Cutaneous Layer and SMAS Suspension (CaSS) Lift as a Minimally Invasive Lateral Midface Lift.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In our prior study, the authors determined that pulling on the superficial adipose layer is more effective in lifting the skin than pulling on the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS). Applying this concept of using the superficial adipose layer to transmit the lifting force to the skin, this study examined improvements in patients who underwent lateral midface lifting using our minimally invasive multilayer lifting technique and measured the duration of those improvements.

Methods

Along the hairline in front of the sideburns, a W-shaped zigzag incision of 3 to 8 mm in width and 3 to 4 cm in length was made. On the temporal scalp, 3 to 4 cm away from the first incision, a second incision was made more lateral/posterior to the first incision, and an ellipti

SUBMITTER: Byun JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880941 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature