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Innovation in healthcare has led to the development of numerous implantable medical devices (IMDs). However, advances in our knowledge of breast implant-associated malignancies have raised questions about the prevalence, etiology, and manag…

[BACKGROUND] Rhinoplasty is a common facial plastic surgery procedure for both functional and aesthetic indications. The use of 3-dimensional (3D) models has been reported as a potential method for providing hands-on training for learning r…

The quest to achieve younger and media-driven facial aesthetics has resulted in an exponential increase in the use of facial fillers. Inevitably, this has meant that it is now commonplace for facial plastic surgeons to have patients with fi…

[BACKGROUND] Patients seeking rhino(septo)plasty need to be adequately informed by their surgeon or surgical team members about the procedure, the expected outcomes, complication risks and post-operative care, and the available alternatives…

This study aims to provide an overview of how rhinoplasty surgeons manage patients with previous nonsurgical rhinoplasty and facial fillers. A multicenter international cross-sectional study was conducted in accordance with strengthening th…

[AIMS AND BACKGROUND] The soft tissue envelope is inherently disrupted during rhinoplasty, especially in the open approach and during tip plasty. To avoid adverse outcomes such as pollybeak deformity and nasal valve collapse, these soft tis…

[AIM AND BACKGROUND] The increasing use of filler rhinoplasty has led to more patients presenting with complications such as fibrosis, granuloma formation, skin irregularities, and filler migration, including the characteristic "Avatar nose…

The role of septorhinoplasty for adequate correction of deviated nose is well documented, but the rationales and patterns for recurrences after proper rhinoplasty remain unclear. There has also been little attention given to the influence o…

The use of doxycycline as a sclerosing agent is well-established. Given the clinical efficacy of doxycycline sclerosant therapy, we embarked upon a study to evaluate the efficacy of small-volume liquified doxycycline particularly in thick s…

This study aims to explain our experience with dorsal preservation osteotomies, focusing on transverse, lateral, and dorsal aesthetic lines (DAL) osteotomies. We describe the utilization of a variety of surgical instruments, including osteo…

Rhinoplasty is one of the most requested aesthetic procedures performed by plastic surgeons world-wide and nonsurgical rhinoplasty is becoming the gold standard in aesthetic nasal treatment. Follow-up clinical examinations were performed on…

The correction and management of the nasal hump has been a classic problem in rhinoplasty since the beginning of the aesthetic purpose of this surgery. For many years, the resective technique described by Joseph has been the battle horse to…

Management of the skin-soft tissue envelope (SSTE) in rhinoplasty is challenging and critical for the overall outcome. The preoperative identification of patients with thick or thin skin and with preexisting skin conditions may contribute s…

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in widespread disruption to routine surgical services across the globe. As the peak of the initial pandemic passes, surgeons will increasingly resume elective work to address the backlog. Whi…

[PURPOSE] The aim of this national survey is to assess the current practice of functional septorhinoplasty (SRP) surgery in the UK and better inform future practice. [METHODS] An ENT-UK approved questionnaire was sent out to all 135 consul…

[OBJECTIVE] To systematically review the literature on the modified facelift incision for parotidectomy and to identify the scope and safety of this approach, along with cosmetic outcomes. Where available, a direct comparison was made with …