INTRODUCTION: A large animal model for composite face transplantation is necessary to better understand the immunologic processes and nerve regeneration. Current porcine models of facial transplantation fail to include all major branches of the facial nerve, and have not demonstrated long-term survival.1,2 A better understanding and detailed evaluation of vascular anatomy and microvascular terr...

SUMMARY The etiology of age-related facial changes has many layers. Multiple theories have been presented over the past 50-100 years with an evolution of understanding regarding facial changes related to skin, soft tissue, muscle, and bone. This special topic will provide an overview of the current literature and evidence and theories of facial changes of the skeleton, soft tissues, and skin ov...

OBJECTIVES To report a giant cell tumor (GCT) of temporal bone and infratemporal fossa and to review the literature pertinent to the care of such patients. STUDY DESIGN Case report and review of the literature. METHODS A review of the literature was conducted using Pubmed and the key words temporal bone, GCT, infratemporal fossa, and recurrent GCT. Medical records from an index case were an...

BACKGROUND In patients with thalassemia, chronic anemia causes bone marrow expansion and consequently skeletal manifestation in spine, skull, face and rib bones. OBJECTIVES We aimed to compare chest radiographic findings and facial bone deformity in patients with thalassemia major (TM) and intermedia. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross sectional study, 86 consecutive thalassemia patients re...

In this prospective case series study, 20 patients with an implant-borne single crown following early implant placement with simultaneous contour augmentation were followed for 6 years. Clinical, radiologic, and esthetic parameters were assessed. In addition, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) was used at 6 years to examine the facial bone wall. During the study period, all 20 implants were s...

Objective (s): Artificial bone implants have been studied as a possible bone replacement for fractured and destroyed facial tissue; the techniques employed to determine the success of the dental implants. The stability, porosity and resistance of the bone implant which is subjected to varying forces and stresses within the surrounding bone is a subject of interest among the dentists. Materials ...

HYPOTHESIS Image-guided surgery will permit accurate access to the middle ear via the facial recess using a single drill hole from the lateral aspect of the mastoid cortex. BACKGROUND The widespread use of image-guided methods in otologic surgery has been limited by the need for a system that achieves the necessary level of accuracy with an easy-to-use, noninvasive fiducial marker system. We ...

The middle third defects of the face following total or partial oncologic maxillectomy include very important facial structures, both for esthetical and for functional reasons. Among the outcomes, large oronasal or oromaxillary fistulas due to destruction of big bone segments and soft tissues have long been the consequences of such extensive surgical ablations. In the last few years, immediate ...

BACKGROUND Defects of the facial bone structure are common problems for the facial plastic surgeon. Native type 1 collagen gels (T1CGs) have been shown to mediate repair of facial critical-size defects in rat models. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of T1CG augmented with insulinlike growth factor (IGF) 1, IGF-2, and a combination of IGF-1 and IGF-2 on the repair of facial critical-size def...