face-lift
cosmetic surgery on the face to smooth wrinkles and remove other signs of aging
Facelift
Facelift may refer to:
Rhytidectomy, a cosmetic surgery procedure
Facelift (product), the revival of a product through cosmetic means such as changing its appearance
Facelift (album), a 1990 album by Alice in Chains
Facelift (tv show) Facelift is a
cosmetic surgery procedure used to reposition sagging facial tissues and remove redundant facial skin. Medically often referred to as rhytidectomy, facelifts were first performed over one hundred years ago and began as simple excisions of small amounts of skin near the ears and along hairlines to tighten loose facial
skin. In the
1970's the SMAS facelift technique was introduced by Dr. Tord Skoog of Sweden that lifted the soft
tissues of the cheek by diverting tension away from the skin to the deeper SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system) layer of the face. This technique resulted in a major shift in how facelifts were performed and laid the foundation for most modern facelift procedures. In the
1980's improved versions of the SMAS technique were developed in the U.S. by Dr. Sam Hamra, Dr. Bruce Connel, Dr. James Stuzen and others. In the 1990's, Dr. Sydney Coleman developed techniques for fat
grafting to the
face to restore lost facial fullness and correct facial atrophy. Techniques to lift the mid-face, the upper, inner part of the cheek, were introduced by Dr. Oscar Ramirez, Dr. Steve Byrd, Dr. Rod Hester and others at this time. In 2000 Dr. Henry Mentz, triple board certified plastic surgeon of
Houston, wrote the facelift chapter in Operative
Plastic Surgery and introduced the combination of skin tightening, soft tissue lifting and volume restoration. In 2002 Dr. Timothy Marten of San Francisco published "Maintenance Facelift: Early Facelift for Younger Patients" in the textbook "Facelift: State of the Art" and introduced a treatment philosophy and technique designed to treat younger patients. In 2005 Dr. Marten published the "Lamellar High SMAS Face and Mid-face Lift Technique" that allowed simultaneous and combined lifting of the face and mid-face, and bidirectional shifting of the superficial and deep layers of the face in the Art of Aesthetic Surgery.
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face lift
Noun
1. plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
(synonym) facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck
(hypernym) plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, anaplasty
(hyponym) nose job, rhinoplasty
2. a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building)
(synonym) facelift, face lifting
(hypernym) renovation, redevelopment
face-lift
Verb
1. perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
(synonym) lift
(hypernym) operate on, operate
(derivation) face lift, facelift, lift, face lifting, cosmetic surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip and tuck
face-lift
FACE-LIFT
ELIMINAZIONE DI RUGHE. LIFTING. RESTAURO DELLA FACCIATA (EDIFICI). RIFACIMENTO DEL FRONTALE (AUTO). MIGLIORAMENTO