Short Scar Face-Lift with the Use of Fibrin Sealant

Fibrin sealants have been used in surgical procedures for decades. This article focuses on the short scar face-lift and the applicability of Tisseel fibrin sealant, or “tissue glue,” in expediting the healing process in a series of consecutive patients undergoing face-lift surgery. The evolution of the face-lift incision into the short scar and the adjunctive use of the Tisseel fibrin sealant have both resulted in faster recovery.

a Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

b Department of Facial Plastic Surgery–Head and Neck Surgery, Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

c Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgery, New York, NY, USA

d Univeristy of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Corresponding author. Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgery, 885 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021

PII: S0733-8635(05)00025-2

doi:10.1016/j.det.2005.03.003

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