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Aesthetic Brow and Forehead
Brow lift (forehead lift) is a surgical procedure to elevate ptotic brows, smooth forehead rhytids, and reduce glabellar frown lines Brow ptosis: descent of the brow below the s…
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Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Board-review topics in Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
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Aesthetic Facial Analysis
Aesthetic facial analysis is the systematic evaluation of facial proportions, relationships, and landmarks to guide cosmetic and reconstructive surgical planning Provides a stan…
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Blepharoplasty
Blepharoplasty is the surgical rejuvenation of the upper and/or lower eyelids by removing or repositioning excess skin, muscle, and orbital fat One of the most commonly performe…
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Facial Trauma
Facial trauma encompasses injuries to the soft tissues and bony skeleton of the face, including the frontal, zygomatic, orbital, nasal, maxillary, and mandibular regions.
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Full Thickness Lip Reconstruction
Full thickness lip reconstruction addresses defects that involve all three lip layers: skin (cutaneous), muscle (orbicularis oris), and mucosa (vermilion/oral mucosa) Most commo…
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Hair Restoration
Hair restoration encompasses surgical and non-surgical methods to treat androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and other forms of hair loss AGA is the most common cause of hair loss; affec…
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Management of Aging Skin
Skin aging encompasses intrinsic (chronologic) and extrinsic (environmental) processes that alter the structure and function of the skin Photoaging from UV radiation is the domi…
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Maxillofacial Trauma
Maxillofacial trauma encompasses fractures of the facial skeleton including mandible, midface (zygomaticomaxillary complex, orbital floor/walls, naso-orbito-ethmoid), and upper …
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Mentoplasty
Mentoplasty (genioplasty) refers to surgical modification of the chin for aesthetic or functional purposes Encompasses alloplastic chin augmentation (implants), sliding geniopla…
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Nasal Fractures
Nasal fractures are the most common facial fracture, accounting for approximately 40% of all facial fractures Incidence is roughly 53 per 100,000 population per year; male-to-fe…
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Nasal Reconstruction
Nasal reconstruction is the restoration of nasal form and function following tissue loss from tumor resection, trauma, or congenital deformity The nose is a complex three-dimens…
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Otoplasty
Otoplasty is the surgical correction of congenital or acquired deformities of the external ear (auricle/pinna) The most common indication is prominent ear (protruding ear), defi…
Recognition and Treatment of Skin Lesions
The otolaryngologist is frequently called upon to diagnose and manage cutaneous lesions of the head and neck, encompassing a spectrum from benign epidermal growths to aggressive…
Reconstruction of Facial Defects
Reconstruction of facial defects encompasses the surgical repair of cutaneous and composite tissue losses of the face, primarily from ablation of cutaneous malignancies but also…
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Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is surgical modification of the nasal framework to improve form and/or function Most commonly performed facial plastic surgery procedure Addresses aesthetic concerns…
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Rhytidectomy and Facial Liposuction
Rhytidectomy (facelift) is the surgical rejuvenation of the lower face and neck by repositioning ptotic soft tissues and removing skin excess It addresses jowling, cervical laxi…
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Scar Revision, Keloids, and Camouflage
Scar revision encompasses surgical and nonsurgical techniques to improve the appearance of scars that are aesthetically unfavorable — wide, perpendicular to relaxed skin tension…