Aging Face Glossary of Terms

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A
Aging - The process of becoming older which is a combination of genetics and environmental factors.

Alopecia - Loss of hair, can be a result of cautery placed near hair follicles or incision design

Anterior - Front

Antioxidant

Arnica montana

Blepharoplasty - To change or recontour the eyes, typically by removing excessive skin or fat. Some patients will require fat to be repositoned or transfered to deficient areas.

Botulinum toxin

Brow lift

Bromelain

Buccal fat pad

C
Cheek - Refers to the side of the face bordering the mouth

Chemical peel

Collagen

Concave - Hollowed or rounded inward (i.e. inside of a satellite dish)

Convex - Curved or rounded out (outside of a ball)

Coronal brow lift

Crow's feet

Dermabrasion

Drain - After a surgical procedure, a surgeon may place a tubing. The purpose of the tubing is to remove fluid created by the body and allow flaps raised to heal to each other quicker.

Deep plane facelift

Down turned lip

Dry lip

Ecchymosis

Endoscope

Endoscopic browlift

Endoscopic lift

Facial filler - An injectable material used to restore facial volume. Can be made up of a variety of temporary, long lasting, or permanent materials.

Facelift - A term used to describe a variety of surgical procedures to lift the tissues of the face including a mini lift, deep plane facelift, SMAS lift, imbrication, plication

Facial nerve

Fascia

Fat transplantation

Fishmouth deformity

Forehead shortening procedure

Frontal view - As viewed from the front

Glabella - (Latin for "hairless") the area in between the brows right directly above where the root of the nose touches the forehead; the smooth prominence between the eyebrows

Granuloma

Hematoma - Collection of blood which can may prevent facial flaps from adhering

Hyaluronic acid

Hydroxyapatitie

Idebenone - An antioxidant used in some topical skin regimens

Inferior - Bottom

J
Jowls

Juvederm

K
kenalog - An injectable steroid sometimes used to decrease hypertrophic scars. Can also be used in facial nodules and granulomas.

LASER

lateral - Of or relating to the side

Lateral view - As viewed from the side

Lipoatrophy

Malar fat pad

Mandibular ligament

McGregor's patch

Medial - Being or occurring in the middle

Menton - The chin

Midface lift - A procedure which serves to help lift the malar fat pad and reposition it with either sutures or an absorbable implant

Mini lift procedure- A facelift which can mean a variety of different lifts but implies a quicker recovery.

Nasojugal fold

Nasolabial folds

Nasolabial lines

Necrosis - Death of tissue, may be seen in skin areas in facelift surgery with decreased blood supply

Nodules

Oblique - As viewed from an angle, typically 45 degrees

Platysma

Plastysmal band

Poly-L-lactic acid

Posterior - Behind

Preauricular

Postauricular

Prejowl sulcus

Premaxilla - The superior (top) portion of the upper lip which borders the nose. A depressed premaxilla can be a result of overaggressive primary surgery, congenital deformation (i.e. Binder's syndrome), or even dental abnormality.

Prevage

R
Radiance

Radiesse

Red lip

Restylane

Retin-A

Sculptra

Silicone

SMAS- a distinct facial layer which can be pulled posterior superiorly to rejuvenate the aging face

Step-off deformity

Subciliary blepharoplasty

Submental incision