Crowdsourced Assessment of Aesthetic Outcomes of Dorsal Preservation Rhinoplasty.

Background: The inherent subjectivity in aesthetic outcomes presents a unique challenge in assessing rhinoplasty. Crowdsourcing has provided a new metric for objective analysis. The authors designed a retrospective study to compare the aesthetic outcomes of dorsal preservation rhinoplasty versus structural rhinoplasty.

Improved Success Rate with Corticocancellous Block Compared to Cancellous-Only Trephine Technique in Alveolar Bone Grafting from the Iliac Crest.

Background: Alveolar bone grafting is an important component of cleft lip and palate treatment, with iliac crest as the most common donor site. Although studies have attempted to quantify alveolar bone graft resorption, few have directly compared the outcomes of graft techniques. This study compared the long-term success rates of corticocancellous block to trephine cancellous-only alveolar bone grafting from the iliac crest.

Perioperative Pain Management in Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies.

Background: Developing effective strategies to manage perioperative pain remains a focus of cleft care. The present study's purpose was to systematically review perioperative pain control strategies for cleft lip and palate repair.

Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials was performed.

The Use of Validated Visual Scales in Plastic Surgery: Where Are We Now?

Background: The assessment of the human body, whether for aesthetic or reconstructive purposes, is an inherently visual endeavor. Ideally, reproducible, prompt, and cost-effective systems of visual evaluation would exist that can provide validated assessments of the aesthetic endpoints of treatment. One method to accomplish a standardization of the appreciation of visual endpoints is the use of visual scales.

Crowdsourced Assessment of Aesthetic Outcomes after Breast Reconstruction.

Background: Evaluating the aesthetic success of breast reconstruction can be difficult. Patients, surgeons, and the general population may differ in what constitutes a successful outcome. Recently, crowdsourcing has emerged to accumulate and analyze data on a massive scale.

Long-Term Effect of Multiple Operations on Psychosocial Function in Teenage Cleft Lip and Palate Patients.

Background: Cleft lip and palate patients undergo a significant number of interventions during their childhood and adolescence. Although the intention of such interventions is to improve psychosocial functioning, there exists a paucity of data on the psychosocial outcomes of the burden of care on cleft children. In this work, the long-term effects of quantity and timing of childhood operations on teenagers with cleft lip and palate were evaluated.

Surgical Treatment of Nonsyndromic Unicoronal Craniosynostosis.

Purpose: Unicoronal synostosis (UCS) remains one of the most difficult craniofacial conditions to treat. This review attempts to consolidate all existing literature from the past 25 years that has investigated surgical treatment of nonsyndromic UCS. Additional attention is paid to specific areas of controversy regarding surgical management and evaluation of UCS: outcomes of fronto-orbital advancement (FOA) versus endoscopic strip craniectomy (ESC), emergence of spring-associated cranioplasty for craniosynostosis, and morphologic assessment metrics.

A Three-Dimensional Study of Midfacial Changes Following Le Fort II Distraction With Zygomatic Repositioning in Syndromic Patients.

Le Fort II distraction with zygomatic repositioning introduced the ability to restore central midfacial height and convexity independent of changes in orbital morphology. This study analyzes midfacial and orbital morphology before and after Le Fort II distraction with zygomatic repositioning.All patients who underwent Le Fort II Distraction with zygomatic repositioning between 2013 and 2015 were included.