Patient-reported quality of life in highest-functioning Apert and Crouzon syndromes: a comparative study.

Background: Crouzon and Apert syndromes are the most common syndromic forms of craniofacial dysostosis. Apert syndrome has a broad clinical spectrum, including complex craniofacial involvement, as well as limiting deformities of the hands, feet, and other joints that require multiple surgical procedures when compared with Crouzon syndrome, which is generally less severe. The authors hypothesized that the quality of life of Apert syndrome patients is inferior to that of Crouzon syndrome patients.

The inverted-T mammaplasty: a modified winch suture to reduce horizontal scar length.

Mammaplasty performed with an inverted-T skin resection pattern is a useful technique to treat moderately or severely ptotic breasts. This method of skin resection is conducted via 3 incisional components: periareolar, vertical, and horizontal. In this report, the authors describe a simple modified winch suture that can be inserted with the inverted-T technique to reduce the length of the horizontal incision.

Two-stage surgical treatment of severe cherubism.

Cherubism is an autosomal-dominant syndrome characterized by excessive bilateral maxillomandibular bony degeneration followed by fibrous tissue hyperplasia. Eight patients (age, 6-15 years; mean, 11 years) with severe cherubism were treated with a 2-stage operation by the same senior surgeon (C.M.

Bilateral lumbar hip dermal fat rotation flaps: a novel technique for autologous augmentation gluteoplasty.

Background: The present study reports a novel technique for augmentation and/or correction of deformities in the gluteal region. This technique is applicable to patients with skin excess, skin flaccidity, and/or ptosis, and for redundant skin folds in the lower back region, that often occur following the surgical treatment of morbid obesity.

Methods: In a retrospective review, nine female patients, aged 27 to 64 years, underwent the bilateral lumbar hip dermal fat rotation flaps procedure for gluteal augmentation.