Eyelid Anatomy
Upper Eyelid of Asians Without Crease Approximately half of all Asians have some form of an upper eyelid crease; thus, there are about 50% of Asians who do not have…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Endoscopic-assisted Eyebrow Surgery
The upper lid and the eyebrow behave as a unit and are interdependent. Commonly, eyebrow procedures are needed for stabilization before performing the upper lid blepharoplasty. Because of this sequence,…
Examination and Interactions with Aesthetic Patients
Dr Chen’s viewpoint Cosmetic blepharoplasty is one of the most popular forms of aesthetic surgery of the face. The surgical outcome is intimately related to the interaction of the upper…
Preoperative Preparation, Anesthesia, and Postoperative Considerations
Dr Chen’s Preoperative Regimen For cosmetic blepharoplasty, Dr Chen routinely prescribes 10mg of Valium plus one tablet of Vicodin at 60–90 minutes prior to the procedure. This allows a good…
Robot-based otological surgery
About the contributors • Contributors to the work performed by the Parisian team: Yann Nguyen 1,2 , Mathieu Miroir 1 , Guillaume Kazmitcheff 1 , Evelyne Ferrary 1,2 , Daniele…
Robot-assisted endo- and transnasal surgery
Contents The challenge of endo- and transnasal surgery 158 What to expect from a robotized manipulator in endonasal surgery 158 Endoscope fulcrum points and reaction forces/torques 162 Summary of experimental…
Alternative solutions for transoral robotic surgery (TORS)
Contents Micro-technologies and systems for robot-assisted laser phonomicrosurgery (μRALP): a new microrobot prototype driven by an endoscope for laser treatment of pathologies of the vocal folds 142 The Flex® Robotic System…
Surgical navigation in ENT
Contents Evidence of benefit of surgical navigation in ENT 20 General rules for using navigation systems 20 Imaging protocols 21 Navigation for sinus and anterior skull base surgery 21 Navigation…
Fundamentals of surgical robotics
Contents Degrees of freedom of a manipulator 38 Kind of joints possibly involved in a manipulator 38 Kinematic structures 38 Robot actuators 43 Speed-to-torque converters 46 Motors encoders and brakes…
Robot-assisted suturing and microsurgery
Contents The Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR): the role of intelligence and autonomy in surgical robotics 214 Robot-assisted microsurgery: the next step in reconstructive surgery 215 The Smart Tissue Autonomous…
