title: Follow-up study of microsurgical treatment of linear facial wrinkles.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A new microsurgical technique for the removal of facial wrinkles, first reported in this journal, has been further researched.
  
  
  METHODS
  The technique consists of two steps, both performed under a microscope: 1) microsurgical peeling of tissue surrounding a linear wrinkle, and 2) direct excision and closure of the wrinkle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Wrinkles were effectively diminished in 61 patients and the results, despite occasional occurrence of minor hypopigmentation and/or scarring, were satisfactory and long-lasting.
authors.affiliation: Hamamatsu Clinic of Dermatologic Surgery, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D005145:Face / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D015595:Skin Aging / Q000502:physiology; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*