Publications by authors named "R Medel-Jimenez"

This article discusses the periocular anatomy region thoroughly because its knowledge in detail is of paramount importance for any surgeon dedicated to periocular surgery or any practitioner who dedicate their practice to aesthetic medicine. Mastering the anatomical details permits obtaining consistently good results with the minimal amount of complications possible.

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In any kind of surgery, postoperative care is essential for a good result, but especially when the matter at stake is facial plastic surgery. Despite having performed a perfect surgery, with the least amount of damage to the soft tissues and osteocartilaginous structures, minimal bleeding, and in terms of the surgical time, without adequate postoperative care our results can be affected considerably in the short and long run. Therefore, we must have very clear guidelines regarding postoperative care and the duties of our patients, which should be emphasized during the informed consent of the intervention.

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Primary intraocular malignant rhabdoid tumor is classified as a malignant extrarenal rhabdoid tumor. It is extremely rare, highly aggressive, and, so far, only one case (in a newborn) has been described in the medical literature. The authors report a second case of primary intraocular malignant rhabdoid tumor, this time without extrascleral involvement and in a teenager, and describe its histological, immunohistochemical, and radiological characteristics along with clinical correlations.

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Our objective was to describe our experience with orbital amyloidosis, and illustrate the different forms of presentation. This was a retrospective case series of four patients with biopsy-proven orbital amyloi- dosis, over the period from 2014 to 2016. We describe its diagnostic and clinical characteristics, management and systemic study.

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Purpose: To describe our experience and outcomes managing complete third cranial nerve palsy.

Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the clinical records of 7 consecutive patients treated at our centre for unilateral third nerve palsy over the period 2010-2016. We describe our surgical approach using a frontalis muscle flap to correct the eyelid ptosis associated with medial fixation of the rectus muscle tendon to the orbit to correct the horizontal deviation.

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