A Novel Volumizing Extended Deep-Plane Facelift: Using Composite Flap Shifts to Volumize the Midface and Jawline.

A Novel Volumizing Extended Deep-Plane Facelift: Using Composite Flap Shifts to Volumize the Midface and Jawline.
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2020 Aug;28(3):331-368
Authors: Jacono AA
Abstract
Traditional superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) facelifting surgery uses a laminar surgical dissection. This approach does not treat areas of facial volume loss, and requires additional volume supplementation with fat grafting or fillers. The novel volumizing extended deep-plane facelift uses a composite approach to the facelift flap. By incorporating a platysma myotomy in the extended deep-plane flap, a novel composite transposition flap can be created that revolumizes the posterior jawline, recreating a defined convex jawline of youth. Special attention is paid to the deep anatomy of the face, and the need for release of the facial ligaments.
PMID: 32503718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Surgical Clinics of North America - June 8, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Jacono AA Tags: Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am Source Type: research