AESTHETIC CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY

The concepts of craniofacial surgery developed by Paul Tessier have ev olved through four different phases: reconstruction, restoration, remo deling, and rejuvenation. Subperiosteal undermining of the upper, mid, and lower face allowed surgeons not only to reposition the soft tissu es at the level of the bony insertion but also to remodel the craniofa cial skeleton by either reduction or augmentation. Subperiosteal under mining of the face can be applied to treat a series of aesthetic defec ts of congenital, traumatic, or degenerative conditions.