Surgical face lift.

The growing importance of the face lift and related procedures to improve the aging face and the increasing demand by both men and women for these procedures is largely due to the prolonged good health, active life, and extended working years of many people. The technic described emphasizes support of the facial tissues upward and backward, leaving the resulting scars in the least obvious locations. Illustrative cases show improvement in appearance by upper and lower blepharoplasty and by the temple, cheek, and neck lift. The importance of a "segmental approach" is mentioned and other accessory procedures which may contribute further to improvement of the aging face are described, including rhinoplasty, mentoplasty, surgical abrasion, and chemical peel.