ABSTRACT
The lower third of the face and neck have distinct changes that occur with aging.
These changes can be globally and dramatically addressed with a traditional rhytidectomy.
However, as the demographics of facial plastic surgery patients evolve, patients seek
increasingly less invasive procedures that will result in faster recovery time and
less postoperative morbidity. To accommodate this change, today’s facial plastic surgeon
must include less invasive procedures in the treatment strategies for the lower face
and neck. Correct, patient-specific procedure selection and patient education can
yield results similar to those of a traditional facelift. This article discusses options
available for treatment of the lower face and neck.
KEYWORDS
Rhytidectomy - facial aging - minimally invasive surgery - chin augmentation - platysmaplasty
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Anthony P SclafaniM.D. F.A.C.S.
Director of Facial Plastic Surgery, The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
310 East 14th Street, Sixth Floor, North Building
New York, NY 10003