Rhytidectomy

A rhytidectomy (commonly called a facelift) is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure used to make a person's face look younger. Rhytidectomy usually involves the removal of excess facial skin, which cause wrinkles, and the redraping of the skin on the patient's face and neck. The tightening of underlying tissues of the face is optional. Nearly 112,955 face lift procedures were performed in the United States in the year 2010 alone according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

Rhytidectomy Media

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  Sublabial incision through which periosteum of maxilla is elevated in an endoscopic midface lift (rhytidectomy).

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  The difference between an aged eye and a youthful eye, looking at the distance from the cilliary margin to the inferior-most point of the orbicularis oculi muscle.

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  A. Increased redundancy of the nasolabial fold (caused by a descent of cheek fat)B. Increased distance from the ciliary margin to the inferior-most point of the orbicularis oculi muscle (caused by decreasing tone of the orbicularis oculi muscle)C. Jowl (a broken jaw line by ptosis of the platysma muscle)D. The intended effect of a facelift

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  The technique of a SMAS facelift, consisting of mobilisation, repositioning and fixating.

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  Blue represents the incisions in the Skin only facelift. Green represents the S-lift. Red is the extensive undermining done in several facelift techniques.

Other websites

• Medical publication on rhytidectomy Archived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine