A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy, is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure intended to give a more youthful facial appearance. Surgery usually involves removal of excess facial skin, with or without tightening of underlying tissues and redraping of the skin of the face and neck, and is typically performed under general anesthesia or deep twilight sleep.
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A facelift, technically known as a rhytidectomy, is a type of cosmetic surgery procedure intended to give a more youthful facial appearance.
2. Rhytidectomy (Wikipedia)
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The first facelift was reportedly performed by Eugen Holländer in 1901 in Berlin.
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Who performed the first facelift?
Reportedly Eugen Holländer, in Berlin in 1901.
According to the Wikipedia history of rhytidectomy, the first facelift was reportedly performed by Eugen Holländer in 1901 in Berlin. The word reportedly matters, because the claim rests on a historical report rather than a surviving operative record.
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