abstract：:For decades, chemical peels have remained a trusted option for treatment of aging facial skin. However, emerging technologies are being adopted by many practitioners who may not have had sufficient opportunity to learn the art of chemical peeling. Properly performed peels can improve the condition of the skin, are les...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Langsdon PR,Rodwell DW 3rd,Velargo PA,Langsdon CH,Guydon A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review gives a basic overview of the current state of fat transplantation in view of adipose-derived stem cells. Current technologies regarding facial rejuvenation are presented, with a brief review of the procedures. ...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Boxrud CA

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraesophageal reflux has been implicated in many disorders affecting the upper airway. This article reviews the recent literature regarding the relationship of refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with extraesophageal reflux. Recent studies have shown that patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis have an increas...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Loehrl TA

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present an overview of 3D computer-aided design and computer-aided modeling tools available to the facial plastic surgeon. They describe the role of 3D tools in all phases of computer-aided surgery including: data acquisition, planning, surgery, and assessment. Applications of these tools include obtaining...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Markiewicz MR,Bell RB

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous injuries that result in scar formation are relatively common, leading patients to seek treatment for cosmetic or functional improvement. Treatments that have the potential to improve or eliminate scarring include radiation therapy, surgical excision, and intralesional injections of corticosteroids, 5-flourou...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Sobanko JF,Alster TS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern cosmetic medicine requires accurate recognition of all types of rhytids and their molecular causes such that treatments may be tailored for improving skin appearance for each unique patient. This article examines the causes and treatment of fine rhytids. Laser rejuvenation therapies that affect the epidermis, d...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Grunebaum LD,Murdock J,Hoosien GE,Heffelfinger RN,Lee WW

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term Asian refers to East Asians of the Pacific Rim who share not only a common heritage and skin type but also the same set of clinical skin problems. Pigmentation of the skin is often considered the number one esthetic skin concern in Asians. Asians idealize unblemished complexion of facial skin and are less tol...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Wong JK

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of nasal tip and columella defects is demanding area with a range of reconstructive options, varying in complexity depending on requirements from simple skin grafting to multiple stage reconstruction with regional flaps. A framework is suggested to aid the reader in choice of reconstruction by classifyi...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Faris C,Vuyk HD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of complex full-thickness nasal defects requires the reconstitution of the mucous internal nasal lining, the cartilaginous framework, and the aesthetic contour of the cutaneous nasal covering. Goals of reconstruction include restoration of a functional nasal airway and redefinition of the contours of th...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Bhrany AD

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents strategies for advertising the medical practice. The emphasis is on breaking out of the old rules of how one should advertise and delves into asking questions that lead to a true strategy unique to one's medical practice and offerings. The article discusses the myriad ways to think about and crea...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Maley C

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of the brow as an integral contributor to periocular appearance improves and prolongs results from facial rejuvenation surgery. The approach to the brow and forehead in periocular rejuvenation must be chosen on an individual basis. The approaches discussed require in-depth knowledge of complex forehead and...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Hetzler L,Sykes J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial analysis is an integral part of the surgical planning process. Clinical photography has long been an invaluable tool in the surgeon's practice not only for accurate facial analysis but also for enhancing communication between the patient and surgeon, for evaluating postoperative results, for medicolegal documen...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Pham AM,Tollefson TT

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population of the United States is becoming increasingly more diverse as there is an ever expanding influx of various ethnic groups and races that comprise the general population. As a result, the singular concept of Nordic beauty that dominated the United States media throughout the middle of the twentieth centur...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Zimm AJ,Binder WJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are in the midst of truly changing times, as patients of African descent actively embrace facial cosmetic surgery. Gaining surgical consistency in patients of African descent has proven to be elusive and unpredictable for many rhinoplasty surgeons. Surgical success relies on the surgeon's ability precisely to ident...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Harris MO

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cosmetic rejuvenation of the lower face can be accomplished effectively with facelift surgery; however, aesthetic outcomes are significantly improved when surgical traction combined with midface volume restoration is achieved and perpetuated. Incorporating the current understanding of the evolving process of facial ma...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Bassichis BA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of the eyelids is highly complex because of their function and critical role in appearance. Optimal restoration of their form and function depends on a firm understanding of normal eyelid position, the structural support system of the eyelids, and the forces that act to keep the eyelids in precise balan...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Suryadevara AC,Moe KS

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin cancer arising in the head and neck is a common occurrence. Although the vast majority of these cancers can be treated with simple excision and local reconstruction there is a subset of patients who have massive tumors that require composite tissue resection. These patients are best reconstructed with free tissue...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Wax MK

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suture modification techniques have long served as reliable methods to surgically improve nasal tip contour by allowing control of width, projection, and rotation during rhinoplasty. Tip abnormalities characterized by a wide or broad shape are particularly amenable to such techniques. In the senior author's hands (SWP...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Perkins S,Patel A

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age is the most significant factor contributing to the overall change in the appearance of an individual's facial features over time. The purpose of any cosmetic procedure is to reverse the aging process that has occurred in an individual. During the last 5 years, volume restoration through lipotransfer combined with ...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： DeFatta RJ,Williams EF 3rd

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article from 2005 describes indications for the use of implants in the treatment of the two most common implants in the treatment of a deficient or atrophic face - midface and chin implants - from the perspective of an oral maxillofacial surgeon. ...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Chisholm BB

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of male hair loss as a personal and social marker of aging is tremendous and its persistence as a human concern throughout recorded history places it in the forefront of male concern about the physical signs of aging. Restoration of the frontal hairline has the visual effect of re-establishing facial symmet...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Rawnsley JD

