Publications by authors named "Benjamin C Marcus"

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many practices to completely change the interface between health care providers and patients. Patients presenting with facial trauma present a special risk for COVID-19 transmission, as contact with respiratory and ocular secretions is common, and so special precautions must be taken in managing them.

Methods: We created guidelines and a triage/management algorithm for patients presenting with facial trauma to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

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The Traumatic Nasal Deformity.

Facial Plast Surg

February 2020

One of the most challenging aspects of rhinoplasty is correction of the posttraumatic nasal deformity. This special set of cases included challenges in managing the difficult septum, complicated nasal bones, and special considerations such as the septal perforation.

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In the 2000s, there was a significant expansion in technology that was described as "nonablative." These devices featured several different wavelengths and technologies. What they shared in common was the goal of delivering improvement in skin appearance while minimizing downtime and complications.

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Rhinoplasty is widely acknowledged to be a challenging operation. The success of the operation has long been measured in anecdotal ways. As the surgeon-do I think the outcome is good? Does the patient tell me they are happy? At hand is an obvious issue with patients sometimes not returning to their original doctor.

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In the setting of rapidly changing technology tone must make a decision on whether he or she places a premium on being an "early adopter" of technology or delay purchasing decisions until there is adequate proof that a particular technology is useful. Laser devices are a significant capital expenditure, and therefore members of the second group who base their purchasing decisions on evidence-based medicine may be able to avoid deploying capitol into a purchase that becomes obsolete as quickly as it appeared.

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Background: Studies of homeopathic therapies to decrease postrhinoplasty ecchymosis have previously used subjective measurements, limiting their clinical significance. Recently, Arnica montana was shown to decrease postoperative ecchymosis after rhytidectomy, using an objective measuring tool. We believe that oral A.

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Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate postoperative changes of the nasal tip in patients who underwent internal nasal valve reconstruction with the auricular cartilage butterfly graft. It is believed that this graft may alter the nasal tip appearance, potentially limiting the technique's broad use despite its proven efficacy.

Methods Or Design: A retrospective chart and photograph review, between 2005 and 2009, identified 157 patients who underwent butterfly grafting without other tip modifications at a single institution by 1 surgeon.

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Purpose Of Review: To evaluate the current evidence-based medicine for rhytidectomy. Specific techniques and their scientific rationale are explored. The authors' practice modifications based on this evidence will be reviewed.

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Adding volume to the aging face is a notion that has come into vogue as of late but is, however, not a new idea. With the advent of miro-liposuction techniques, there is renewed interest in the use of aspirated fat. Commercial fillers have a valuable place in the cosmetic surgeon's armamentarium and offer immediate volume correction with a more modest financial commitment.

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Facial rhytidectomy is a complex and multi-faceted operation performed by different methodologies between practitioners. This study elucidates current international trends in facelift surgery, including patient selection, operative technique, and postoperative care. A 43-item questionnaire was sent electronically to 7247 members of the following societies: ASPS, ISAPS, CSPS, IFFPS, and the AAFPRS.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to compare aesthetic goals of female rhinoplasty patients with established aesthetic ideals by analyzing changes in requested features through computer imaging during consultations.
  • The analysis involved 20 patients and focused on various facial ratios and angles, ultimately finding that patients' preferences were close to ideal values in many cases after image manipulation.
  • The results suggest that understanding patient preferences can be critical for achieving satisfactory aesthetic outcomes in rhinoplasty, emphasizing the relevance of using computer imaging as a tool for capturing these preferences.
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Nasal obstruction due to internal nasal valve (INV) collapse is relatively common. This article evaluates 2 different methods repairing the INV.Our subject population is a single-surgeon group of 82 patients who underwent a septorhinoplasty for nasal airway obstruction.

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Intraoperative lymph node mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy have proven beneficial techniques in staging adult patients with melanoma of the head and neck, where there is great variability in lymphatic drainage. This technique has also been applied to pediatric patients with truncal cutaneous melanomas in an effort to determine nodal status without the morbidity associated with complete lymph node dissection. Nevertheless, the utility of sentinel lymph node biopsy in head and neck melanoma in the pediatric population has not been established.

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