Epidemiologic factors and surgical outcomes in patients with nasal polyposis and asthma.

Background/aim: To evaluate the role of epidemiologic factors in surgical outcomes for patients with nasal polyposis (NP) and asthma.

Methods: Data was prospectively collected on patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery over a 7-year period. Among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with NP and asthma, surgical outcomes were analyzed according to gender and race.

Efficacy and safety of and patient satisfaction with injectable hyaluronic acid with 0.3% lidocaine hydrochloride for the treatment of superficial perioral lines or superficial lateral canthal lines.

Background: It is commonly requested that perioral and lateral canthal rhytides, which result from extrinsic and intrinsic factors, be rejuvenated.

Objective: To valuate the safety and efficacy of and patient satisfaction with injectable hyaluronic acid (HA) with 0.3% lidocaine hydrochloride in reducing superficial, vertical perioral wrinkles and superficial, horizontal, lateral canthal rhytides.

Hairline lowering.

Hairline lowering or advancement, also known as forehead reduction, is a procedure that has been adapted and honed from scalp reduction and flap techniques. Although the high hairline can be found in both men and women of all races and ethnicities due to various diagnoses, hairline advancement is best suited for individuals, typically women, with a lifelong history of a high hairline and no familial or personal history of progressive hair loss. It is a procedure that is both effective and efficient in lowering the congenitally high hairline with very high patient satisfaction.

Epidemiologic factors affect surgical outcomes in allergic fungal sinusitis.

Objectives: To evaluate discrepancies in presentation and postoperative outcomes in a population of allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) patients.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Methods: Clinical and demographic records of 48 patients (26 males, 22 females) who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for treatment of AFS were collected from 2003 to 2008.