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Cir Plast 2005; 15 (3)

Rhytidectomy and auxiliary procedures: 17 years experience

Papadópulos EA, Papadópulos CAA, Fernández SG, Duffy VBE

Language: Spanish
References: 20
Page: 163-175
PDF size: 511.23 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The concept of beauty, which is clearly personal, varies considerably among cultures; however, for ours; aging brings undesirable changes. Rhytidectomy has evolved since the initial descriptions. The surgeon’s experience and knowledge of the different techniques, allows for the correct evaluation and diagnosis of each case making it possible to select the adequate procedure in order to give a satisfactory result, considering that there should be no surgical stigmata and that essential anatomical features must be preserved. This paper describes our concept and the techniques employed in the surgical treatment of the aging face that have offered consistent satisfactory results. A total of 613 patients who underwent rythidectomy in a 17 year- period were analyzed, with the description of the different types of rythidectomy performed. The most frequent being the total rythidectomy was carried out in 54% of the patients, with blepharoplasty in 86.6% and auxiliary procedures in 64% of the patients. The total complications rate was in 3.4%. An adequate evaluation of each patient is the corner stone for the correct application of the described techniques thus obtaining satisfactory, reproducible, long lasting and natural results with low morbidity.


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