Introdouction: The incidence and etiology of maxillofacial fractures are influenced by social, cultural, and environmental factors. Understanding the cause, severity, and temporal distribution of maxillofacial trauma provides an insight into the behavioral patterns of people from different countries and can also assist in establishing clinical and research priorities for effective treatment and...

A variety of imaging techniques are available for imaging the midface and orbits. This review article describes the different imaging techniques based on the recent literature and discusses their impact on clinical routine imaging. Imaging protocols are presented for different diseases and the different imaging modalities.

Two sibs, diagnosed prenatally, had holoprosencephaly, midface hypoplasia, and normal chromosomes. The first fetus also had polydactyly. This sibship may represent an example of autosomal recessive pseudotrisomy 13.

Other names: Schinzel-Giedion syndrome. Note: The use of the long form of the name, SchinzelGiedion midface retraction syndrome, is preferred to prevent confusion with Schinzel ulnar-mammary syndrome, a completely unrelated and clinically nonoverlapping condition also described by Dr Schinzel. Inheritance: Schinzel-Giedion midface retraction syndrome is presumed to be inherited as autosomal rec...

PURPOSE To compare functional and surgical outcomes of a subperiosteal midface lift with and without the placement of a hard palate mucosal graft (HPMG) in patients with lower eyelid retraction. DESIGN Retrospective, comparative, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-four patients with lower eyelid retractions who underwent surgery at the Jules Stein Eye Institute in a 5-year peri...