Book Review: Facial Plastic Surgery: The Essential Guide

Abstract

As society reaches for the Fountain of Youth, there are still some physical changes that come with aging that can be postponed but cannot be eliminated by antioxidants, hydration, and exercise. It is the effect of these processes and the change in the underlying skeletal framework that makes aging-face surgery necessary to maintain youthful appearance. The causes of these changes in texture, resilience, and appearance of the skin, as well as the mus- cular, fascial, and skeletal support mechanisms, need to be understood and addressed in the context of the aging process.A plethora of surgical procedures have evolved to reverse this process with the goal of rejuvenation.The iso- lation of facial regions is useful in the evaluation, but a more global approach to the correction of these stigmata prevents facial disharmony in rejuvenation. The global approach to analysis for facial rejuvenation begins with the skin and proceeds layer by layer until skeletal abnormalities are considered. For the purpose of this chapter, the facial components are discussed with respect to their regional impact and in the context of the overall process (Fig.