Alloplastic malar augmentation offers a reliable means of achieving a permanent, yet reversible, form of midfacial volume enhancement that serves to correct the changes associated with facial aging, hypoplasia, and congenital malar asymmetry. The degree of augmentation depends on the severity of existing malar bony hypoplasia, soft tissue volume loss/ptosis, or both. Facial aesthetic surgeons have a multitude of implant designs and shapes and implant materials available. The transoral surgical approach with transcutaneous implant suture stabilization is the most commonly used surgical protocol in alloplastic midface augmentation and is, therefore, the technique specifically chosen for review in this article.
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J Clin Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
Division of Orthogenetics, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE, 19803, USA.
Achondroplasia is the most common disproportionate short-stature skeletal dysplasia. Features associated with achondroplasia are rhizomelia, macrocephaly, midface hypoplasia, and typical cognition. Potential medical complications include foramen magnum stenosis, hydrocephalus, middle ear dysfunction, obstructive and central sleep apnea, spinal stenosis and genu varum.
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January 2025
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address:
Introduction: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the miniplate application sites in the maxilla and the applied force vector changes during skeletally supported facemask application in adolescent patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) using finite element model (FEM) analysis.
Methods: A FEM was obtained from a cone-beam computed tomography image of a 12-year-old female patient with UCLP. Miniplates were placed on 3 different sites of the maxilla; 500 g of advancement force was applied bilaterally, parallel (0°), and downward (-30°) to the occlusal plane.
Aesthet Surg J
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background: Midfacial aging involves skeletal changes, muscle weakening, and fat redistribution, resulting in volume loss, skin sagging, and deepened nasolabial folds. High-Intensity Facial Electrical Stimulation (HIFES) combined with Radiofrequency (RF) is a novel non-invasive method to address these changes by enhancing muscle mass and remodeling subcutaneous tissue.
Objectives: To assess the efficacy of HIFES and Synchronized RF in improving midfacial aesthetics, specifically muscle thickness, skin displacement, and facial volume.
Diagnostics (Basel)
November 2024
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Izmir Katip Celebi University, İzmir 35640, Turkey.
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the maxillofacial structures of individuals with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) and healthy controls using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Methods: The study included a total of 90 subjects, comprising 45 randomly selected individuals with UCLP (30 males and 15 females, mean age 14.69 ± 3.
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