[The trapezoid face: transversal excess in the maxillary area].

The patient who consults for "big cheeks" usually desires correction for an excess of tissue in the masseter region. First all neoplastic pathologies recognized by their unilateral asymmetry are excluded in order to focus on bilateral phenomena. Three anatomical elements can be responsible either alone or in association for this excess: the parotid gland, the masseter muscle and the angle of the jaw.

[Value of interrupted resection of the lateral crus in surgery of the nasal tip].

Three goals have to be achieved in the surgery of the tip of the nose. Separately or joined together, they contribute to modify the height, rotation or width of the tip. Interrupting resection of the upper legs gives the ability to modify both the projection and the rotation of the tip.