largest single-surgeon series of this specific facelifing procedure.