The right angle rhytidectomy flap.
A detailed description of a simple technique to minimize scarring and hairline elevation following rhytidectomy is provided. The technique is illustrated with a step-by-step account of planning and performance.
Schulman
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Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY 10021, USA. nschulman@surg.com
D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology