Ferreira Face Lift Retractor, Smooth Blade, Fiberoptic Option
Price range: $ 18.00 through $ 42.00
Ferreira face lift retractors hold skin, fat and the deeper facial layers back on a narrow smooth blade rather than on prongs. The blade edge is rounded and tapered, which is what lets it lift a flap without tearing it, and the narrow width lets it reach straight down a channel instead of across an open field. Our own record carries it with or without a fiberoptic light carrier, and it is used in rhytidectomy and facial rejuvenation surgery.
Key Features
- A narrow smooth blade, no prongs, nothing that pierces
- A rounded and tapered edge that lifts without tearing
- Available with or without a fiberoptic light carrier, from our own record
- Cut for reaching down a narrow channel rather than across a flap
- Used on facial skin, fat flaps and the deeper facial layers
- High quality medical grade stainless steel, autoclavable and made to be used again
- Three year replacement warranty against manufacturing defects
What the ferreira face lift retractor is
The ferreira face lift retractor holds facial tissue back on a narrow smooth blade. There are no prongs on it, and the edge of the blade is rounded and tapered rather than square.
Those two things together decide what it is for. A prong takes hold by piercing, which is right for a flap that is about to be trimmed and wrong for one that has to survive. A smooth rounded blade lifts the same tissue from underneath and leaves no puncture at all, and the tapered edge lets it slide under a flap without catching the skin edge on the way in.
The blade is narrow, around 22 mm on published patterns, and narrow is the second half of the design. A wide blade works across an open flap; this one reaches straight down a channel, which is where a facelift dissection spends much of its time.
Key design features of this smooth blade facelift retractor
Four features, and our own record carries one of them as an ordering choice.
- A smooth blade. No prongs, no teeth, nothing that pierces.
- A rounded, tapered edge. Lifts without tearing, and slides under a flap rather than catching it.
- A narrow blade. Built to reach down a channel instead of across an open field.
- A fiberoptic option. With or without a light carrier, carried in our own record, which puts the light where the blade already is.
Ferreira face lift retractor size and the fiberoptic option
One row of this table is ours and the rest says so.
| What | Figure | Where it comes from | Item code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light carrier | With or without fiberoptic | Our own product record | AP-104.22 |
| Working end | One narrow smooth blade, rounded and tapered edge | Family standard, not an attribute in our record | |
| Blade width | Not carried | Others publish about 22 mm. Not repeated here as ours | |
| Working length | Not carried | Others publish about 108 to 110 mm. Not repeated here as ours | |
| Prongs | None. This pattern has no prongs at all | Family standard |
Our own record carries the fiberoptic option and the item code and no dimensions. Published figures for this pattern put the blade at about 22 mm and the working length at about 108 to 110 mm, and neither is repeated here as ours because neither has been measured here.
Where a ferreira retractor is used
A ferreira retractor comes out when the tissue must not be pierced and the opening is narrow.
| Specialty | What the ferreira face lift retractor is used for |
|---|---|
| Rhytidectomy | Lifting skin, fat and deeper layers without piercing them |
| Deep plane facelift | Narrow access to the SMAS layer |
| Neck lift | Channel work under the mandibular border |
| Facial rejuvenation | General exposure where the flap has to be protected |
| Submental dissection | The lit version, where the pocket is deep and the mouth of it is narrow |
| Facial reconstruction | Holding rebuilt tissue while it is positioned |
| Endoscopic and small incision work | Light travelling with the blade rather than from above |
What the blade holds, and what it does not
A smooth blade has the opposite strengths to a rake, and it is fairer to a buyer to set both out.
