Facial resurfacing with split-thickness skin grafts in xeroderma pigmentosum variant.

Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a rare systemic disease which is transmitted through an incomplete sex-linked recessive gene. As a result of this, exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun causes malignant skin lesions. One of the most effective treatment options for the malignant lesions is full-face resurfacing with skin grafts.

Launois-Bensaude syndrome involving the orbits.

Background: We report the first description of a Launois-Bensaude syndrome involving the orbit.

Case Report: Launois-Bensaude syndrome was diagnosed in a 70-year-old-man who presented with severe bilateral proptosis (Hertel value 26mm). We performed a bilateral transpalpebral orbital decompression by resection of intraorbital fat without bone removal.

An arteriovenous fistula of the maxillary artery as a complication of Le Fort I osteotomy.

Introduction: The Le Fort I osteotomy, one of the most common techniques used to correct dento-midfacial deformities, is generally considered to be operatively safe. However, sometimes this procedure can lead to fatal vascular complications.

Materials And Methods: This article describes a fifty-year-old woman with a giant facial venous malformation.