Rejuvenation of facial contour for elderly women

VernacularTitle:高龄女性面部轮廓年轻化改型术
Author: Xiaoping CHEN ¹ ; Xin WANG ; Jinde LIN ; Xiangyu ZHENG ; Xiaoqing HU ; Kang YIN ; Dameng LIU ; Changyang WAN
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1. 210029,南京医科大学友谊整形外科医院整形美容科
Keywords: Face-lift; Reshaping the facial skeleton; Elderly females
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2018;24(1):38-41
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective Aged facial contour presents changing facial skeleton and sagging soft tissue.We performed reshaping the facial skeleton simultaneouly during the rhytidectomy to achieve a youthful facial contour.Methods It was a retrospective observational study based on 26 elderly women (42-60 years) that complained of aged face and boosing of the orbital rim,prominent zygoma and mandibular angle.All of them had undergone reduction boosing,malar and mandible combined with rhytidectomy from January 2010 to December 2015.Results The facial skeleton was reshaped with face-lift successfully.No fatal bleeding,respiratory obstruction,cardiovascular accident,severe facial edema,permanent facial nerve injury and other major complications occurred.All of the patients recovered safely.Follow-up for 3-24 months showed that the facial contour and aging were improved,and the youthful face form was preserved.Conclusions The face contour correction combined with face-lift is an effective technique to restore the youthful for elderly patients.