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "difficult patient" in today's environment can be better understood when one looks at some of the changes that have occurred in the medical field during the past 60 years or so. By refocusing on the values of the past that fostered a good doctor-patient relationship, and emphasizing them today, the current problem...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Smith HW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is the general term for a group of specific procedures that are used in an attempt to alter the perceived gender of an individual's face. These procedures include many commonly offered by facial plastic surgeons, such as rhytidectomy, brow lift, cheek implantation, and lip augmentatio...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Spiegel JH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male patients are demanding alloplastic facial augmentation with a frequency that is increasing annually. Traditional methods of using small central chin implants and oval malar implants have proven inadequate. A new generation of malar shell and premandible implants has been designed; they produce dramatic and effect...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Terino EO,Edwards MC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The perioral region has certain anatomic characteristics that make it unique and responsive to different types of rejuvenation treatments, including surgery, soft tissue fillers, laser, and chemical peeling. An understanding of the structural anatomy, relationships to other facial units, attractiveness, and analysis o...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Perkins SW,Sandel HD 4th

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, the aging process of the face is a process of atrophy, most noticeable in the perioral region. This article discusses rejuvenation of the perioral region, including fillers, surgery, and facial resurfacing, as correction for this process. Detailed techniques for each of the approaches are outlined. Composi...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Ali MJ,Ende K,Maas CS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous procedures to eliminate medial epicanthal folds have been described. Despite an abundance of available procedures, most surgeons are reluctant to perform medial epicanthoplasty for Asian eyelid cosmetic surgery because of frequent development of unsightly scars. The Park Z-epicanthoplasty differs from the pre...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Park JI,Park MS

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many physicians, photodynamic therapy has become a routine part of using lasers and light sources to improve the outcomes of photorejuvenation therapies. Aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) was first used in the treatment of actinic keratoses in the United States. It quickly became evident that PDT ...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Gold MH

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of commercially available injectable soft tissue fillers has increased dramatically worldwide over the past decade. In the United States, a variety of temporary non-collagen-based fillers have been approved. However, no permanent soft tissue injectable fillers are currently approved by the US Food and Drug ...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Ellis DA,Segall L

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum toxin A treatment continues to increase in popularity and number. Many more patients are undergoing cosmetic Botox procedures and many, diverse practitioners are providing them. The best results are obtained from a careful history and physical examination of the patient combined with a detailed understanding...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Petrus GM,Lewis D,Maas CS

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As contemporary antiviral therapy provides patients who have HIV effective long-term management of their disease, the prevalence of facial HIV-associated lipoatrophy is increasing. Sculptra (Dermik Laboratories, Berwyn, Pennsylvania) (injectable poly-L-lactic acid) is US Food and Drug Administration approved for the t...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Keni SP,Sidle DM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An otherwise attractive nose can be diminished aesthetically if the relationship of the nostril border and ala to the columella is not refined and proportional. Compared with other aspects of rhinoplasty, there has been little attention devoted to the proper diagnosis and treatment of alar columellar disproportion. Th...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Kridel RW,Chiu RJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the case of a 45-year-old female who had undergone previous rhinoplasty in which there had been overaggressive resection of the nasal skeletal architecture. A revision rhinoplasty was preformed using available autogenous septal cartilage and various porous high-density polyethylene implants. One y...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Romo T 3rd,Kwak ES

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autologous costal cartilage has been the material of choice for framework in auricular reconstruction. However, the advent of porous high-density polyethylene (Medpor) has provided an effective alternative in microtia repair. A ready-to-use allopastic material, Medpor has distinguished itself from other implants via i...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Romo T 3rd,Presti PM,Yalamanchili HR

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontal sinus fractures account for 5% to 15% of all maxillofacial injuries. Historically, a large percentage of these injuries were treated aggressively because of the long term risk of mucocele formation. This required a coronal incision with the associated surgical sequelae including a large scar, alopecia, and par...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Strong EB,Kellman RM

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cosmetic surgeon must be familiar with the evaluation and management of the ptotic eyelid. A small amount of unrecognized preoperative eyelid ptosis can seem obtrusive if it is unmasked after blepharoplasty. As such, ptosis repair is an important adjunctive procedure in cosmetic eyelid surgery. This article descri...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Massry GG

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Middle-aged men represent an emerging group expressing an interest in facial rejuvenation procedures. One must understand the complex differences in motivation, psychosocial factors, and aspects associated with anatomy and facial aging that are unique to men. To maximize postoperative results and increase patient sati...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Brissett AE,Hilger PA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the clinical characteristics, histology, biologic behavior, and recommended treatment for several benign and malignant lesions that may arise on the head and neck. Nevus sebaceus and congenital melanocytic nevus are two benign lesions that can present at a size of several centimeters. Surgical exc...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Padgett JK

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classic techniques of scar revision in general are ablative and remain the gold standard, although newer nonablative laser therapies, such as the frequency-doubled neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser, can help. Ablative therapies and techniques are examined. ...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Westine JG,Lopez MA,Thomas JR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thorough understanding of the anatomy of the nose is paramount in rhinoplasty. Correction of deformities of the nasal vault presents a challenge to the facial plastic surgeon. Suboptimal aesthetic results may occur when either inadequate or excessive mobilization of the nasal bony-cartilaginous framework is performe...

journal_title：Facial plastic surgery clinics of North America

authors： Most SP,Murakami CS

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00