Complete Extensive Heterotopic Ossification of the Entire Free Fibula Flap Vascular Pedicle in Maxillary Reconstruction.

Introduction: Heterotopic ossification is a pathologic extra-skeletal bone formation as a form of aberrant repair process with acquired or genetic etiologies. In plastic surgery, it has been well-described in the burn and trauma patients. Rarely, it can happen along the vascular pedicle of free tissue transfer, and when it happens, it is most commonly in head and neck reconstruction.

Long-Term Improvement of Crow's Feet Wrinkles in Combination With Cervicofacial and Temporal Lifting: Review of the Literature.

Background: The lateral orbital crow's feet area is one for which rejuvenation is most frequently requested by patients. Moreover, lateral canthal wrinkles are a common source of dissatisfaction after rhytidoplasty. Botulinum toxin injection has emerged as a most popular, easy, and effective solution; nevertheless, repeated injections are required periodically for long-term effect.

An Update on Facial Skin Rejuvenation Effectiveness of Mesotherapy EBM V.

Although it appears to be a simple, easy, and financially attractive therapeutic modality, skin rejuvenation mesotherapy is a controversial cosmetic procedure and proof of its efficacy is still lacking. The authors have published a review about this therapeutic modality more than a decade ago. Few clinical studies evaluating its efficacy and safety were available then without any conclusive scientific evidence about its efficacy; nevertheless, mesotherapy has continued to be performed at a relatively high financial cost to patients by many nonmedical and medical professionals for antiaging purposes.

Percutaneous Thread Lift Facial Rejuvenation: Literature Review and Evidence-Based Analysis.

Purpose: Interest in noninvasive facial rejuvenation procedures continues to grow. With the advent of the so-called lunch-time face-lift, suture suspension facial rejuvenation has gained prominence and much popularity largely patient driven rather than data driven. We have published a decade ago a review about this rejuvenation technique.

Social Media and Plastic Surgery Practice Building: A Thin Line Between Efficient Marketing, Professionalism, and Ethics.

Social media sites and platforms have grown in numbers with an enormous potential to reach and disseminate information in real time. They are impacting tremendously for better or for worse on the current practice of plastic surgery. As the demand for elective plastic surgery, in particular for aesthetic procedures, continues to rise, there is a need to determine the influence of social media advertisements and how it motivates the public to undergo cosmetic procedures.

Microneedling: Percutaneous Collagen Induction (PCI) Therapy for Management of Scars and Photoaged Skin-Scientific Evidence and Review of the Literature.

Demand for safe, less aggressive and cost-efficient treatment modality to improve skin quality and appearance following scarring or photoaging is increasing steadily. A treatment modality that preserves the epidermis while promoting regeneration rather than cicatrization would be ideal. Percutaneous collagen induction (PCI) therapy or microneedling is claimed to approach this ideal objective.

The Pericranial Flap as a Salvage Procedure in Pediatric Neurosurgical Complications.

The pericranium is a vascularized structure that can be used for the treatment of complex scalp and skull defects. It is also utilized as a prophylactic measure to prevent wound complications in high-risk patients. In this study, we looked at the use of the pericranial flap in pediatric patients.

Secondary Cleft Nasolabial Deformities: A New Classification System for Evaluation and Surgical Revision.

Introduction: Secondary or residual cleft lip and nasal deformities following primary unilateral or bilateral cleft lip repair are common. Many classification systems have been proposed to describe congenital cleft lip and palate deformities before repair. This article proposes a one-of-a-kind classification system for residual cleft deformities and describes its application to 136 cleft lip revision cases from cleft outreach missions worldwide.