title: The face lift as an office procedure.
abstract: Salient techniques for doing a face lift as an office procedure are described. Heavy preoperative sedation and analgesia are recommended. The various incisions required are diagramed and the extent of undermining required is depicted. The need for absolute hemostasis is stressed. The type of pressure dressing advised is pictured. Some useful variations practiced by other skilled plastic surgeons are presented.
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques