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[BACKGROUND] Double eyelid blepharoplasty, a procedure to create a supratarsal fold in the upper eyelid, is among the most frequently performed aesthetic surgeries in East Asian populations. The buried suture technique is often preferred du…

[OBJECTIVE] Three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging technology has become a valuable method for quantifying the area and volume of periocular structures. This study aimed to assess upper eyelid volume changes in East Asian patients before an…

[BACKGROUND] Facial asymmetry is often overlooked in evaluations of nasal function and aesthetics, despite its potential impact on assessments in facial plastic surgery. [OBJECTIVE] This study aims to utilize AI tools to identify facial as…

Five-toe traumatic amputation was successfully managed with synchronous retrograde replantation. Meticulous vascular anastomosis achieved immediate revascularization. All replanted toes survived completely, with excellent functional and cos…

[BACKGROUND] Dorsal preservation rhinoplasty (DPR) and conventional hump resection techniques (CHR) are two distinct methods for nasal hump reduction, affecting dorsal aesthetic lines (DALs) and midvault stability differently. There is limi…

[BACKGROUND] Cosmetic surgery is becoming increasingly popular, but not all patients are suitable candidates. A thorough preoperative assessment and careful patient selection are essential for achieving successful outcomes. Given the challe…

[BACKGROUND] This study aims to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a three mini-incision upper blepharoplasty combined with simultaneous orbital fat pad repositioning for correcting primary multiple upper eyelid folds in East Asians. […

[BACKGROUND] Narrowing of the distance between the eyes and eyebrows is commonly observed after subbrow blepharoplasty. The purpose of this study was to quantify the changes in brow-lid distance after subbrow blepharoplasty in Asian women. …

[PURPOSE] To investigate the clinical effect of repairing small dorsal digit compound tissue defects using a free palmaris longus tendocutaneous flap nourished by venous blood. [METHODS] In a retrospective analysis of patients treated betw…

Botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) has emerged as a treatment option for temporomandibular disorder (TMD). By injecting BoNT-A into the masseter muscle, it is possible to reduce mechanical loading on the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). However, nume…

[BACKGROUND] Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus. It is often debilitating and refractory to pharmaceutical therapies. Our goal was to systematically review and evaluate the strength of e…

[AIM] The aim of this study is to conduct a quantitative analysis on alar mobility of HAN females and provided referenced materials for alar dynamic aesthetic. [METHODS] One hundred and fifty healthy HAN females without rhinoplasty, nasal …

[BACKGROUND] The blood supply to the skull base is important to surgeons and those performing interventional and diagnostic procedures in this region. However, 1 vessel with a vast distribution in this area, the dorsal meningeal artery (DMA…

[BACKGROUND] An increasing number of transgender females are suffering from a critical gender dysphoria, which often presents as depression and self-destructive behavior. Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is an effective method to alleviate…

[BACKGROUND] Improving the survival rate of fat grafts is yet a difficult problem in the field of autologous fat transplantation. Prevailing methods such as making nanofat and SVF are time-consuming. Hence, the role of additives application…

[PURPOSE] Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) has been proposed as a treatment for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the effect and safety of BTX-A for treating DPN pain. [MET…

The endothelial dysfunction induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, which can lead to oxidative stress and inflammation. The role of autophagy in the process of at…

Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressing soft tissue infection with a mortality rate as high as 30% to 50%. However, the incidence rate of NF after liposuction is extremely low. In the current case report, we describe a woman wit…

[BACKGROUND] There is an anecdotal belief among some surgeons performing Asian eyelid surgery that double eyelid surgery itself decreases eyebrow position. However, the exact amount of descent and the specific changes in the proportion of f…

Currently, due to the lack of long-term postoperative follow-up outcomes of the congenital divided eyelid nevus, we described our surgical approaches and presented the functional and cosmetic results of 13 patients with an average of 5-year…

Augmentation rhinoplasty is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures performed in Asia. Most Asian patients desire not only a natural-looking nose but also a nose with natural feel. Achieving such rhinoplasty outcomes with grafts h…

Accelerated forgetting has been identified as a feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the therapeutic efficacy of the manipulation of biological mechanisms of forgetting has not been assessed in AD animal models. Ras-related C3 botulinum…

The ability of tumor cells to migrate is biologically fundamental for tumorigenesis, growth, metastasis and invasion. The present study examined the role of Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate (RAC1) and vasodilator-stimulated phosphop…

Atherosclerosis (AS) is a common chronic vascular disease and epidemiological evidence demonstrates that infection is closely associated with the occurrence of AS, including infection by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and . The aim of the pre…

Human eyelid adipose-derived stem cells (HEASCs) are a new source of autologous mesenchymal stem cells, which are derived from neuroectoderm and potentially applied in the tissue regeneration and cell therapies. Based on the prevalence of b…

[UNLABELLED] Orbital hypertelorism is a common congenital craniofacial anomaly in Asians. As Tessier pointed out, the correction of hypertelorism is effectively the correction of the nasal deformity, which is characterized by a broad, flat …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of highly inheritable mental disorders associated with synaptic dysfunction, but the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain to be clarified. Here we report that autism in Chinese Han…

We report a case of a lower lid ectropion with ectodermal dysplasia and ectropion blepharoplasty surgery experience. A 14-year-old Han nationality male patient with typical characteristics of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia presented to o…

Augmentation rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries in Asia, and both dorsal augmentation and mobile nose modifications are emphasized for the characters of the Asian nose and for Asians who are fond of the Western nasal …