Rejuvenation of the Midface

M. Sean Freeman

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1672161

Facial Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

Facial Plast Surg 2018; 34(05): 505-523
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1672161

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Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Rejuvenation of the Midface

M. Sean Freeman

¹Center for Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery, Charlotte, North Carolina

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Abstract

In this article, the interested reader will learn when and how to apply different techniques on their patients, with the goal of safe, effective, natural looking, and long-lasting midface rejuvenation.

Keywords

midface lift - midface aging - facial rejuvenation

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