Rhytidectomies in office operating rooms.
We report our experiences in 100 consecutive face lifts done in a well-equipped office operating room, and we believe the results answer the question about the safety of face lifts being done in this manner in a carefully screened population. With the application of our preoperative criteria for patient selection, the complication rate in these outpatients compares favorably with the reported rates in inpatient series of face lifts. Patient satisfaction has been higher, we feel.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D002140:California; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013511:Minor Surgical Procedures; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011331:Private Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic