Baker SR

[IMPORTANCE] Whether undergoing cervicofacial rhytidectomy after radiotherapy for tumors of the head and neck is associated with increased complication rates and therefore should be avoided remains unknown. [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate complica…

Fat preservation lower lid blepharoplasty is the authors’ preferred technique for surgical rejuvenation of the aging lower lid. Key technical refinements are overlaid on a conceptual framework developed over the past 2 decades by several in…

The extreme interest in developing new surgical approaches to rhytidectomy and to refining those techniques over the last two decades has resulted in considerable improvement in surgical results. This has taken the form of a more natural an…

Complications after rhytidectomy can be distressing for the patient and surgeon. Although meticulous surgical technique and a complete understanding of the causes of adverse outcomes can minimize the risk for severe complications, an open a…

[OBJECTIVE] To combine certain aspects of the sub-superficial musculoaponeurotic system (sub-SMAS) and subperiosteal rhytidectomies to maximize the advantages while minimizing the disadvantages of each. [DESIGN] The subperiosteal rhytidect…

This paper addresses plastic and reconstructive surgery of the earlobe, a topic that has received little attention in the literature. We review treatment of the lobule in surgery of the aging face, reconstruction of partial and complete lob…

The free scapular flap is a versatile flap for soft tissue and bony reconstruction of the head and neck. It has a very reliable blood supply and is easy to harvest. In this paper, we present our cumulative experience with the use of five cu…

A prolonged tissue expansion has the advantage of creating large amounts of additional skin for reconstructing cutaneous defects that might not be possible without the use of multiple, regional, distant, or microsurgical flaps. In spite of …

Malignant tumors of the oral cavity make up approximately 4% of all cancers occurring in men and 2% in women. In spite of this relatively small incidence, the functional and cosmetic disabilities resulting from this disease produce a profou…

The disadvantage of traditional methods for reconstruction of soft-tissue deficits providing symmetric restoration of head and neck contour are the need for multiple stages in the case of pedicle flaps and the unpredictable atrophy and reso…

The oblique forehead flap provides sufficient tissue for total reconstruction on the nasal tip and columella. In the majority of cases, the secondary defect of the forehead can be closed primarily. Thus, the oblique forehead flap often obvi…

The treatment of advanced cancer of the maxillary sinus often requires extensive ablation and orbital exenteration that results in large full-thickness defects of the upper cheek and orbital regions. Reconstruction of such defects with loca…

Skull base surgery is a rapidly expanding surgical subspecialty bringing together the sophisticated surgical skills of the neurotologist-head and neck surgeon and the neurosurgeon. Newly described surgical approaches to the skull base have …