The MACS-lift short scar rhytidectomy.

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  • Patrick Tonnard
  • Alexis Verpaele
چکیده

The minimal access cranial suspension (MACS) lift, a short scar face lift for the lower and middle third of the face, uses a pure vertical vector, involves no lateral tension, and may be performed with the patient under local anesthesia in 2 to 2.5 hours. According to the authors, the procedure reduces recovery time and morbidity, and results are as stable as more classic, extended face lift techniques.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Aesthetic surgery journal

دوره 27 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007