Surgeons mark the face, neck, etc. prior to surgery when patient is standing or sitting up, but when the patient is laying down how does the surgeon know what the result will be if working on a patient laying down if marked when sitting up? We all know when laying down our faces don't show as much aging (that downward hanging) as to when we are standing up. Is it a combination of experience and procedure? I hope I explained what I am trying to find out. Thank you very much,
Answer: How does the surgeon know what the result will be if working on a patient laying down if marked when sitting up? Good question.It is the combination of experience and it is functionally better, easier, and safer to perform the procedures with the patient laying in the supine position. I know this is confusing to some patients but when you think about it there are many professions where something is made or completed when it is in a different position. For example, when your clothes are tailored they do not do the stitching and material cutting with the dress or suit on you. Or when a carpenter fabricates a wall it is commonly constructed on the ground before it raised to its vertical and final position.I hope this helps.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: How does the surgeon know what the result will be if working on a patient laying down if marked when sitting up? Good question.It is the combination of experience and it is functionally better, easier, and safer to perform the procedures with the patient laying in the supine position. I know this is confusing to some patients but when you think about it there are many professions where something is made or completed when it is in a different position. For example, when your clothes are tailored they do not do the stitching and material cutting with the dress or suit on you. Or when a carpenter fabricates a wall it is commonly constructed on the ground before it raised to its vertical and final position.I hope this helps.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: This system of preoperative marking and the actual operation to achieve desired results as much to do with the surgeons training The translation of preoperative evaluation into operative plan is the reason that facelift should be done by surgeons with vast experience. Achieving outcome comes from knowing how a manipulation in the operating room will translate into a postoperative result. You can't learn this from the weekend course.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: This system of preoperative marking and the actual operation to achieve desired results as much to do with the surgeons training The translation of preoperative evaluation into operative plan is the reason that facelift should be done by surgeons with vast experience. Achieving outcome comes from knowing how a manipulation in the operating room will translate into a postoperative result. You can't learn this from the weekend course.
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October 23, 2014
Answer: Preoperative markings before facelift The markings are placed around planned incisions and vector of lift markings could also be placed. as surgeons become more experienced they may not place these marks because marker ink may stay on the skin for a few days after surgery. A surgeon may pull up on the neck or the cheek during pre-operative evaluation to determine those vectors. In addition the direction of pull on the skin is different than direction of pull on deeper tissues. I try to communicate my thoughts to the patient by placing them in front of a mirror and demonstrating the direction of the lift. The pre-operative plan is drawn out during initial consultation and is used as a roadmap during surgery. Hope this helps.
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Answer: Preoperative markings before facelift The markings are placed around planned incisions and vector of lift markings could also be placed. as surgeons become more experienced they may not place these marks because marker ink may stay on the skin for a few days after surgery. A surgeon may pull up on the neck or the cheek during pre-operative evaluation to determine those vectors. In addition the direction of pull on the skin is different than direction of pull on deeper tissues. I try to communicate my thoughts to the patient by placing them in front of a mirror and demonstrating the direction of the lift. The pre-operative plan is drawn out during initial consultation and is used as a roadmap during surgery. Hope this helps.
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March 3, 2015
Answer: Experience and training are key Things look very different when upright as compared to when lying down, that is why surgeons do their markings when patients are upright. With extensive experience, a good surgeon then translates those markings into a well executed surgery when the patient is lying down even though lying down the markings may seem off.
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Answer: Experience and training are key Things look very different when upright as compared to when lying down, that is why surgeons do their markings when patients are upright. With extensive experience, a good surgeon then translates those markings into a well executed surgery when the patient is lying down even though lying down the markings may seem off.
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September 30, 2014
Answer: Markings patient's laying down or sitting up Markings are only made for the Incision placement and not for the surgery itself. Some experienced surgeon's do not use markings. More importantly the anatomical relationships between the skin muscle and fat can be easily identified laying down, and the amount of skin removed is judgment by the surgeon to give a natural look.
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Answer: Markings patient's laying down or sitting up Markings are only made for the Incision placement and not for the surgery itself. Some experienced surgeon's do not use markings. More importantly the anatomical relationships between the skin muscle and fat can be easily identified laying down, and the amount of skin removed is judgment by the surgeon to give a natural look.
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