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Six patients with parotid pseudocysts following face lifts are reported. Insertion of a suction drain in three patients provided earlier resolution than repeated aspiration in the other three.…

Management of platysma bands has evolved from a lateral pull only to select midline work, although this latter maneuver increases the morbidity. The classification system of bands I to IV is a simple, effective method to identify those pati…

We have found that patients evaluate the results of their rhytidectomy on the basis of the frontal view. Failure to visualize the ear from the side may result in "ear neglect" on the part of the patient. The surgeon's impression of patient …

We have developed clinically useful measurements to assist the surgeon in deciding when to do the forehead lift and where to place the incision. Also, we have reviewed our experience over the past decade and discuss the four categories and …

Three basic surgical techniques exist for lower-lid blepharoplasty: (1) the skin flap, (2) the transconjunctival approach, and (3) the skin-muscle flap. Each addresses the problems of excessive skin, muscle, and infraorbital fat either alon…

We investigate whether the application of liposuction to the nasolabial region is a useful adjunct to the rhytidectomy procedure. We have devised a system to grade the severity of the depth and the length of the nasolabial folds pre- and po…

Seven patients who had breast reduction surgery and whose preoperative physical examinations were unremarkable were found to have breast carcinoma. In the five in whom mastectomy was performed, most closures were difficult, and in one patie…

A case of herpes zoster neuritis (shingles) is reported, closely following a face lift with adjunctive dermabrasion and chemical peel. The etiologic relationships are unclear. However, the mental nerve distribution suggests mechanical irrit…

We reported in 1980 the course of the great auricular nerve from the perspective of the surgeon performing rhytidectomy using the platysma flap operation. Since the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) operation has become increasin…

A prospective clinical study using standardized measurements for dissection was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of an extended superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) procedure in correcting platysma bands. Favorable results …

A prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and patient acceptance of low-dose ketamine when used to diminish the pain of local anesthetic injections. The role of diazepam in preventing the untoward psychological ef…

A reduction in the projection of the chin can balance a profile, particularly following a rhinoplasty. It is important, however, that dental and facial bone relationships first be assessed in order to rule out the existence of complicating …

The great auricular nerve is the one most commonly injured during rhytidectomy. The main trunk is closest to the surface over the midtransverse belly of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. At this point, the nerve is 6.5 cm below the caudal edg…

We did blepharoplasties with tarsal plate resections on 24 lower lids in 13 patients, two of whom had an established ectropion and 11 of whom had a tendency to a lax ectropion. No ectropion developed in these high risk patients. The tarsal …

A study using 36 rabbits was done to measure the changes in the shape of the rabbit ear after morseling an area of the cartilage, with or without excision of a 15 mm strip of skin from the same or opposite surface. The results are shown and…