introduction: tuberculous otitis media (tom) is an uncommon, insidious, and frequently misdiagnosed form of tuberculosis (tb). in particular, tom is usually secondary to direct transmission from adjacent organs, while the primary form has been rarely reported. the main aim of treatment is to start the patient on an antitubercular regime and early surgical intervention to decompress the facial n...

objective: the purpose of this study was to compare the use of cross-sectional imaging techniques verses surgery in locating parotid masses. material and methods: our study was performed on patients assumed to have parotid masses from dec 2010 to dec 2011. before surgery, imaging studies (computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) of parotid were done. after surgery, we compared the su...

introduction: the main purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of ophthalmic injuries associated with mid-facial fractures in patients admitted to shahid beheshti university hospital in babol, iran, from 2002 to 2012. materials and methods: a cross-sectional, retrospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of ophthalmic injuries associated with mid-facial fractures i...

introduction: according to the high incidence of bell's palsy (ifp) and lack of clinical data regarding different aspects of disease, the present study investigated 121 iranian patients with peripheral facial paralysis referred to the emergency department. methods: in this retrospective study, all patients with peripheral facial paralysis, referred to the emergency department of poursina hospit...

background : major injuries and death in accidents have roots in drowsiness. sleepiness is a main result of insufficient sleep. it is vital to explore drowsiness and its level. there are various sorts of methods in the forms of subjective and objective approaches. the goal of this study was to detect the association of subjective and interpretive drowsiness with facial dynamic changes. methods:...

This paper presents a new modified technique for ear and eyebrow reconstruction which was used to reconstruct facial injuries caused by burns, excision of malignant tumors, depressed traumatic scars and a low hairline defect around the auricular region.' Other facial reconstructions carried out by this procedure were also highly successful and without complications.

Permanent facial paralysis is a catastrophic event for involved patients. In long lasting paralysis with severe facial muscles atrophy, masseter muscle transfer is a very good choice. But its greatest problem is postoperative elongation of flap and gradual diminishing of early results and loss of symmetry. This article advocate a new modification for resolving this problem with concomitant el...