Face - Surgery
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Circumferential fixation with craniofacial miniplates for a cervical spine injury in a child.

30 Oct 2009 Unstable pediatric cervical spine injuries present significant challenges in terms of fixation. Given the smaller cervical vertebral bodies in the preschool-aged population, commercially available pediatric cervical fixation instrumentation may be ... Read more...

Aesthetic surgery in Asians.

30 Jul 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The article reviews literature on three distinct Asian facial aesthetic surgical procedures: Asian upper blepharoplasty, Asian augmentation rhinoplasty, and Asian skeletal facial contouring, which are considered to be unique in ... Read more...

Influence of the recipient site on the outcomes of fat grafting in facial reconstructive surgery.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of fat grafting for restoration of facial contour deformities (volumes) in traumatic and malformation cases. Outcomes were evaluated for each facial aesthetic subunit to demonstrate the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Face - Surgery'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Circumferential fixation with craniofacial miniplates for a cervical spine injury in a child. 30 Oct 2009
• The accredited cosmetic facial surgery office: a paradigm shift in oral and maxillofacial surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• The evolution of surgical approaches in oculoplastic and orbital surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Aesthetic surgery in Asians. 30 Jul 2009
• Influence of the recipient site on the outcomes of fat grafting in facial reconstructive surgery. 30 Jul 2009
• Facial nerve electromyographic monitoring to predict movement in patients titrated to a standard anesthetic depth. 30 Jul 2009
• [Composite Tissue Allotransplantation (CTA): organ or tissue transplantation?] 28 Jul 2009
• An evaluation of the effectiveness of different techniques for intraoperative infiltration of antibiotics into alloplastic implants for use in facial reconstruction. 29 Jun 2009
• Hand-washing practices of facial plastic surgeons. 29 Jun 2009
• Maximizing results for lipofilling in facial reconstruction. 29 Jun 2009
• Reconstruction of scalp and forehead defects. 29 Jun 2009
• Improving outcomes in aesthetic facial reconstruction. 29 Jun 2009
• ["Downfacial degloving" during temporary mandibulotomy in oncosurgery] 30 May 2009
• Comprehensive surgical approaches to management of various facial nevi. 30 May 2009
• An anatomical study of external carotid artery vascular territories in face and midface flaps for transplantation. 30 May 2009
• Midface reconstruction with various flaps based on the angular artery. 30 May 2009
• Polymethylmethacrylate facial implant: a successful personal experience in Brazil for more than 9 years. 10 May 2009
• Correction of nasojugal groove with tunnelled fat graft. 29 Apr 2009
• Cost consequences of HIV-associated lipoatrophy. 29 Apr 2009
• Reconstruction of the midface and maxilla. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Face'

Definition: The anterior portion of the head that includes the skin, muscles, and structures of the forehead, eyes, nose, mouth, cheeks, and jaw.

Descriptor UI: D005145

Alternative terms: Face; Faces;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; embryology; innervation; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; surgery; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: A01.456.505;

Technical Notes: usually NIM as site; soft parts = FACE, bones = FACIAL BONES or specifics; /abnorm permitted but FACIAL BONES /abnorm is more likely; facial fractures: see note on FACIAL BONES; craniofacial dysmorphism & craniofacial fibrous dysplasia & long face syndrome: see note also on FACIAL BONES