Minimal-access cranial suspension
Minimal-access cranial suspension is a form of facial surgery or rhytidectomy used to reduce wrinkles and lift sagging facial tissue and originally developed in Belgium. Facial tissues are accessed via an incision before the ear. Sutures are then used to lift the underlying tissue. These sutures are then anchored to the deep temporal fascia with pursestring sutures .
See also
- Cosmetic surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Maxillofacial surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Rhytidectomy
- Superficial muscular aponeurotic system (SMAS)
Further reading
- Tonnard, Patrick; Verpaele, Alexis; Monstrey, Stan; Van Landuyt, Koen; Blondeel, Philippe; Hamdi, Moustapha; Matton, Guido (2002). "Minimal Access Cranial Suspension Lift: A Modified S-Lift". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 109 (6): 2074–86. doi:10.1097/00006534-200205000-00046. PMID 11994618.
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