title: [Extended SMAS dissection as a modified approach to rhytidectomy].
abstract: A variation of the SMAS technique is introduced. During the operation, the SMAS was treated in two parts. The fixed part that is closely attached to the preparotid fascia is on the pre-auricle area. The movable part of the SMAS is from the lower part of the parotid gland to the platysma. The movable part of the SMAS was mobilized, elevated and fixed upwards to the fixed area. From January to November of 1995 at Chirurgie Esthetique Europeenne in Strasbourg, the authors did rhytidectomy on 31 cases using this technique with impressive results and minimal complications.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Muller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*