Cone-Beam Computed Tomography for Objective Diagnosis of Age-Related Soft Tissue Changes in Lower Face and Neck.

Background: An objective assessment of the causes of age-related contour deformities of the soft tissues of the face and neck is very important in esthetic surgery, especially as minimally invasive techniques gain increasing popularity.

Methods: To visualize the tissues that cause age-related soft tissue changes, we performed cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in 37 patients who underwent facial and neck rejuvenation procedures in 2021-2022.

Results: Vertical CBCT enabled visualization of the causes and degree of tissue involvement in age-related changes in the lower third of the face and neck.

[Topic of the article: extracorporeal rhinoseptoplasty technique of the open approach].

In this article were represented a clinical examination and assessment of the effectiveness of the open extracorporeal rhinoseptoplasty technique perfomed in W. Gubisch modification. For the analysis of the results, patients were divided on the basis of the indications for extracorporeal rhinoseptoplasty in major groups.

[The role of motivation of medical personnel in system of medical care quality support].

The article considers causes of insufficient quality of medical care. The low motivation of paramedical personnel during medical services rendering is examined. The sociological survey data made it possible to analyze opinion of students of medical college as future paramedical personnel concerning attractiveness of this profession.

[Heterotopic replantation of fingers after traumatic amputation].

Available are the results of the treatment of 93 patients with multiple traumatic amputations of the fingers, in whom the heterotopic digital replantation was carried out. A total of 367 fingers were amputated, 187 of them have been replanted, which made up 51% of replantability. 148 fingers (79.