Vertical Subperiosteal Mid-face-lift for Treatment of Malar Festoons

• DOI: 10.1007/s00266-010-9650-3
• Publication Date: 2011-03-16T13:02:40Z
• Authors: Johannes Franz Ho...; Daniel Knutti; Antonio de la Fuente
• Keywords: Palpebral fissure; Blepharoplasty; Rejuvenation; Zygomatic bone; Cheek; Nasolabial fold

Malar mounds may be accentuated by chronic lid edema, with the development from malar edema to and finally festoons. Because standard techniques do not seem effective specifically proposed for treatment of festoons, subperiosteal vertical upper-midface lift associated lower blepharoplasty overcomes these shortcomings.Twelve patients (3 males 9 females, age = 47 ± 6 years) underwent video-assisted endoscopic (SUM-lift) in conjunction a between 2006 2007 This includes simultaneous blepharoplasties transtemporal sub-SMAS tissue release.All healed uneventfully without any major postoperative problems. The surgical outcome was evaluated according analysis photographs obtained before after surgery pre- measurements. technique we used achieved significant rejuvenation midface festoons.Subperiosteal resuspends redrapes facial network that originates at level orbital rim. It seems improve permeability characteristics septum festoons freeing cheek underlying bone redraping septum. is reliable mounds, palpebral bags, or