Cosmetology & Trichology

Biography

Biography: Thomas Haffner

Abstract

The old cervico-facial facelift is the most established and most effective proven procedure for the rejuvenation of the face. To fulfill the patient´s wishes, to promote a quick healing process and social ability the author developed the endoscopic modification of the old cervicofacial facelift without any facial scar. Stigmas by facelift, an operated appearance and the complications are those main reasons for fears of the patients. The scare sparing TEF is possible by using endoscop for the preparation of working cavities in the temple, in the lateral face and in the middle face compartments. All this compartments will be connected with each other and by this way a common large facial flap constructed. The large common flap of the lateral face and midface are repositioned and anchored onto the malar bone with endoscopic suture technique under video endoscopic visualisation. The single layer approach resembles to the well known MACS lift by P.Tonnard , howewer without a visible pre-trichal scar: the scar of the TEF is hidden in the hair bearing skin. The procedure can be carried out also as an endoscopic dual plane facelift, combinig the TEF with a subperiosteal midface lift from Oscar Ramirez. The results of the TEF are amazing: each patient, which would like to have no visible scars chooses the scar free TEF instead of a MACS Lift. Older patients with a lot of skin excess of the jaw and neck howewer are best suitable for conventionally lower facelift. The author suggests the scar sparing Temporal Endoscopic Facelift (TEF) therefore particular for younger patients whose main problem is the midface, where the first signs of aging always accours, who has only beginning and limited jawling and cervical relaxation. Because facelift operations are wished more and more by younger patients, the new scar-saving method can become the mostly asked kind of facial lift in the future.