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On a Facelift, How Does the Skin Reattach to the Tissues when It's Redraped?

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ScorchjNov 21, 2011

I am worried about how the skin can be pulled up in a facelift (back to the cheek area), and then after the underlying work, it is redraped and tightened, so how does the skin "reattach", and what is the protection for not taking too much skin so the mouth doesn't close, etc.

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Dr. Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
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Dr. Sam Naficy, MD, FACS
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Dr. Sam Naficy, MD, FACS
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Dr. J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS
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Dr. J. Jason Wendel, MD, FACS
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Dr. Michael R. Macdonald, MD
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Dr. Michael R. Macdonald, MD
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Dr. Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS
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Dr. Jeffrey E. Schreiber, MD, FACS
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Dr. Jed H. Horowitz, MD, FACS
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Dr. Frank P. Fechner, MD
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Dr. Frank P. Fechner, MD
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