Dr. Rod J. Rohrich Presents Lecture on How we Age at ASPS Annual Assembly

DALLAS, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Rod J. Rohrich discusses facial fat compartments, fat grafting and modern lift-and-fill facelifts at the annual American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) assembly.

Dr. Rohrich, a plastic surgeon based in Dallas, Texas and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, lectured colleagues and distinguished guests on "Understanding and Utilizing Facial Fat Compartments in Fat Grafting" at the annual American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) meeting.

The lecture discussed how facial rejuvenation techniques are changing as facelift specialists gain more knowledge of the anatomical structure of subcutaneous fat compartments and was given at the annual American Society of Plastic Surgons (ASPS) assembly, the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. Dr. Rohrich included technical and practical information in the presentation to help surgeons gain an understanding of the anatomical structure and how to apply this knowledge successfully.

Dr. Rohrich argued that the term facelift inaccurately described the procedure. "A facelift performed today is not a single procedure. It is a combination of many component procedures that are combined together to uniquely address how each individual patient's face has aged. The exact surgical approach for a facelift will vary widely for every individual patient based on their own unique anatomy and circumstances," stated Rohrich.

"Facelifts should never follow a standardized formula," explained Dr. Rohrich. He often performs a thorough facial analysis of patients to maintain their unique facial contours and achieve the most successful outcome for each patient. Dr. Rohrich also uses photos of patients from when they were younger to plan and maintain individuality.

Rohrich advocates a "lift-and-fill" technique for facelift procedures. During the lifting stage of the procedure, a patient's skin is gently tightened to reduce sagging and counter the effects of gravity. Fat grafts from a patient's own body are then used to recreate a more youthful shape in the cheeks, along the jaw and the nasolabial fold and other areas that have suffered from fat loss or  atrophy.

About Rod J. Rohrich, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dr. Rod Rohrich is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and was the founding chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Rohrich graduated from Baylor College of Medicine with high honors, and completed residencies at the University of Michigan Medical Center and fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard (hand/microsurgery) and Oxford University (pediatric plastic surgery). He has served as president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the largest organization of board certified plastic surgeons in the world. He repeatedly has been selected by his peers as one of America's best doctors, and twice has received one of his profession's highest honors, the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes his contributions to education in plastic surgery. Dr. Rohrich participates in and has led numerous associations and councils for the advancement of plastic and reconstructive surgery.

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