Patients seeking facial rejuvenation surgery are frequently apprehensive about their postoperative appearance. They express concern about looking too different, not themselves, or being recognized for having had “something done.” Invariably…
Over the last decade, lower transconjunctival blepharoplasty has become the method of choice used by facial plastic surgeons for the treatment of lower eyelid herniated fat owing to the reduced…
The lip is an important functional and esthetic facial feature used for relatively simple tasks, such as retaining oral contents, as well as for complex functions, such as smiling, kissing,…
When the periorbital region is injured with significant force, the bony orbital vault may be fractured. These fractures often involve the medial wall and floor of the orbit, resulting in…
The nose is the most prominent feature of the human face. The importance of the nose to facial harmony has been well recognized throughout history. Nasal mutilation as a form…
For decades, the only available “off-the-shelf” injectable fillers available were Zyplast and Zyderm. Their impact on the upper face was relatively limited, primarily to the glabellar region. The thin-skinned regions…
Management of facial trauma always has been a balancing act between achieving accurate fracture reduction and stabilization, while causing as little morbidity as possible. Until roughly the 1930s, management of…
The social implications of auricular deformities for the developing child are well documented. Apart from being aesthetically displeasing, protruding ears, or prominauris , are a frequent source of ridicule by…
As is true in other surgical fields, there has been a trend in facial plastic surgery toward less invasive techniques . Botulinum toxin is one agent that has afforded many…
The upper one third of the face is the first area in which the earliest signs of aging become apparent. It is the most expressive portion of the face inasmuch…
