Description

As the number of patients seeking secondary and tertiary facelifts continues to rise, surgeons are increasingly challenged by altered anatomy, scar tissue, and prior SMAS manipulation. This presentation provides a comprehensive comparison of primary, secondary, and tertiary facelifts based on a large single-surgeon series, with a particular focus on differences in SMAS technique and associated complication rates. Attendees will gain practical insight into how surgical strategy evolves with successive facelifts, including a trend toward more conservative SMAS manipulation in secondary and tertiary cases. Despite increased technical complexity, complication rates are shown to remain comparable across primary, secondary, and tertiary procedures when techniques are appropriately tailored. This session offers evidence-based guidance to help aesthetic surgeons optimize surgical planning, and safely perform secondary and tertiary facelifts in clinical practice.

Tracks:

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  Endorsed Aesthetic Fellowship Program

Additional Info

Full Abstract Link:
https://static.coreapps.net/aesthetic26/html/aboutApp_133_1521.pdf