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DR. RICHARD GENTILE INTRODUCES "FACELIFT OF THE FUTURE" AT AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY MEETING IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND SMARTLIFTING™ IS FEATURED IN FOUR PRESENTATIONS DATELINE (09/19/2008, Boardman,Ohio). Dr. Richard Gentile a board certified Facial Plastic Surgeon introduced the "Facelift of the Future" at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery held in Chicago September 18-21, 2008

"Smartlifting™, the LaserSmartLift™ and the UltraMiniLift™ are proprietary procedures we have developed representing our specialty’s first laser assisted facelift. Utilizing the Cynosure SmartLipo™ 1064 Nd:YAG laser we are now able to gently separate the layer between the skin and facial muscles without extensive cutting and dissection. With Smartlifting™ operating time is significantly reduced as the laser helps to seal of blood vessels before the lifting portions of the facelift operation are begun. The laser also has the added benefit of strengthening collagen in the facial skin to reduce advanced facial wrinkles" said Dr.Gentile. Dr. Gentile also noted some similarity in the Smartlifting™ technique to the laser assisted facial procedures featured in the 1997 John Wu movie "Face-Off" starring John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. Unlike the movie Dr. Gentile notes the surgeon still has to perform the surgery. Dr. Gentile explained, "Typically in a traditional facelift incisions are made next to the ear and then the skin is lifted off the facial muscles with scissors or scalpels. "Smartlifting™ powered by the Cynosure SmartLipo™ laser, works by precisely delivering thousands of tiny laser pulses into the layer separating the skin from the deeper tissues of the face. Each pulse heats a deep column of tissue which allows a separation to occur between the two layers. These zones of heating also shrink collagen, a structural element in the skin which is not possible in traditional facelifts. Furthermore, the skin continues to improve over time. Over the next several months following treatment, a natural process called collagenesis results in new, more organized collagen1. This collagen plumps the skin and results in even greater smoothing in addition to the results obtained by the facial lifting procedure." According to Dr. Gentile, nearly as important as the advanced laser technology is the use of technologically advanced new suture material the Quill®-SRS self-retaining suture during Smartlifting™ The new suture material allows us to actually lift and reposition the facial laxity without tying any knots. Dr. Gentile also introduced a new technique of lifting the facial laxity with a more vertical vector of lift utilizing the self retaining sutures. "The more vertical techniques adds volume to the cheeks and the midface restoring more youthful appearances to the aging face." 

Smartlifting™ procedures benefit both the Plastic Surgeon and the patient notes Dr. Gentile. "The operating time for facelift procedures is dramatically reduced with Smartlifting™ and because it is a more gentle technique than traditional facelifts most of the procedures are performed without general anesthesia. These less invasive facelifts are exactly what many aging baby boomers are looking for ." Smartlifting™ is utilized for facial forehead and neck procedures and 117 procedures were reviewed in his paper presentation. The complication rate was very low and the patient satisfaction very high in the patients reviewed. In addition to the new technique paper he presented a one hour instructional course that was attended by nearly 100 surgeons interested in learning about these new breakthroughs in facelift techniques. Smartlifting™ was also presented by Dr. Gentile in the Expert Panel on Facelifting as well as the Emerging Technology Panel. For more information on Smartlifting™ or the newly introduced procedures the LaserSmartLift™ or UltraMiniLift™ call the main office 330-758-2001 or visit www.facialplastics.org or www.drgentile.info.
 1 Ross E. McKinlay J, Anderson R. Why does carbon dioxide laser resurfacing work? Arch Dermatol, 135: 444-454 1999.