Shire J R, Johnson C M, Orr J B
Tulane University Medical Center, Louisiana.
J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1988 Dec;14(12):1352-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1988.tb01125.x.
The large flap sculptured facelift is a redraping rather than a pinching or pulling operation. The skin flaps are redraped over the tightened, sculptured underlying fat-musculoaponeurosis. This procedure can be performed on a majority of patients with minimal complications.