Mini-incision for frontotemporal lifting by embedding suturing / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To avoid the adverse reactions resulted from scalp scar, alopecia, operation trauma and the length of recovery and other syndromes in the traditional frontotemporal-face lifting. Methods The small incision to dissect the tissue at the frontoparietal and temporal part was used. And the muscle that caused the wrinkle was cut before lifting the dissected tissue and skin while smoothing the wrinkles on the face. Results Of 68 cases in the clinic, 11 cases were with temporal lifting by embedding suturing; 25 with temporal lifting with mini incision by embedding suturing; 32 with frontotemporal lifting with mini incision by embedding suturing. The follow up showed that the result of such operation method was satisfactory. No scalp scar, alopecia and other syndromes occurred. Conclusions This method of frontotemporal lifting with mini incision by embedding suturing has such advantages as operating process is simple and can be done in the operating room of the Out patient Department, the trauma is not so serious that it takes little time to recover, the cut is so small that the scar is invisible, frontotemporal face lifting is very positive and satisfactory.