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The Art and Science of Facelift Surgery
- 2nd Edition - January 10, 2024
- Editor: Joe Niamtu
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 1 3 6 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 9 2 8 - 6
Improved surgical techniques and increasing patient expectations have transformed the field of cosmetic facial surgery, and The Art and Science of Facelift Surgery, 2nd Ed… Read more
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Request a sales quoteImproved surgical techniques and increasing patient expectations have transformed the field of cosmetic facial surgery, and The Art and Science of Facelift Surgery, 2nd Edition, brings you up to speed with today’s best and latest procedures. This highly practical resource features a superbly illustrated print reference with step-by-step procedures accompanied by surgical videos of each technique. Comprehensive, easy-to-follow instruction from internationally recognized expert Dr. Joe Niamtu III, with chapters by other internationally recognized colleagues, helps you achieve optimal outcomes on frequently requested procedures.
- Provides authoritative advice, technical tips, and personal approaches from Dr. Niamtu, a key opinion leader in cosmetic surgery, with contributions from other leading facelift surgeons.
- Covers the contemporary procedures that today’s patients are requesting, including deep plane facelifts, submandibular gland resection, male facelifts, minimally invasive facelifts, chin implants, revision facelifts, and many more.
- Includes hundreds of new clinical photos, new video content, and updated procedural guidance, tips, and tricks throughout.
- Contains an abundance of full-color photographs that illustrate surgical steps and before-and-after outcomes, as well as easy-to-follow instruction for each procedure.
- Features high-quality videos such as diagnosis, patient selection, and surgical marking; deep plane face and neck lift; minimally invasive facelift; submentoplasty; all common SMAS approaches; facelift flap trimming; office setup and instrumentation; facelift complications; and more—showing all necessary and important stages of each surgery so you can learn directly from the surgeon as you watch each step being performed.
- Helps both trainee and practicing aesthetic surgeons obtain optimal results and high patient satisfaction with every facelift.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Facial Plastics and Aesthetic Surgeons
- Cover image
- Title page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Video Contents
- Chapter 1 What Is a Facelift? History and Semantics
- What Does a Facelift Do?
- Further Reading
- Chapter 2 The Facial Aging
- Skin
- The Relationship of Facial Fat in Aging
- Midface and Lower Facial Aging
- Jowls
- Chin and Submental Region
- Neck
- The Facial Aging Process From the “Inside Out”
- Gender Differences: Do Females and Males Age the Same?
- Further Reading
- Chapter 3 Facelift Anatomy
- Layer 1: Skin
- Layer 2: Subcutaneous
- Layer 3: Superficial Fascia (Musculoaponeurotic)
- The Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System
- Layer 4: Areolar Plane
- Layer 5: Deep Fascia and Periosteum
- Further Reading
- Chapter 4 Evaluating and Understanding the Cosmetic Surgery Patient in the Preoperative Experience
- Physical Plant: Nonsurgical Spaces
- Physical Plant: Surgical Spaces
- Understanding the Cosmetic Surgery Patient and the Team Approach for the Office
- The Art of the Consult
- Meeting the Surgeon
- Finishing the Consultation
- The Intraoperative Period
- The Postsurgical Period
- Patient Recovery and Biopsychosocial Implications
- Dealing with the Unhappy Patient
- Management of the Difficult Patient
- Patient Selection
- Dealing With the Difficult Patient During the Consultation
- Managing Dissatisfaction in Cosmetic Surgery Patients
- The Importance of Listening
- Stature and Position: “Get Small in the Room”
- Finding a Satisfactory Solution
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Chapter 5 The Surgical Facility
- Office Accreditation
- Facility
- Instrumentation
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6 Facelift and Neck Lift: The Procedure
- Marking the Patient and Incision Design
- Posterior Facelift Incision
- Off to the Operating Room
- Tumescent Anesthesia
- Step-by-Step Facelift Technique
- Addressing the SMAS
- Treating the Posterior (Lateral) Platysma
- Skin Management
- Simultaneous Facelift and Skin Resurfacing
- Advanced Ancillary Procedures
- Facelift Case Presentations
- Chapter 7 Deep Plane Facelift and Deep Neck Lift
- Anesthesia
- Deep Plane Neck Lift and Isolated Deep Plane Neck Rejuvenation
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Deep Neck Anatomy
- Surgical Procedure
- Case Presentations
- Conclusion
- Isolated Submentoplasty
- Introduction
- Neck Evaluation
- Liposuction Technique (Alone vs. Combined With Submentoplasty)
- Patient Selection for an Isolated Submentoplasty
- Surgical Technique
- Chapter 8 Abbreviated Facelift and Neck Lift Procedures: Short Scar Facelift
- Short Scar Facelift
- Who Is a Short Scar Facelift Candidate?
- Short Scar Facelift: My Evolution of Thought, Process, and Techniques
- History of Short Scar Facelifting
- Problems Encountered With the Short Scar Facelift
- Evolution of My Techniquein Short Scar Facelifting
- Direct Neck Excision Z-Plasty
- Introduction
- Surgical Technique
- Case Presentations
- Complications
- Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Chapter 9 My Theory of Facelift Surgery
- Facial Rejuvenation Philosophy
- Defining Goals of Facial Rejuvenation Treatment
- Face Volumetric Enhancement
- Determining Facial Anatomical Sites to Undergo Volume Enhancement
- Methods of Permanent Facial Volume Replacement
- Bellafill
- Autologous Facial Fat Grafting
- Facial Silastic Implants: Midface
- Chin and Complete Mandibular Border Implants
- Deep-Plane Facelift Surgery
- Increase Successful Facelift Cosmetic Outcomes
- Chapter 10 Facelift and Neck Lift: History and My Current Deep Plane Technique
- Introduction
- Incidence
- Anatomical Considerations
- Patient Approach
- Preoperative Care and Anesthetic Considerations
- Surgical Technique
- Postoperative Care
- Adjuvant Therapy
- Summary
- References
- Further Reading
- Chapter 11 Minimally Invasive Management of the Neck Muscles and Cervicomental Angle Using a Percutaneous Suture Suspension System—MyEllevate
- Introduction
- The Theory and Background of MyEllevate
- Patient Assessment and Evaluation: Who Is a Good Candidate?
- Markings
- Anesthesia
- Undermining
- Description of Procedure
- Concomitant Procedures
- Postoperative Care
- Complications and Prevention
- Pearls and Pitfalls
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12 Facelift Complications: Recognition, Treatment, and Prevention
- Preoperative Complications
- Intraoperative Surgical Complications
- Postoperative Edema and Ecchymosis
- Neurologic Complications
- Flap Viability Complications
- Wound Care for Necrotic Skin
- Neck and Submental Irregularities
- Salivary Gland Fistula
- Suture Complications
- Complications of the Hair and Hairline
- Postfacelift Infections
- Wound Dehiscence
- Accidental Burns
- Complications Involving the Ear and Earlobe
- Surgical Scars
- Retained Foreign Bodies
- Revision Facelift Surgery
- Readdressing a Good Result That Has Changed Over the Years From the Natural Aging Process
- Conclusion
- Index
- No. of pages: 256
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: January 10, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443121364
- eBook ISBN: 9780443119286
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Joe Niamtu
Dr. Joe Niamtu, is an established Elsevier Clinics author, He is past chair of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and is one of only 12 doctors to receive the Academy’s award for Excellence in Cosmetic Surgery and is now also ready to bring a new edition of Cosmetic Facial Surgery to the marketplace
Affiliations and expertise
Medical Director, Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery, Diplomat, American Board of Cosmetic Facial Surgery, Diplomat, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia