The 33rd Mendelson Advanced Facial Anatomy Course
July 7 - 9, 2025 - Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Minnesota
The 33rd Mendelson Advanced Facial Anatomy Course focuses on a deeper understanding of the deep plane facelift anatomy. It is an extended version of the renowned two-day MAFAC Course. This course is specifically oriented for surgeons who want to learn how to safely incorporate the latest advances in understanding facial anatomy into their aesthetic facial plastic surgery. The course is tightly structured as a guided, hands-on dissection program, having only two participants for each cadaver head, with a highly experienced dissection tutor for every four participants. The hands-on eyelid and brow rejuvenation component will focuses on contemporary approaches to eyelid and brow rejuvenation including upper blepharoplasty, ptosis repair, lower blepharoplasty, and brow lifting.
Target Audience
This course is designed for surgeons in the field of plastic surgery.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe current concepts in SMAS anatomy
- Identify the zygomatic ligaments
- Identify the zygomaticus major muscle (red carpet) allowing you to gain confidence in midface sub-SMAS dissection
- Integrate brow lift approaches to manage the temple
- Integrate upper lid ptosis correction into upper blepharoplasty procedures
- Identify the upper eyelid levator aponeurosis
- Identify the orbital septum and tear trough ligament
- Assess the deep plane (Sub-SMAS) using the premasseter space
- Assess the deep plane (Sub-SMAS) using the prezygomatic space
- Practice extending the deep plane dissection safely into the lateral neck
- Practice elevating the composite flap from its posterior attachments: the platysma-auricular ligament and the cervical retaining ligaments
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Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s)
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 27.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
Session/Day | Credit(s) |
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Pre-Course Session - Sunday | 5.00 |
General Session - Monday | 7.75 |
General Session - Tuesday | 6.75 |
General Session - Wednesday | 8.00 |
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Available Credit
- 27.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 27.50 Attendance
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