Assessing the Nasal Midline in Rhinoplasty: How Good Are We?

Background: The challenge of assessing nasal alignment and asymmetry can contribute to high revision rates in rhinoplasty. Comparing to a validated computer algorithm for nasal alignment, the accuracy with which plastic surgeons can assess deviation of the nasal midline from the facial midline was measured.

Methods: Using 20 faces from the Binghamton University 3-dimensional face database, deviation was evaluated from facial midline of the middorsal line for the upper, middle, and lower thirds of the nose.

Radiation therapy for the treatment of skin Kaposi sarcoma.

Objective: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) lesions are purplish, reddish blue or dark brown/black macules, plaques or nodules which involve the skin and occasionally internal organs. Most patients with KS have a long indolent chronic course.

Methods: A retrospective review was undertaken for all KS skin patients treated with radiotherapy at a tertiary cancer centre from Jan.