title: Refinements in rejuvenative facial lipomorphoplasty.
abstract: Facial planes and pilasters are introduced, defined, and classified. Their progressive changes in robustness, shape, and direction with age are demonstrated. These changes in the pilasters result largely from age-related fat atrophy which also leads to a structural volume deficit and chronic muscle action. Restoration of the pilasters to a more youthful position, shape, direction, and robustness enhances the results of rejuvenative facial lipomorphoplasty achieved by correction of the structural volume deficit in the early stages of aging.
authors.affiliation: lho@bigpond.com.au
authors.forename: Lawrence C Y
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods*