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Abstract

The goals of facelift include removing excess fat and repositioning tissue to achieve a more youthful, yet natural lift. The author’s technique involves the removal of any excess cervical fat, repositioning the SMAS and platysma, and removing excess cervical and facial skin. Ideal candidates are those in good health with good vascularity who exhibit a loss of skin elasticity, sagging of the cheek tissues and cervical platysma, and who may also have excess neck fat. The technique is described and the possible complications discussed.

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  1. The Langsdon Clinic, Germantown, TN, USA

    Phillip R. Langsdon

  2. Division Facial Plastic Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

    Phillip R. Langsdon

  3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA

    Courtney Shires

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    Melvin A. Shiffman

  2. , Department of Plastic Surgery, Regional Hospital-Ancona, Via Simeoni 6, Ancona, 60122, Italy

    Alberto Di Giuseppe

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Langsdon, P.R., Shires, C. (2013). Facelift. In: Shiffman, M., Di Giuseppe, A. (eds) Cosmetic Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21837-8_21

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