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Top four facial rejuvenation stories of the week

Healio.com/aesthetics has highlighted four of this week’s top stories in the area of facial rejuvenation, with topics ranging from the assessment of the impact upper facial lines has on patients to special surgical techniques used when performing facelifts in the Asian population.

Facial Line Outcomes Questionnaire accurately assesses impact of facial, crow’s feet lines

Researchers found the Facial Line Outcomes Questionnaire was an accurate tool for assessing the impact of upper facial lines, as well as the psychological effect of crow’s feet lines. Read more.

Knowledge of surgical anatomy critical for use of facelift techniques in Asian patients

Due to the unique characteristics of the aging Asian face, a surgeon’s understanding of surgical anatomy, including facial layers, spaces and retaining ligaments, is critical for the stable application of facelift techniques, according to researchers. Read more.

PAAG with lidocaine yields high patient satisfaction, few side effects

In a retrospective review of 242 facial treatments in 86 patients, a researcher found polyacrylamide gel with lidocaine resulted in high levels of patient satisfaction and a low rate of side effects, except in the lip body. Read more.

Perioperative hypothermia independent of wound complications

Following complex plastic surgery, no significant differences in outcomes were observed between hypothermic and normothermic patients for any characteristic aside from gender, hypertension status or cancer status. Overall, perioperative hypothermia was not a significant predictor of composite wound problems, according to researchers. Read more.