My impression is that most doctors use staples during a face lift. There is one doctor that I know of who does not. My impression is that staples leave more scarring. Also, using staples seems like a short cut to me. What do you all think about that?
October 6, 2014
Answer: Staples and facelift There are probably as many different ways to close facelift incisions as there are facelift surgeons. Staples are only used in incisions that are within hair - these areas are covered by hair and are not visible after the staples are removed. Using staples in these areas rather than sutures is certainly faster, resulting in a shorter operating room time and less anesthesia - which probably equals more safety for the patient (and less cost). So yes, you could say the use of staples is a "short-cut" in terms of operating room and anesthesia time, but certainly not in terms of quality of result, if they are used in hair-bearing areas only.
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October 6, 2014
Answer: Staples and facelift There are probably as many different ways to close facelift incisions as there are facelift surgeons. Staples are only used in incisions that are within hair - these areas are covered by hair and are not visible after the staples are removed. Using staples in these areas rather than sutures is certainly faster, resulting in a shorter operating room time and less anesthesia - which probably equals more safety for the patient (and less cost). So yes, you could say the use of staples is a "short-cut" in terms of operating room and anesthesia time, but certainly not in terms of quality of result, if they are used in hair-bearing areas only.
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October 2, 2014
Answer: Would you recommend staples or not for a Facelift? I do not use staples.Staples do save time especially when closing incisions in hair-bearing areas. However, it is my opinion that a better, more "invisible" scar is produced with good suturing technique when compared to staples, although suturing does takes more time.The link below provides more information.I hope this helps.
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October 2, 2014
Answer: Would you recommend staples or not for a Facelift? I do not use staples.Staples do save time especially when closing incisions in hair-bearing areas. However, it is my opinion that a better, more "invisible" scar is produced with good suturing technique when compared to staples, although suturing does takes more time.The link below provides more information.I hope this helps.
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