Remarks on Perfection in Plastic Surgery of the Face.

An expectation of perfect and close to ideal outcomes is attributed not only to aesthetic, but also to reconstructive surgery. Contrary to quite common belief and despite great potential, the real chances for achieving attractive appearance are limited to relatively simple cases with moderately abnormal morphology, sufficient homogenous material, and hardly conspicuous scars potential. Therefore, the expectations for fully satisfactory outcomes should be limited to jaw surgery, cosmetic rhinoplasty, otoplasty, and some rejuvenation procedures, provided the best and uneventful surgery is secured.

The treatment of facial asymmetry: Review.

Some degree of congenital or acquired asymmetry is normal and universal. Significant facial asymmetry, however, causes both aesthetic, as well as functional problems. The comprehensive management of facial symmetry is scarcely addressed.

Orthodontic treatment in children with cleft lip and palate repaired using a two-stage surgical correction - authors' experience.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to present and evaluate orthodontic rules and methods in the treatment of children and adolescents with complete cleft lip and palate.

Materials And Methods: The material consists of about 5500 primary clefts treated at the Hospital and Clinic of Plastic Surgery in Polanica-Zdrój in the years 1976-2008. The most common surgical procedure (>99%) consisted of two-stage repair of cleft lip and palate.

Palate dimensions in six-year-old children with unilateral cleft lip and palate: a six-center study on dental casts.

Objective: To compare palatal dimensions in 6-year-old children with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) treated by different protocols with those of noncleft children.

Design: Retrospective intercenter outcome study. Patients : Upper dental casts from 129 children with repaired UCLP and 30 controls were analyzed by the trigonometric method.