Management of facial fractures.

Are prophylactic antibiotics useful in the management of facial fractures?

BACKGROUND Surgeons operating in the head and neck commonly treat facial fractures; however, the role of prophylactic antibiotics remains controversial. Facial fractures vary in location and severity and can span the range of wound classifications including clean, clean contaminated, contaminated, and dirty/infected. It is clear that actively infected facial fractures should be treated with the...

Surgical management of facial paralysis resulting from temporal bone fractures.

CONCLUSION To achieve good facial reanimation in cases with facial paralysis resulting from temporal bone fractures, the ideal timing for surgical intervention is at least within 1 month of injury and an appropriate surgical approach should be selected depending on the site of facial nerve injury. OBJECTIVE This paper aimed to address the ideal time for surgical intervention and the appropria...

Management of Facial Telangiectasias with Hand Cautery

BACKGROUND Facial telangiectasias are superficial cutaneous vessels that can result in noticeable aesthetical imperfections. This study presents a technique for the removal of facial telangiectasias using hand cautery. METHODS Twenty-five patients with facial telangiectasias were treated using hand cautery (Medicell Inc, Athens, Greece) during 2009-2013. Photo documentation was performed fo...

Computed Tomography of Facial Fractures

Facial skeletal fractures are common, and severe cases usually result from motor vehicle accidents, interpersonal violence, sports, or accidental falls. Precise visualization of the location, magnitude, and extent of fractures provides clinicians with a clearer picture of likely complications and associated soft-tissue or sensory system damage, as well as details needed to plan surgical interve...

Fractures of the facial skeleton