Midface-Lifting: Evolution, Indications, and Technique

Hachach-Haram, Nadine BSc Hons, MBBS, MRCS
Kirkpatrick, Niall W. A. BDS, MBBS, MD, FRCS, FRCS(Plast)

¹Craniofacial Unit, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Address for correspondence Nadine Hachach-Haram, BSc Hons, MBBS, Flat E, 15 Lancaster Gate, London, W2 3LH, United Kingdom, [email protected]

Periocular Aesthetic Rejuvenation; Guest Editor, Naresh Joshi, FRCOphth

Facial Plastic Surgery 29(4):p 289-294, August 2013. | DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1349366

Abstract

The youthful face is often defined by malar and lateral cheek fullness with associated submalar concavity, giving a smooth contour between the different subunits coupled with an aesthetically pleasing convex lower eyelid-cheek continuum. This article reviews the key anatomical concepts of midfacial aging, the evolution of midface-lifting techniques, and indications and contraindications for their use.