Utah implements an abstinence-based approach to sex education. However, research has found that abstinence-based sex education is associated with higher risk-taking behaviors, and youth would like more from their school-based sex education. This study examined what sex education information or programs young adults in Utah would have liked to receive during high school.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurol Surg B Skull Base
October 2024
The aim of this study was to assess the ability to smile following a hypoglossal-facial nerve transfer (N12-N7). This is a retrospective chart review. National tertiary referral center for skull base pathology.
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December 2024
Extended deep plane techniques have become the benchmark of facelift surgery. Yet these techniques assume release of the medial most of zygomatic retaining ligaments, which makes them rather complex and highly dependent on training and experience. In this article, we will review and describe the adapted extended high-superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) approach of the author and discuss the obstacles that can be encountered mastering this technique.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCreating tight and durable profile neck results has perhaps become the principal objective of many surgeons. On social media such results are quickly recognized by colleagues and potential clients alike, much more so than "en-face" results. Yet individual patient characteristics play an essential role in determining if such results are technically possible and also dictate which techniques are required to achieve it.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing the proportionality of extended facelift surgery across surgeons is not an easy task. Risks and assumed benefits need to be weighted, yet, especially the latter is difficult to objectify. Reverse engineering the pathway of two leading facelift surgeons suggest that excellent training and focused high-volume facelift surgery preceded their leadership.
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