Long-Term Results of Oral Propranolol Treatment Protocol for Periocular Infantile Hemangioma: Should There Be Any Contraindication?

Purpose: The authors report long-term results of the oral propranolol treatment protocol for periocular infantile hemangioma regardless of conventional indications.

Methods: This is a retrospective study (2008-2018) on children with propranolol treatment protocol for periocular infantile hemangioma and last follow-up (FU) of ≥4 months after treatment and age of >24 months. After systemic evaluation, it was started with 0.

Impact of COVID-19 on the patient referral pattern and conversion rate in the university versus private facial plastic surgery centers.

Purpose: To compare the number of referrals and conversion rate between the pandemic and pre-pandemic period.

Methods: The number of referrals and conversion rate between the 10-month pandemic (March-December 2020) and pre-pandemic (March-December 2019) were evaluated in the two university (mainly non-cosmetic) and private (mainly cosmetic) facial plastic surgery centers. Demographics and monthly number and type (cosmetic and non-cosmetic) of the referrals and surgeries were recorded from the both and cosmetic facial injections (botulinum toxin and filler) and the source of referrals (web- and non-web-based) from the private center.