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Midface Lifting with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Orbital Rim Implants

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It has been observed that when multiple surgical approaches exist for a single problem, there is no one best method. In the case of midface surgery, this observation is rendered even more complex, because the anatomic issues addressed by each of the various approaches differ. For example, proponents of a volume loss theory of midface aging seek to correct the problem with fi llers, whereas those that believe that the midface becomes ptotic advocate lifting via a variety of techniques.

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  1. Division of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jules Stein Eye Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 11645 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 750, Los Angeles, CA, 90025, USA

    Kenneth D. Steinsapir MD

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  1. Saint Louis University School of Med, Dept. Ophthalmology; Div. Plastic Surg, Clinical Associate Professor, Assaf Harofeh Med Center; Zerifin, Israel, St. Louis, 63105, Missouri, USA

    Morris E. Hartstein

  2. Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania; and, Clinical Associate Professor, Dept. of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Plymouth Meeting, 19462, USA

    Allan E. Wulc

  3. University of Texas, Health Science Center at San Antonio, Assistant Clinical Professor, San Antonio, 78258, Texas, USA

    David EE Holck

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Steinsapir, K.D. (2012). Midface Lifting with Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Orbital Rim Implants. In: Hartstein, M., Wulc, A., Holck, D. (eds) Midfacial Rejuvenation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1007-2_8

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