Highlights of archives of facial plastic surgery.

The future of e-facial plastic surgery.

I N AN EDITORIAL, the editor of the ARCHIVES, Wayne F. Larrabee, Jr, MD, challenged physician scientists to describe their view of the future of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in the next millennium. In addition to the opportunities in biomaterials, wound healing, and genetic engineering that he mentioned, I predict that advances in telecommunications and information technology and t...

The International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies.

Rhinobase: a comprehensive database, facial analysis, and picture-archiving software for rhinoplasty.

Correspondence: Dr Hamilton, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242 ([email protected]). Financial Disclosure: None reported. Additional Contributions: Norman Koren, MA, of Imatest provided his insights on camera testing and image analysis, and...

Perceptions of aesthetic and reconstructive facial surgery among medical students.

M any different physicians perform cosmetic and reconstructive surgical procedures of the face. Limited studies have suggested that medical students are most likely to choose a plastic surgeon or an oral and maxillofacial surgeon for various facial procedures. To our knowledge, these limited studies have not involved more than several hundred medical students in limited geographic areas. Owing ...

Hand-washing practices of facial plastic surgeons.

OBJECTIVES (1) To define and characterize knowledge of effective hand hygiene and its scientific basis among practicing facial plastic surgeons; (2) to review the existing literature of, basis for, and guidelines on hand washing in clinical practice; and (3) to motivate and facilitate optimum hand hygiene among facial plastic surgeons. METHODS National Web-based physician survey and literatur...