Ultrasound diagnosis of age-related involutional changes in the lower third of face and neck to determine treatment techniques

Abstract

Objective: To develop a clinical technique for objective estimation of exact location and degree of participation of face and neck soft tissues in age-related deformations for determine effective mini-invasive treatment techniques. Methods: Ultrasound examination was performed in 2017-2019 at 63 patients with age-related face changes. Examination was done in the vertical position for determine the role, exact location and participation degree of different soft tissues of the face and neck in age-related changes. Results: Great diagnostic value of ultrasound examination of involutional changes in soft tissues of lower third of face and neck was noted to determine all causes of contour age-related deformities. These results were used to choose effective minimally invasive methods for correction. Conclusion: Ultrasound examination is a non-invasive, harmless, clinically available, inexpensive examination that allows to determine exact localization and degree of participation of different soft tissues of face and neck in age-related changes. That is very important for planning and use different minimally invasive techniques for facial and neck rejuvenation. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.3034 How to cite this:Sharobaro V, Alimova S, Telnova A, Shamanaeva L. Ultrasound diagnosis of age-related involutional changes in the lower third of face and neck to determine treatment techniques. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(1):272-276. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.1.3034 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.