Electrical burns to the oral commissure result in significant contracture, with resultant microstomia and severe disfigurement if left untreated. Successful management requires the skills of both the pediatric dentist and plastic surgeon, and good cooperation from the patient and parents. Splinting appliances reportedly have reduced the possibility of scar contracture following a burn to the li...

Automatic analysis of human facial expressions is one of the challenging problems in machine vision systems. It has many applications in human-computer interactions such as, social signal processing, social robots, deceit detection, interactive video and behavior monitoring. In this paper, we develop a new method for automatic facial expression recognition based on facial muscle anatomy and hum...

Introduction: We present a retrospective two-center study series and discussion of the current literature to assess the benefits of facial nerve monitoring during parotidectomy. Materials and Methods: From 2007 to 2012, 128 parotidectomies were performed in 125 patients. Of these, 47 procedures were performed without facial nerve monitoring (group 1) and 81 with facial nerve monitoring (group 2...

Face transplantation is a complex vascular composite allotransplantation (VCA) surgery. It involves multiple types of tissue, such as bone, muscles, blood vessels, nerves to be transferred from the donor to the recipient as one unit. VCAs were added to the definition of organs covered by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Final Rule and National Organ Transplant Act. Prior to har...

Facial nerve disorders encompass a broad spectrum of dysfunction, ranging from subtle dynamic facial asymmetry to complete, dense paralysis. Facial nerve regeneration following injury can vary greatly and may result in hypofunction (persistent weakness or poor excursion of facial muscles), hyperfunction (hypertonicity, spasm), or aberrant regeneration (synkinesis). The impact of a facial nerve ...

introductio: hematopoietic stem cell transplants (hsct) are considered as treatment options for patients with solid tumors. transplant numbers have changed significantly over the last decade. we have done autologous and allogeneic hsct for treatment of solid tumor patients in our center. methods: in order to show the transplant effect on solid tumor treatment, we collected data from 71 patients...

liver or hepatic transplantation (lt) is the replacement of a diseased liver with part or whole healthy liver from another person (allograft). human liver transplants were first performed by thomas starzl in the united states and roy calne in cambridge, england in 1963 and 1967, respectively. liver transplantation is a viable treatment option for end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure....

Introduction: Facial expression to pain is an important pain indicator; however, facial movements look unresponsive when perceiving mild pain. The present study investigates whether pain magnitude modulates the relationship between subjective pain rating and an observer’s evaluation of facial expression.  Methods: Twelve healthy volunteers were recruited to obtain 108 samples for pa...

the occurrence of mast cells is studied in the normal facial nerve and in the facial nerve post mortem exam of patients with chronic suppurative otitis media without associated facial paralysis. a small number of mast cells were found in the normal facial nerve. these cells were usually located in close proximity to the endoneural and epineural blood vessels. the number of mast cells was increa...

INTRODUCTION At face level, tissue transplantation is one of the main methods in reconstructive surgery, generally used when local and locoregional reserves are outworked. To reconstruct different face units after trauma or oncologic resection we use different methods, according to dimensions, nature and site of the defect. In cases with extensive defects or mutilating sequelas, face transplant...