New Facelift 2012 Procedures to Rejuvenate

The trend of recent years, also confirmed for this 2012, is to use less invasive facelift procedures. The success of nonsurgical treatments based on temporary dermal fillers, botox and hyaluronic acid shows that people are increasingly interested in cosmetic medicine, but , at the same time, they prefer more “light” rejuvenation procedures. On the November 2011 number of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal appeared an article with the results of a new less invasive new facelift called MADE, Minimal Access Extended Vertical Deep Plane Facelift.
It was invented by Dr. Andrew Jacono, MD, FACS considered one of the best plastic surgeons in New York specializing in mini fac lift, eyelid lift and rhinoplasty.

In this article, you can read full abstract here, the doctors describe their minimal access deep plane extended (MADE) vertical vector new facelift procedure, which is a, intercrossed technique combining the optimal features of the deep plane facelift and the short scar, minimal access cranial suspension (MACS) lift.

The research: the authors checked 181 patients who had a face lift between 2008 and 2010. 153 did a facelift with the new M.A.D.E. vertical procedure. With this technique, deep plane dissection releases the zygomatico-cutaneous ligaments, allowing for more significant vertical motion of the midface and jawline during suspension. Extended platysmal dissection was utilized with a lateral platysmal myotomy, which is not traditionally included in a deep plane facelift. The lateral platysmal myotomy allowed for separation of the vertical vector of suspension in the midface and jawline from the superolateral vector of suspension that is required for neck rejuvenation, obviating the need for additional anterior platysmal surgery.

The results: The average age of the patients was 57.8 years. The average length of follow-up was 12.7 months. In 69 consecutive patients from this series, average vertical skin excision measured 3.02 cm on each side of the face at the junction of the pre auricular and temporal hair tuft incision (resulting in a total excision of 6.04 cm of skin). Data from the entire series revealed a revision rate of 3.9%, a hematoma rate of 1.9%, and a temporary facial nerve injury rate of 1.3%.

Research has shown that there was few complications and minimal downtime compared to the old facelift procedures .