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Last updated: 11/24/2009

Resources

BOOKS

Engler, Alan M. BodySculpture: Plastic Surgery of the Body forMen and Women, 2nd edition. Hudson Publishing, 2000.

Irwin, Brandith, and Mark McPherson. Your Best Face: Looking Your Best Without Plastic Surgery. Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, Inc, 2002.

Man, Daniel, and L. C. Faye. New Art of Man: Faces of PlasticSurgery: Your Guide to the Latest Cosmetic Surgery Procedures, New York: BeautyArt Press, 2003.

Papel, I. D., and S. S. Park. Facial Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgery, 2nd edition. New York: Thieme Medical Publishers, 2000.

PERIODICALS

Bisson, M. A., R. Grover, and A. O. Grobbelaar. "Long-term results of facial rejuvenation by carbon dioxide laser resurfacing using a quantitative method of assessment."British Journal of Plastic Surgery 55 (2002): 652–656.

Byrd, H. S. and J. D. Burt. "Achieving aesthetic balance in the brow, eyelids, and midface."Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 110 (2002): 926–939.

Donofrio, L. M. "Fat rebalancing: the new 'Facelift'"SkinTherapy Letter 7 (2002): 7–9.

Morgenstern, K. E. and J. A. Foster. "Advances in cosmetic oculoplastic surgery."Current Opinions in Ophthalmology 13 (2002): 324–330.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Board of Plastic Surgery. Seven Penn Center, Suite 400, 1635 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2204, (215) 587-9322.

American College of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

American College of Surgeons. 633 North Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL, 60611. (312) 202-5000.

American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 11081 Winners Circle, Los Alamitos, California 90720. (800) 364-2147 or (562)799-2356.

American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. 930 N. Meacham Road, P.O. Box 4014, Schaumburg, IL 60168-4014. (847) 330-9830. .

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. 444 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005. (847) 228-9900. .

American Society of Plastic Surgeons. 444 E. Algonquin Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005. (888) 475-2784.

OTHER

Mayo Clinic. [cited March 23, 2003]. .

National Library of Medicine. [cited March 23, 2003]. .

Online Surgery. [cited March 23, 2003]. .


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For a face lift, an incision is made around the ear at the base of the hairline (A). The skin is removed from underlying tissues in a procedure called undermining (B and C). The skin is pulled up to tighten it (D). The skin is stitched into place and excess is removed (E). (Illustration by GGS Inc.) For a face lift, an incision is made around the ear at the base of the hairline (A). The skin is removed from underlying tissues in a procedure called undermining (B and C). The skin is pulled up to tighten it (D). The skin is stitched into place and excess is removed (E). (Illustration by GGS Inc.)




Other Information

A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy (literally, surgical removal of wrinkles), is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure used to give a more youthful appearance. It usually involves the removal of excess facial skin, with or without the tightening of underlying tissues, and the redraping of the skin on the patient's face and neck. The first facelift was performed in Berlin in 1901 by Eugene Hollander. According to the most recent 2007 statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, facelifts were the seventh most popular aesthetic surgery performed after liposuction, breast augmentation, blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), breast reduction, and rhinoplasty.


From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhytidectomy

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