The 3-Level Approach to Facelift Planning: A Simple Paradigm for Surgical Rejuvenation of the Face.

Our role as aesthetic surgeons demands individualized surgical planning that maximizes patient input and understanding. The value of such shared decision-making (SDM) in aesthetic surgery is becoming increasingly appreciated. This is particularly true for potential patients seeking surgical rejuvenation of the face, where the volume of "educational" information available on the internet, and through various social medial channels, may be overwhelming and even misleading.

Breast Reduction: Surgical Techniques with an Emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice and Outcomes.

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the relevant anatomy involved in breast reduction. 2.

Nonsurgical Management of Facial Masculinization and Feminization.

Background: Transgender patients may seek nonsurgical methods for facial masculinization and feminization as an adjunct or alternative to undergoing surgical procedures.

Objectives: The authors reviewed the existing literature regarding this topic and provided an overview of nonsurgical techniques for facial masculinization and feminization.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search of the PubMed and MedLine databases was conducted for studies published through December 2017 for techniques and outcomes of nonsurgical facial masculinization and feminization.

Nipple-Areola Complex Reconstruction.

Learning Objectives: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand how to determine nipple-areola complex positioning on the reconstructed breast. 2.

The use of computer-aided design/manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology to aid in the reconstruction of congenitally deficient pediatric mandibles: A case series.

Background: Microvascular reconstruction of the pediatric mandible, particularly when necessitated by severe, congenital hypoplasia, presents a formidable challenge. Complex cases, however, may be simplified by computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) assisted surgical planning. This series represents the senior authors' preliminary experiences with CAD/CAM assisted, microvascular reconstruction of the pediatric mandible.

A phenotypic assessment tool for craniofacial microsomia.

Background: Craniofacial microsomia is one of the most common conditions treated by craniofacial teams. However, research regarding the cause of this condition or the surgical outcomes of treatment is scant. This is attributable to the lack of diagnostic criteria and the wide phenotypic spectrum.

Hemifacial microsomia: clinical features and pictographic representations of the OMENS classification system.

Learning Objectives: After reviewing this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the fundamental malformations defining hemifacial microsomia. 2.

Cartilage volume quantification via Live Wire segmentation.

Rationale And Objectives: A reduction in cartilage volume is characteristic of osteoarthritis and hence there exists a need for an accurate and reproducible method to measure in vivo cartilage volume. Quantification of cartilage volume from magnetic resonance (MR) images requires a segmentation technique such as the user-driven "Live Wire" strategy that can reliably delineate object volumes in a time-efficient manner. In the present work, the accuracy and reproducibility of the Live Wire method for the quantification of cartilage volume in MR images is evaluated.

Correlation of T1rho with fixed charge density in cartilage.

Purpose: To establish the specificity of T1rho with respect to fixed charge density (FCD) as a measure of proteoglycan (PG) content in cartilage during the onset of osteoarthritis (OA).

Materials And Methods: T1rho-weighted and sodium MRI were performed on cartilage samples of enzymatically degraded bovine explants and natural osteoarthritic human samples representing controlled and physiological models of OA, respectively. Spatial maps of T1rho and FCD (measured using the previously validated method of sodium MRI) were calculated from image data.

In vivo measurement of T1rho dispersion in the human brain at 1.5 tesla.

Purpose: To measure T1rho relaxation times and T1rho dispersion in the human brain in vivo.

Materials And Methods: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed on a 1.5-T GE Signa clinical scanner using the standard GE head coil.