The trifurcated SMAS flap: Three-part segmentation of the conventional flap for improved results in the midface,cheek, and neck |
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Authors: | Bruce F Connell MD FACS Timothy J Marten MD |
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Institution: | (1) Santa Ana and San Francisco, California, USA;(2) 450 Sutter Street, Suite 826, 94108 San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | While SMAS surgery revolutionized facelift procedures, the single flap created by conventional dissections suffers the drawback that it can only be advanced in one direction and sutured in place under uniform tension. Division of the flap into three segments overcomes this problem and allows independent pull to be applied in different directions to the upper midface, cheek, and neck.Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, April 1993 |
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Keywords: | Facelift SMAS Trifurcated SMAS flap |
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