Becker FF

[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate deep-plane face-lift vs superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) plication face-lift in correcting the melolabial fold, jowl, and cheek areas of the face in short-term follow-up. [DESIGN] Masked, randomized revi…

[OBJECTIVE] To compare the surgical and anesthesia complications after rhytidectomy in patients 75 years and older vs those aged 45 to 61 years. [DESIGN] Retrospective review of 107 patients of a single surgeon in private practice. All pat…

[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the best placement of the preauricular portion of the rhytidectomy incision in the female patient from the aesthetic point of view. [DESIGN] Blind, randomized review of close-up photographs of the ear area in 36 pat…

Forty consecutive cervicofacial rhytidectomies were performed; 36 were carried out in women and four in men, giving a rate of 10% for male rhytidectomies. Thirty-one of the female patients and one male patient had a circumoral chemical peel…

The complexity of the medial canthal area is discussed and the importance of complete tumor removal with microscopically controlled excision emphasized.. Immediate reconstruction is recommended in most instances. Defects to be reconstructed…

A philosophy of reconstruction after removal of cutaneous neoplasms from the face is presented and differences in reconstruction required after Mohs' fixed-tissue and fresh-tissue techniques are discussed. The indications for repair at once…

When a lesion is excised from the facial are and the defect cannot feasibly be closed primarily or by secondary healing, skin grafting or adjacent tissue transfer is usually used to close the defect. In the facial area, adjacent tissue tran…