The effect of "single" vs "double" eyelids on the perceived attractiveness of Chinese women.

Background: A well-defined supratarsal crease has often been considered attractive, representing a significant component in a beautiful upper eyelid. Approximately 50% of East and Southeast Asian women are born with either a minimal or absent supratarsal eyelid crease. Among people of Chinese descent, the creation of a supratarsal crease ("double" eyelid blepharoplasty) is the most common cosmetic surgical procedure, but no comparative study has assessed the height by which an upper eyelid crease is deemed most attractive and depending on cultural background.

Efficacy of preoperative neck ultrasound in the detection of cervical lymph node metastasis from thyroid cancer.

Objectives/hypothesis: This study was performed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of surgeon-performed preoperative neck ultrasound (US) in the detection of both central and lateral cervical lymph node metastases from thyroid cancer.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Methods: Data for all patients with thyroid cancers and follicular thyroid lesions who were evaluated by means of preoperative neck US were reviewed.

Traumatic rhinoplasty in the non-Caucasian nose.

Traumatic injury resulting in nasal deformity poses unique challenges to the surgeon. Optimal management requires careful preoperative analysis and thoughtful surgical planning. The goals of rhinoplasty are to correct both cosmetic and functional problems that may not have otherwise been an issue prior to the injury.

Comparison of positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging and ultrasound in staging and surveillance of head and neck and thyroid cancer.

Objectives/hypothesis: Positron emission tomography (PET) combined with cross-sectional computed tomography (CT) is increasingly used for staging and surveillance of cancers in the head and neck region. Ultrasonography (US) is an alternative imaging technique that provides diagnostic information while enabling simultaneous image-guided biopsies. A comparison of these diagnostic modalities in cancer detection is warranted.

Expansile bone cyst and cholesteatoma of the temporal bone.

Objective: To identify primary bony cysts of the temporal bone.

Patient: A single case of a woman presenting with unilateral bulging of the temporoparietal cranium, progressive stenosis of the external auditory canal, and maximal conductive hearing loss.

Intervention(s): Plain x-rays, magnetic resonance imaging, contrast-enhanced computed tomography, audiogram, and modified radical mastoidectomy.