| Structure | How the blade takes it |
|---|---|
| Facial skin flaps | Supported from underneath, nothing pierced |
| Facial fat | Lifted on a broad face rather than engaged on points |
| The deeper facial layers | Held flat during exposure |
| Tissue that must survive intact | The reason to choose this over a rake at all |
| A narrow channel | What the blade width exists for |
| A flap that keeps sliding off | A rake grips better. A blade supports, it does not grip |
| A wide open flap | A wider blade or a rake covers it in fewer moves |
How the fiber optic face lift retractor compares with the rest of the family
Five of the six rows are ours. The fiber optic face lift retractor version earns its cost in the deep narrow pockets where an overhead light throws the surgeon own hands into the field as a shadow.
| Pattern | How it differs | When you reach for it instead |
|---|---|---|
| Freeman rake retractor 40 mm | Four sharp prongs on a 40 mm head | A heavy flap that will be trimmed, or one that slips off a blade |
| Freeman rake retractors 40mm small | The same wide pronged head on a 10 cm shaft | A wide bite at short reach |
| Maxwell flap retractor | Four sharp prongs, 22 or 38 mm, 10 cm long | Prongs at a similar reach and width |
| Miller rake retractor | Nine blunt prongs on a 15 mm head | Superficial tissue held on many small points |
| Biggs face lift retractor | One broad fenestrated blade, 50 mm class | A wide deep plane rather than a narrow channel |
| Ferreira breast retractor | A separate instrument family on the same idea | Breast surgery rather than the face |
Materials and finish
Made from high quality medical grade stainless steel, satin finished, which on a blade instrument matters more than usual because a polished face under an operating light reflects straight back into the surgeon eye. The steel itself is made to a German specification. The blade edges are rolled rather than left as cut, because an edge that is square will mark a flap even though it never pierces one.
Care and sterilization
Clean with a soft brush under running water, paying attention to the underside of the blade and, on the lit version, the light post and the channel behind it. Rinse in deionized water and dry fully before autoclaving. Follow the light cable manufacturer instructions for the cable. Check the blade edge for any new nick, because a smooth blade that is no longer smooth has lost the one property it was chosen for.
Ordering and wholesale
Adas Instruments makes the illuminated facelift retractor patterns to order and supplies hospitals, surgical centers and distributors across the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Item code AP-104.22. State whether you want the fiberoptic version. Bulk and wholesale pricing is available, and instruments held on backorder ship in 10 to 12 working days. Every instrument carries a three year replacement warranty against manufacturing defects. Certifications: CE. Production is controlled under an ISO 13485 quality management system.
Frequently asked questions
What is a ferreira face lift retractor used for?
Lifting and holding facial skin, fat and the deeper layers during a facelift, without piercing any of it. It is the instrument for the parts of the dissection where the flap has to be protected and the opening is narrow enough that a wide blade would not fit.
Does the ferreira face lift retractor have prongs?
No. It is a smooth blade with a rounded, tapered edge and no teeth of any kind. If you want prongs, the Freeman and Maxwell rakes in the comparison table are the instruments for that, and they are a different tool for a different job rather than a better or worse version of this one.
Is it a facelift instrument or a breast instrument?
A facelift instrument. There is a separate family of Ferreira breast retractors built on the same idea, and they are different products with their own widths and lengths. This page is the facelift pattern, so if you are sourcing for breast surgery, say so when you order and you will be sent to the right item.
What does the fiberoptic version give you?
Light at the tip, with nothing in front of it. An overhead light has to travel past the surgeon hands and the edge of the flap, and both cast shadows into exactly the pocket being worked in. A light carrier in the blade starts the light at the bottom of that pocket instead.
How wide is the ferreira face lift retractor blade?
Our own product record does not carry a width, and that is said here rather than hidden. Published figures for this pattern sit at about 22 mm with a working length around 108 to 110 mm. We measure and confirm the instruments we hold before a bulk order ships.
Related products and categories
Buyers who order the ferreira face lift retractor usually order alongside it the freeman rake retractor 40 mm, the freeman rake retractors 40mm small and the miller rake retractor. The whole family sits in hooks and retractors, and the lit version is also listed under fiber optic instruments.
| Weight | 0.05 kg |
|---|---|
| Tip options | With Fiberoptic, without fiberoptic |
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