The Congruent Facelift: A Three-dimensional View – eBook

This ebook The Congruent Facelift: A Three-dimensional View (PDF), deals with a particular form of facial rejuvenation surgery, which considers the three-dimensional anatomy of the face and benchmarks it against biomechanical models of the face. Traditional approaches to the aging human face have been based on a two-dimensional approach. The authors, however, consider the human face using a three-dimensional platform that reflects height, width, and depth and thus defines spatial divisions or pilasters. The anatomically accurate and bio-physically based three-dimensional computational models, used initially to simulate facial expressions and subsequently in the dynamic evaluation of the various soft tissues, offer a valuable new tool for surgical techniques.

The ebook is divided into four chapters; the first describes the historical developments, the evolution of facelift procedures, and the review of the traditional two-dimensional approach. The second chapter presents three-dimensional surgical anatomy of the face and neck with the introduction of “facial pilasters.” Treating the human face as a collection of compliant and rigid structural components which obey engineering principles and its biomechanical behaviour is discussed in chapter three. The last chapter provides the reader with comprehensive information on the surgical procedure for contour vector congruent facelift, including case studies. An alternative approach (Rejuvenative Facial Lipomorphoplasty) to the de-volumed ageing face with little sagging and skin excess is introduced together with case studies.

This textbook was motivated by the desire to define the key steps in facelift techniques and provides an essential guide for young plastic surgeons and experienced surgeons who are dissatisfied with the current two-dimensional platform.

NOTE: This sale includes the ebook The Congruent Facelift: A Three-dimensional View in PDF. No access codes included.