Talk:Rhytidectomy
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[edit] confusing
Facelift can be a confusing term because not all wrinkled or sagging areas of the face are rejuvenated. Medically speaking, a standard facelift usually takes care of sagging skin in the lower face, along the jaw and neck.
Most plastic surgeons offer a Midface lift to take care of aged areas from just under the eyes to the nasolabial folds, the lines that run from the corner of the nose to the corner of the mouth. Upper or lower eyelid surgery takes care of baggy eyelids while a Forehead Lift, or Brow Lift (same procedure) takes care of a heavily lined forehead. So, yes, combine facelift with Rhytidectomy but at the end of the piece, refer the reader to other procedures of the face, most of which are already in the articles about plastic surgery.Charles.Downey 15:28, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] merger
I do not support the suggestion of combining facelift with rhytidectomy. "Facelift", although an unscientific term, is the term most patients use to describe the plastic surgery procedure to surgically rejuvenate the face. And although "facelifts" often include surgery on the eyes (blepharoplasty), forehead (foreheadplasty),neck and other areas it is still a usefull general reference term for both plastic surgeons and patients. Rhytidectomy is also an older term that is innacurate in its etymology. The terms comes from "rhytid" meaning wrinkle, and "ectomy" meaning to cut out. The "rhytidectomy" operation is not one in which wrinkles are cut out however. Sagging tissues are repositioned and redundant tissue is removed. In the process of doing this the appearance of wrinkles can be reduced, but they are not cut out. A more valid argument might be to combine facelift with facialplasty, meloplasty, or like term. I feel it is best to leave facelift and to have related and alternative terms feferenced. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ref4993 (talk • contribs) 05:27, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Please add info on Cost, etc.; add Images too
The article seems extremely short and omits facts that anyone considering a facelift would want to know, such as the range of prices for various versions. Images would also be very helpful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.15.49.131 (talk) 17:11, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
