Adverse events in facial plastic surgery: Data-driven insights into systems, standards, and self-assessment.

Purpose: Complications in facial plastic surgery can lead to pain, suffering, and permanent harm. Yet, the etiology and outcomes of adverse events are understudied. This study aims to determine the etiology and outcomes of adverse events reported in aesthetic facial plastic surgery and identify quality improvement opportunities.

Secondary rhinoplasty: revising the crooked nose.

The crooked nose deformity is very common and difficult to correct. Although minor deformity can be corrected with simple techniques, more aggressive management is frequently necessary in the complex case. This article reviews common causes of the crooked nose deformity after previous treatment and their solutions.

Wrong-site sinus surgery in otolaryngology.

Objective: To determine the scope of wrong-site sinus surgery.

Study Design: Electronic mail survey.

Setting: E-mailed via the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery's weekly newsletter.

Measures of cutaneous human papillomavirus infection in normal tissues as biomarkers of HPV in corresponding nonmelanoma skin cancers.

Cutaneous human papillomavirus (HPV) may be associated with the development of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), as suggested by reports of HPV DNA in NMSC tumors. HPV has also been investigated as an NMSC risk factor in epidemiologic studies, although findings vary across studies that used different biomarkers of HPV infection in normal tissues. To identify appropriate biomarkers for use in future epidemiologic studies, we conducted a sampling validation study.

Anterior skull base fractures.

Anterior skull base trauma evaluation and management has historically been difficult to systematically study secondary to the relative rarity of its occurrence, associated major morbidity and high mortality, and poor radiographic techniques. It has only been recently that improved care has allowed for decreased morbidity and mortality. The advent of computed tomography imaging techniques has led to anatomic characterization and detailed study of injury patterns.

Head and neck melanoma.

Background: Melanoma of the head and neck and its treatment are complex issues. The behavior of head and neck melanoma is aggressive, and it has an overall poorer prognosis than that of other skin sites.

Methods: The authors review current data on the treatment of head and neck melanoma, including both cutaneous and mucosal melanoma.

Effects of the nasal muscles on the nasal airway.

Background: The nasal muscles and their function are not clearly defined. The nasal muscles generally are thought to act synergistically to produce mimetic motion and affect the nasal airway. We proposed direct examination of the effects of the nasal muscles on the nasal airway.

Malignant tumors of the anterior skull base.

Background: Cancers of the paranasal sinuses or nasal cavity are the most common malignant tumors of the anterior skull base. Several types of tumors occur in this location, including cancers of endodermal, mesodermal, and epidermal origins. Although anterior skull base surgery is a relatively recent approach in treating these tumors, widespread changes have already occurred in procedural methods and treatment goals.

Identification of NY-ESO-1, MAGE-1, and MAGE-3 in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Certain tumor antigens have been identified that stimulate an immune response, thus making them targets for immunotherapy. NY-ESO-1, MAGE-1, and MAGE-3 are such antigens. This study was undertaken to determine their presence or absence in head and neck squamous cell cancers and to correlate this with patient characteristics.

A grading system for nasal dorsal deformities.

There is no uniform grading system for nasal dorsal deformities currently in general use among surgeons who perform rhinoplasty. Given the popularity of this procedure among both the general public and surgeons, it is time that there was a uniform system describing dorsal deformities. Such a system has value in the education of students of rhinology and cosmetic nasal surgery.