Open reduction and internal fixation of mandibular condyle fractures using AUTOFIX 2.0® cannulated compression screw system: A technical innovation with intraoperative CT-scan.

Condylar process fractures remain a matter of ongoing controversy in maxillofacial surgery because of variety of opinions and proposed treatment modalities offered in the literature. The trend is toward open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) whenever there is displacement or dislocation combined with unstable occlusal conditions. The fundamental treatment goals are anatomical fixation and early return to function.

The influence of three different primary treatment protocols on 5-year-old maxillary growth in patients with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate.

The study evaluated the effects of three different primary treatment protocols on maxillary growth in patients aged 5 years with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP). The secondary objective was to assess the influence of initial cleft severity, family history of class III, and status of permanent lateral incisor on maxillary growth. In total, 54 patients with non-syndromic complete UCLP were included and grouped as follows: group An underwent lip adhesion, cheilorhinoplasty associated with tibial periosteal graft for hard palate repair, and finally veloplasty; group B underwent lip adhesion, then cheilorhinoplasty with intravelar veloplasty, and finally a hard-palate repair; group C underwent cheilorhinoplasty with intravelar veloplasty and then a hard-palate repair.

Head and neck reconstruction in vessel-depleted necks: Case report of a labio-mental and mandibular reconstruction using an arteriovenous loop.

Major defects of the facial structures cause severe functional and esthetic impairment. Difficulty in head and neck reconstruction lies in cases of secondary, tertiary, or further reconstruction. This is not a rare situation for patients who had cancer of the upper airways, since the rate of recurrence, second location, or osteoradionecrosis is high.

Dorsal Lipomodeling to Treat Donor Site After Latissimus Dorsi Flap: Safety and Effectiveness.

Background: The latissimus dorsi flap (LDF) is a classic and efficient technique for breast reconstruction. However, its use has recently diminished in surgical practice due to dorsal disadvantages and to the increased use of microsurgical techniques for breast reconstruction, such as the deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of managing dorsal problems such as asymmetry, irregularities, and dysesthesia by lipomodeling the back region during the associated surgery for breast reconstruction.

[Breast restoration by the lipomodeling technique after breast sequelae following complications of reduction mammoplasty].

Background: Complications of reduction mammoplasty can lead to aesthetic sequelae, which are known to be difficult and delicate to treat, and only a few articles deal with this subject.

Purpose: The objective of this article is to present and analyze our experience of lipomodeling for the secondary management of aesthetic sequelae occurring after a complication of reduction mammoplasty.

Material And Methods: An uniform and consecutive series of 22 female patients, operated with the lipomodeling technique from December 2003 to March 2019 by the last author, to correct aesthetic sequelae after secondary complications of reduction mammoplasty was studied analyzing the efficiency and the tolerance of this technique.