Ousterhout DK

Alloplastic materials have become an essential part of reconstructing the craniofacial skeleton. This article reviews several of the more commonly used implant materials and summarizes their mechanical properties and use in reconstructive s…

Mental nerve injuries have been inculcated in sliding genioplasty. An anatomical study was completed (and published) that demonstrated a surgical approach that would, it was hoped, prevent such nerve injuries. A prospective clinical study t…

With advances in polymer chemistry, polymeric implants are becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to autogenous bone. Although polymeric implants were traditionally used to bridge bony defects and modify the overlying soft tissue e…

The anterior course of the inferior alveolar neurovascular canal was determined in 52 hemimandibles using high-resolution radiographs. Significant variability was found in its course. It was noted that if the osteotomies for sliding geniopl…

The mandibular angle is receiving more attention as now every area of the craniofacial skeleton is a candidate for aesthetic modification. Both reduction and augmentation of this posterior area of the mandible are addressed. Surgical techni…

Although combined suction-assisted lipectomy (SAL) and surgical abdominoplasties have been described, the surgical excisions have in general been small and limited to the lower portion of the lower abdomen (i.e., just above the pubis). For …

Forehead augmentation occasionally is necessary for obtaining a desirable upper facial contour. The final contour must be sexually appropriate and must project beyond the cornea of the eyes an amount that makes the contour aesthetically ple…

A consecutive series of 21 patients with craniosynostosis syndromes (9 Crouzon's, 6 Pfeiffer's, 6 Apert's) was evaluated for reconstructive postoperative aesthetic improvement resulting from craniofacial surgery (Le Fort III, sliding geniop…

The surgical treatment of the mandibular and maxillary deformities in patients with hemifacial microsomia requires some form of mandibular lengthening. This is usually either via ramus interpositional bone grafting or end-on bone grafting. …

Autogeneic split or free skull bone grafts harvested at the time of operation were used to repair large or complex skull defects in 19 children; in 2 children, autogeneic fresh rib grafts were also used. Follow-up examinations for periods o…

Anthropologists have identified those characteristics which enable them to differentiate the male from the female skull. Some women have masculine skeletal characteristics which, if changed, would improve their facial appearance. Changing t…

Three normal children who suffered midfacial trauma and developed midfacial retrusion that would require Le Fort III advancements for correction of the deformity are described. The common denominator in these three cases seems to be an inju…

While autogenous bone is the preferred building material for skull and facial bone reconstruction, it has definite disadvantages that make the continued use of alloplastic materials inviting. Studies in the past few years have generated con…

The location of the umbilicus was measured in 100 randomly selected non-obese subjects. It was found that a line drawn from the highest level of the crest of one ilium to the same point on the other side will transect the umbilicus in 96 pe…