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What is a radiofrequency assisted facelift?

After witnessing the benefits of the radiofrequency assisted facelift technique, Dr. Holcomb incorporated it into his surgical facelifts. He found several key benefits compared to how things had previously been done:

  1. After laser lipolysis, the emulsified fatty tissue was much easier to remove — therefore, much smaller instruments were needed to remove the fat.

  2. In his peer-reviewed article* regarding outcomes for several hundred laser assisted facelift patients, Dr. Holcomb found that a significant percentage of patients were able to avoid placement of an incision under the chin — presumably because the laser assisted neck contouring procedure was very effective and the neck muscles did not require tightening in this area.

  3. There was reduced bruising in the areas that were treated by the laser (lower face and neck).

Where the radiofrequency assisted facelift began

Dr. Holcomb pioneered the radiofrequency assisted facelift beginning in 2008. The rationale arose out of his realization that combining the minimally invasive AccuLift procedure that he co-developed may help improve the jawline and neckline (cervicomental angle) without having to do more extensive open surgery in these areas.

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Dr. Holcomb’s peer-reviewed study of the benefits of the radiofrequency assisted facelift procedure was published in the Journal Facial Plastic Surgery “Facets of Facelifting” edition in August 2014 (click to view cover and 1st page of article).

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*Dr. Holcomb’s peer-reviewed publications regarding laser lipolysis in the face and neck include:

  • Holcomb, JD. Laser Assisted Facelift. Facial Plastic Surgery 2014;30(4, Facets of Facelifting):405-412.
  • Holcomb, JD. Thermally Confined Micropulsed 1444 nm Nd:YAG Interstitial Fiber Laser in the Aging Face and Neck: An Update. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of NA. 2014;22(2):217-29.
  • Youn, J-I, Holcomb, JD. Ablation efficiency and relative thermal confinement measurements using wavelengths 1,064, 1,320, and 1,444 nm for laser-assisted lipolysis. Lasers Med Sci. 2012 Apr 26. [Epub ahead of print] 
  • Holcomb, JD, Turk, J, Baek, S-J, Rousso, DE. Laser Assisted Facial Contouring (LAFC) Using a Thermally Confined 1444 nm Nd-YAG Laser: A New Paradigm for Facial Sculpting and Rejuvenation. Facial Plastic Surgery 2011;27(4, New Technologies in Facial Plastic Surgery):315-330.
  • Holcomb, JD. Facelift Adjunctive Procedures: Skin Resurfacing and Volumetric Contouring. Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America. 2009;17:505-514.

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