title: Combining facelift with SmartLipo 1064-nm system, technique overview and retrospective analysis of 56 patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study reviews novel approach using SmartLipo 1064-nm system with short-flap facelift treatments focusing on 3 specific facial areas and specific target treatment endpoints. A retrospective review of 56 patients undergoing combined treatment is performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six consecutive patients undergoing SmartLipo with facelift were reviewed using pre-operative photographs as a baseline. The reviewed post-operative photographs were taken at 6 weeks and 6 months. Photographic review was performed by an independent board of physicians on the following scales: Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale, the Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale Assessment, and the Cervicomental Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 53 primary and 3 revision facelift patients included in this study had a mean body mass index of 24.7, and a mean age of 65 years. These patients received an average of 5,050 joules of energy between three treatment areas which was delivered at 12 Watts and 40 Hz. No major complications were reported, including hematoma and dyspigmentation, even in combined cases with surface lasers. The 6 week and 6 month post-operative photographs showed marked improvements in outcomes in each of the reviewed scales according to the independent board of physicians.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SmartLipo 1064 nm is a safe and effective platform to combine with facelifts.
authors.affiliation: Aesthetic Biomedical Innovation Center , Uptown Boulevard, Albuquerque, New Mexico , USA.
authors.forename: Farhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Taghizadeh
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leibowitz
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D015187:Lipectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D015595:Skin Aging; D013524:Surgical Flaps
keywords: SmartLipo; facelift; laser-assisted liposuction