Complications in Facelift Surgery: Avoidance and Management.

Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 551-558

  Chaffoo, Richard A K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmetic surgery; Facelift; Facelift complications; Facial rejuvenation; Rhytidectomy

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE INJURY; ALOPECIA; AURICULAR NERVE INJURY; DISSECTION; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; JUGULAR VEIN INJURY; LIPOSUCTION; NERVE INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROTID GLAND DUCT INJURY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE;

COSMETIC SURGERY; FACELIFT; FACELIFT COMPLICATIONS; FACIAL REJUVENATION; RHYTIDECTOMY;

HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RHYTIDOPLASTY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84887048690     PISSN: 10647406     EISSN: 15581926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsc.2013.07.007     Document Type: Review

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