Vladimir Mitz
Vladimir Mitz · Science & Medicine
Authored the seminal description of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), providing the anatomical basis for modern facelift techniques.
1943, Paris, France
Paris, France
Vladimir Mitz is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Authored the seminal description of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), providing the anatomical basis for modern facelift techniques.
Vladimir Mitz is a French Jewish plastic surgeon best known for authoring, with Martine Peyronie in 1976, the seminal anatomical description of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) of the face. This work provided the anatomical basis for modern facelift techniques and reshaped facial rejuvenation surgery. The review features him among contemporary Jewish leaders whose research transformed the field.
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Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)
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Authored the seminal description of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS), providing the anatomical basis for modern facelift techniques.
Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)
