Many neck lift patient photos show a horizontal incision through the "sideburn," down the front of the ear, behind the ear and along the hairline behind the ear. Another approach skips the "sideburn" incision, goes down the front of the ear and finishes with a horizontal incision from the back of the ear with staples into the hairline. Can you please explain why the differences in incisions, and if the lack of sideburn incision will shorten the length of outcome?
Answer: Design of facelift incisions Incisions for a facelift require three primary considerations. Adequate access to the supportive tissue of the face and/or neck to accomplish the patient's goals, proper removal and redraping of skin after tissue repositioning without pleats or puckers, and a location resulting in minimal visibility of the incision. In my practice, each facelift patient is considered unique and the particular procedure performed designed for them. Incisions may vary accordingly but the following principles apply: Incisions around the ear should be in a naturally occurring crease and preferably behind the tragus in women. Incisions along or within the hairline are designed so that hair grows back through them. Incisions are long enough to remove excess skin without tension or pleats but are not extended beyond what is necessary. Hope that helps.
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Answer: Design of facelift incisions Incisions for a facelift require three primary considerations. Adequate access to the supportive tissue of the face and/or neck to accomplish the patient's goals, proper removal and redraping of skin after tissue repositioning without pleats or puckers, and a location resulting in minimal visibility of the incision. In my practice, each facelift patient is considered unique and the particular procedure performed designed for them. Incisions may vary accordingly but the following principles apply: Incisions around the ear should be in a naturally occurring crease and preferably behind the tragus in women. Incisions along or within the hairline are designed so that hair grows back through them. Incisions are long enough to remove excess skin without tension or pleats but are not extended beyond what is necessary. Hope that helps.
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July 1, 2017
Answer: Different facelift and incisions The difference between facelift, Mini lift, lower facelift, and necklift are real but subtle. First, the level of tissue tightening can vary: facelift or lower facelift can involve deep plane dissections, resulting in a stronger and more vertical pull. In order to do that, however, the incision must go above the ear into the sideburn or temple and often behind the ear along the hairline. This is needed to crest the space to do the deeper work. Necklift will involve incisions behind the ear and platysma lifting (a more lateral vector) while a mini facelift incision will be around the ear only and typically involve SMAS tightening for the deeper lift. Currently, non-invasive treatments like facetite or fractora can be use differently as alternatives to a mini lift.
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July 1, 2017
Answer: Different facelift and incisions The difference between facelift, Mini lift, lower facelift, and necklift are real but subtle. First, the level of tissue tightening can vary: facelift or lower facelift can involve deep plane dissections, resulting in a stronger and more vertical pull. In order to do that, however, the incision must go above the ear into the sideburn or temple and often behind the ear along the hairline. This is needed to crest the space to do the deeper work. Necklift will involve incisions behind the ear and platysma lifting (a more lateral vector) while a mini facelift incision will be around the ear only and typically involve SMAS tightening for the deeper lift. Currently, non-invasive treatments like facetite or fractora can be use differently as alternatives to a mini lift.
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Answer: Choice of incisions Thanks for a great question.
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Answer: Choice of incisions Thanks for a great question.
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July 14, 2017
Answer: Incisions for lower facelift, mini lift and/or neck lift Dear Bunny,
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July 14, 2017
Answer: Incisions for lower facelift, mini lift and/or neck lift Dear Bunny,
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July 1, 2017
Answer: Facelift incisions There different incisions when you're doing facelift surgery because each incision has an advantage and disadvantage. When you're doing efface the phone a man versus woman deviating the sideburns becomes more of an issue in a man where it's a nonissue and a woman. Each patient has different problems a person's problem is only the neck could have just a neck left with a scar behind the ear and the hairline. A person with good cheek dissent may do better with a full facelift.
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July 1, 2017
Answer: Facelift incisions There different incisions when you're doing facelift surgery because each incision has an advantage and disadvantage. When you're doing efface the phone a man versus woman deviating the sideburns becomes more of an issue in a man where it's a nonissue and a woman. Each patient has different problems a person's problem is only the neck could have just a neck left with a scar behind the ear and the hairline. A person with good cheek dissent may do better with a full facelift.
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