Results of facial rhytidectomy at the General Teaching Provincial Hospital "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola "in the period 2000-2015

Abstract

Introduction: rhytidectomy, as a corrective surgical procedure, removes excess skin from the face, repositioning deep tissues, and corrects altered facial angles due to gravity to mitigate visible signs of aging of the face and neck.

Objective: to describe the behavior of surgical treatment of facial flaccidity.

Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with a universe of 286 patients treated with facial rhytidectomy at the Plastic Surgery Service of the General Teaching Provincial Hospital "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola". The variables analyzed were: age, sex, type of flaccidity, amount of dissected tissue, complications, surgical time and average amount of anesthetic used, degree of patient satisfaction.

Results: the majority of the patients were females (95,90 %), with ages between 50 and 59 years (57,58 %) and temporofaciocervical flaccidity (53,14 %). In the temporal and facial areas, the largest amount resected corresponded to the range of 20 to 39,9 mm and in the cervical to 40 to 59,9 mm. In the facial and cervical areas the takeoff was of 40 to 59,9 mm and in the temporal of 20 to 39,9 mm. Complications occurred only in 9,10 % of the operated ones, with the hematoma being the most frequent, especially in the male sex (75 %) and in the temporofaciocervical flaccidity. Almost all of the patients showed high satisfaction (98,25 %).

Conclusions: women predominated and the group aged 50-59 years. The temporofaciocervical flaccidity prevailed. Hematoma was the most frequent complication and the male sex was the most affected despite representing a smaller number of cases