Perioperative Management of the Facelift Patient

Katherine B Santosa; Jeremie D Oliver; Gina Thompson; Richard J Beil

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2019.06.008

Perioperative Management of the Facelift Patient

Clin Plast Surg. 2019 Oct;46(4):625-639. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2019.06.008. Epub 2019 Aug 2.

Authors

Katherine B Santosa¹, Jeremie D Oliver², Gina Thompson³, Richard J Beil⁴

Affiliations

¹ Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
² Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
³ Pierre Fabre USA, 8 Campus Drive, 2nd Floor, Parsippany, NJ 07054, USA.
⁴ Center for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 5333 McAuley Drive, Suite 5001, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Electronic address: Rjbeilmd8@gmail.com.

PMID: 31514813
DOI: 10.1016/j.cps.2019.06.008

Abstract

In this article, the authors set out to lay a foundation for successful perioperative management of the facelift patient. They describe the changes of normal facial aging in an attempt to help one recognize the universal way the face is affected by aging. Having a clear understanding of these factors may help to guide the physician with procedures necessary to offer the patient for a desired outcome. Also, the authors emphasize the preoperative assessment and postoperative care necessary to ensure a successful, low-risk operation with minimal downtime and beautiful results, meeting the patient's expectations.

Keywords: Aesthetics; Facial nerve; Hematoma; Postoperative; Preoperative care; Rhytidectomy; Skin aging.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Face / surgery*
Humans
Perioperative Care / methods*
Rhytidoplasty / methods*