RHYTIDECTOMIES IN OFFICE OPERATING-ROOMS

We report our experiences in 100 consecutive face lifts done in a well-equipped office operating room, and we believe the results answer the question about the safety offace lifts being done in this manner in a carefully screened population. With the application of our preoperative criteria for patient selection, the complication rate in these outpatients compares favorably with the reported rates in inpatient series of face lifts. Patient satisfaction has been higher, we feel. © 1979 American Society of Plastic Surgeons.