Publications by authors named "Paul Gerarchi"

Background: Education and training of local healthcare staff is a crucial component of a surgical mission. Facing The World (FTW) is a UK-based craniofacial charity that provides facial reconstructive surgery to children with complex, craniofacial anomalies. As part of its global initiative, FTW has developed a training outreach program in Vietnam.

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Unlabelled: Cherubism is a rare, autosomal dominant, mostly self-limiting disease of the jaw. It is characterized by bilateral fibrous tissue hyperplasia, giant cell proliferation, and bony degeneration in the lower facial skeleton, which can result in a massive and severely deforming prominence of the maxillomandibular structure. This case study examines the multidisciplinary management of a severe case of cherubism complicated by neurofibromatosis type 1, 2 codominant nonsegregating conditions that were clinically and genetically diagnosed, an extremely rare combination.

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Primary tumors of the calvarium are infrequent, and with the exception of osteoma, lesions confined to the surface of the skull are very rare. The differential diagnosis includes benign and malignant matrix forming tumors, other mesenchymal tumors, and reactive lesions. Fibro-osseous lesions are characteristically centered within bone and surface fibro-osseous lesions always prompt consideration of parosteal osteosarcoma, which is rare but well documented in the calvarium.

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Objective: Rhinoplasty is arguably the most challenging of all facial aesthetic surgery. With contemporary aesthetic ideals favoring the more petite and narrow nose, successful management of the wide nasal dorsum is crucial in obtaining favorable outcomes. This paper aims to define the underlying anatomical variances that contribute to the wide nose, as well as providing a process by which one can identify and address these components appropriately.

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