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Rhytidectomy terms to know

General anesthesia: Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness.
Hematoma: Blood pooling beneath the skin.
Intravenous sedation: Sedatives administered by injection into a vein to help you relax.
Tear trough: Deep creases below the lower eyelids.
Nasolabial fold: Deep creases between the nose and cheek
Jowls: A jaw line that sags into the neck, usually caused by loss of muscle tone in the lower face.
Local anesthesia: A drug injected directly to the site of an incision during an operation to relieve pain.
Rhytidectomy: A surgical procedure also known as facelift, to reduce sagging of the mid-face, jowls and neck.