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Facelift, SMAS Plication: Multimedia

Author: Michael Mercandetti, MD, MBA, FACS, Consulting Staff, Department of Surgery, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
Coauthor(s): Adam J Cohen, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Myers Wyse Center for the Eye; Director, Center for Facial Rejuvenation; Founding Partner, HC Consulting, Inc
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Updated: Apr 30, 2008

Multimedia

Preauricular and temporal incision markings in pl...Media file 1: Preauricular and temporal incision markings in place.
Preauricular and temporal incision markings in pl...

Preauricular and temporal incision markings in place.

The skin flap has been raised and the superficial...Media file 2: The skin flap has been raised and the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) has been outlined.
The skin flap has been raised and the superficial...

The skin flap has been raised and the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) has been outlined.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

facelift, face lift, face-lift, rhytidectomy, submuscular aponeurotic system, SMAS, SMAS plication, neck lift, facial rhytidosis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Michael Mercandetti, MD, MBA, FACS, Consulting Staff, Department of Surgery, Doctors Hospital of Sarasota
Michael Mercandetti, MD, MBA, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology, American College of Surgeons, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Association of Military Surgeons of the US, and Sarasota County Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Adam J Cohen, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Myers Wyse Center for the Eye; Director, Center for Facial Rejuvenation; Founding Partner, HC Consulting, Inc
Adam J Cohen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Ophthalmology and American College of Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

David W Furnas, MD, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of California at Irvine
David W Furnas, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Head and Neck Society, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Society of Transplantation, California Medical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Royal Society of Medicine, and Society of University Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS, Professor of Surgery and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Residency Program Director, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Director, Center for Advanced Surgical Aesthetics
Jorge I de la Torre, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, and Medical Association of the State of Alabama
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD, Practice Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center at Swedish Medical Center
Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS, Associate Professor of Surgery (Plastic), Yale University School of Medicine; Chief of Plastic Surgery, West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Deepak Narayan, MD, FRCS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Indian Medical Association, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and Royal College of Surgeons of England
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

 
 
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