Straight-Line Vector Planning for Optimal Results With Silhouette InstaLift in Minimally Invasive Tissue Repositioning for Facial Rejuvenation

July 2018 | Volume 17 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 786 | Copyright © July 2018


Z. Paul Lorenc MD FACS,a David Goldberg MD JD,b Mark Nestor MD PhDc

aLorenc Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Center, New York, NY; Department of Plastic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY bSkin Laser & Surgery Specialists of NY/NJ; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; New York, NY Fordham Law School, New York, NY cCenter for Clinical and Cosmetic Research, Center for Clinical Enhancement, Aventura, FL; Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery and the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL

Dr. Nestor is a consultant and advisory board member for and has received research grants from Sinclair Pharma; a consultant, advisory board member and speaker for Thermi-Almirall; is aconsultant and advisory board member for Almirall; is a consultant for Bayer Healthcare, Consultant and Speaker for Sensus Healthcare, Speaker and Principal Investigator for IFC, S.A., Principal Investigator and Consultant for CROMA Pharma, Ferndale, Johnson & Johnson, Principal Investigator for Actavis, Allergan, Annacor Pharmaceuticals, Biofrontera, Brickell Biotech, Cynova Laboratories, DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Demira, Evolus, Intraderm, LEO Pharma, MC2 Therapeutics, SASIF & Sonoma. Industry Support: Editorial support provided by X-Medica, LLC.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank Ginny Vachon, PhD of Principal Medvantage, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA for providing medical writing support.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Z. Paul Lorenc MD FACS lorenc@lorenc.com