IMPORTANCE Conventional plating systems use titanium plates for fixation of fractures, with benefits of strength and biocompatibility. However, titanium plates require that screws be placed at a 90° angle to the pilot holes. In the midface, this becomes extremely difficult. Today, a variety of craniomaxillofacial osteosynthesis systems are available, including resorbable plating systems. Specif...

Apert syndrome is a type of acrocephalosyndactilia that consists of craniofacial synostosis, midface hypoplasia and syndactyly, with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. During anesthesia, difficult intubation and ventilation may be observed because of abnormal airways. In one of our patients, visceral anomalies, such as esophageal stricture and post-strictural dilatation, may cause respi...

The midface of youth is a full, vertically well-supported structure. Aging brings deflation of the midface associated with vertical descent. Reversal of this volume loss with fat grafting or other fillers has become a major recognized goal of aesthetic surgeons today. Fat grafting in reconstructive surgery is not a new concept. Excellent results may be achieved in most reconstructive and cosmet...

Abstract Background In the evaluation of facial aging, midface certainly represents part that undergoes most modifications and in which aging process is evident. The filling redefinition this are fundamental to modify perception age face create a global rejuvenation effect. general, high G’ fillers with deep implant used treat midface, taking advantage lifting capacity persistence place. Method...

Standard face-lift techniques are excellent for the treatment of the jawline and neck. Treatment of the area between the lower eyelid and the corner of the mouth required the development of techniques in the intermediate lamella of the face. Alternative techniques of subperiosteal dissection by means of lower eyelid incisions were described with good aesthetic results but at the expense of incr...

Leiomyosarcoma is a malignant smooth-muscle tumour that is exceedingly rare in the head and neck region. Presenting signs and symptoms of leiomyosarcoma in the orofacial region are generally nonspecific. The tumour is commonly encountered as a slow growing, discreet firm, and non-ulcerated painless mass. We presented a case of massive leiomyosarcoma of the midface which might be the first leiom...

In the last few years, surgery of the ageing face seems to have shifted from tissue uplifting and tightening to mere filling. We do not agree with this trend. We are positive that ageing brings about 2 basic phenomena: on one hand bone and fat volume reduction, whilst on the other a deterioration of the skin lining (elastosis) leading to an increase in its compliance and extension. We therefore...

DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old man came in our clinic with a giant basal cell tumor, which had appeared 6 years ago. The computed tomographic scan showed no infiltration of the underlying bone; no intracranial tumoral extensions. The excisional defect was covered by a frontal flap and a cheek advancement flap.