Talk:Rhytidectomy

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)

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)

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)

Added costs for a few countries. Costs are meaningless in a system with socialized medicine, however. I doubt that figures exist in that case.Student7 (talk) 03:28, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

Clarificaiton on Rhytidectomy

I wonder if the title name, Rhytidectomy, is appropriate for the article itself.

As the name suggests, rhytidectomy specifically refers to excision of skin and advancement of skin flaps, with the eventual goal of removing wrinkles. This is a terminology which was used more frequently during the cutaneous era in the history of surgical facial rejuvenation, but is no longer appropriate in the context of procedures which actually remove little to no skin. The overachieve goal of all face lift operations is to restore the youthful proportions by means of manipulating soft tissues. Skin excision is a small - and not always necessary - component of facial rejuvenation.

I think the term Facelift is more appropriate because the word more closely describes the goal of rejuvenation - to move portions of the face upwards into the youthful positions.

Consider, if you would give the title 'mammals' to an article which discusses the whole of animal kingdom.

Would like to hear what others think about this. Tofoo (talk) 02:36, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

"Facelift"

The usage and primary topic of facelift is under discussion, see talk:facelift (disambiguation) -- 67.70.32.190 (talk) 04:30, 23 July 2015 (UTC)