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Cory Torgerson, PhD, MD, FRCSC; Krzysztof Conrad, MD, FRCSC, FRCS

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2009;11(4):267-269.

A modified Freer elevator was created to aid the safe placement of alloplasts in a subcutaneous dissection pocket. We believe that this innovation represents a better way to insert nonrigid facial alloplasts and grafts and that it contributes to the reduced technique-related complications of migration, kinking, and asymmetry; it also minimizes tissue trauma and unnecessary surgical explorations.

Author Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery Clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.