Eppley BL

After studying this article, the reader should be able to understand how various implants, osteotomies, and reductive tissue techniques affect the aesthetic outcomes of chin reshaping surgery. The roles of standard versus custom chin implan…

[BACKGROUND] The safest pocket location for gluteal augmentation surgery using implants still is unknown. This study conducted a systematic review to derive evidence-based recommendations concerning the safest type of pocket location (sub-m…

[BACKGROUND] Body-contouring implants are becoming increasingly popular and more accepted and requested for aesthetic purposes. These implants must be placed in a safe and reproducible plane of anatomic dissection for a successful long-term…

Improvements in surgical technique and an ever improving understanding of the embryologic and cellular origin of many congenital anomalies marks the gains made during the last decade in pediatric plastic surgery. This contemporary review hi…

[PURPOSE] This study evaluated the capability and effectiveness of resorbable bone fixation devices in genioplasty surgery. [MATERIALS AND METHODS] Twenty patients underwent different genial movements that were stabilized with either 2.5-m…

After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Define an alloplastic material and know the differences between an alloplast and other types of implants available for surgical use. 2. Determine the biologic response to al…

Pediatric plastic surgery has seen widespread advances during the past decade. These have been primarily in the biologic understanding of certain disease processes as well as in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies. These advances have c…

Forty-three patients at two different international sites underwent onlay facial augmentation of the malar, paranasal, and chin regions using 61 HTR polymer preformed implants. All implants were placed intraorally and rigidly fixed with a t…

Based on previous experimental connective tissue work in cutaneous wound healing, cell culture, and fat transplantation, the use of positively charged dextran beads for subcutaneous and dermal augmentation was evaluated. When combined with …

Based on previous experimental connective tissue work, the use of a positively charged dextran-based biomaterial in subcutaneous tissue sites was evaluated. After hydration with saline, the biomaterial was injected beneath the abdominal ski…

Surgical techniques for the correction of commonly seen secondary cleft deformities of the lip and nose are reviewed. These techniques include revision of the vermilion, vermilion--cutaneous junction, philtrum, nasal base, and nasal tip. Ti…

The use of a new miniaturized bone fixation system (microfixation) in adult maxillofacial surgery is described. Although this fixation system was not specifically developed for the mature facial skeleton, its application to a variety of max…

A modified technique for the surgical correction of trigonocephaly is presented. The technical modifications are designed both to increase the stability of fixation of the supraorbital bar and lateral canthal advancements and to increase in…

An alternative method of draping of the ears is presented in which a mesh gauze dressing is used as an adjunctive method for restraining hair from the surgical field. Its use is rapid and permits exposure and visibility of the ears bilatera…