High frequency needle dissection rhytidectomy.
Fifty consecutive rhytidectomies were performed utilizing high frequency needle dissection on one side and standard sharp dissection on the other for all incisions and flap elevation. The efficacy of this technique in hemostasis, prevention of hematoma, and wound healing is compared to the conventional technique of rhytidectomy. The advantages and disadvantages of the modality are discussed.
D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004598:Electrosurgery; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000517:prevention & control; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing