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Complex Salvage Lower Lip Reconstruction Using Gracilis Free Flap.
[BACKGROUND] The gracilis muscle microneurovascular free tissue transfer is a workhorse in dynamic facial reanimation. For patients with prior free flap reconstruction for large lower lip defects and in cases where local or regional tissue …
- Novel Application of a Chimeric Upper Gracilis Free Flap for Facial Reanimation with Reconstruction.
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The Acoustic Neuroma-7 Score: An Externally Validated Tool Predicting Facial Nerve Outcome After Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery.
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] Externally validated scoring systems for facial nerve injury after vestibular schwannoma (VS) resection are lacking. We aimed to derive and externally validate a scoring system predictive of poor long-term facial…
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Predictors of Free Flap Volume Loss in Nonosseous Reconstruction of Head and Neck Oncologic Defects.
[OBJECTIVES] Free tissue reconstruction of the head and neck must be initially overcorrected due to expected postoperative free flap volume loss, which can be accelerated by adjuvant radiation therapy. In this study, we aim to identify pati…
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Rhinoplasty Considerations in the Ethnic Patient Using a Case-Based Approach: The Patient of African Descent.
In this article 2 rhinoplasty cases involving patients of African descent are presented. One of these highlights the correction of a dorsal contour irregularity and an amorphous and ptotic tip with a widened alar base, addressed through an …
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Assessment of Casual Observers' Willingness to Pay for Increased Attractiveness Through Rhinoplasty.
[IMPORTANCE] Contingent valuation, or willingness to pay, is an established economic concept that has been applied in other areas of medicine and may be useful for understanding the economic forces that determine the cost of cosmetic proced…
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Facial Plastic Surgery Controversies: Keloids.
There are more than 11 million people in the world affected with keloids. Nevertheless, there is a lack of agreement in keloid management. Moreover, keloid research has left gaps in the understanding of its pathogenesis. Six questions are a…
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Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Surgeon Diagnostic Accuracy in Facial Plastic and Oculoplastic Surgery Clinics.
[IMPORTANCE] Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a relative contraindication for facial plastic surgery, but formal screening is not common in practice. The prevalence of BDD in patients seeking facial plastic surgery is not well documented. …