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Supplement use in cosmetic facial surgery
This objective of this study was to report the incidence of dietary supplement use in facial cosmetic surgery patients in the United States. Dietary supplements are not regulated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and some have been known...
Outcomes and complications of supramaximal levator resection
This is a report of 35 children with unilateral congenital ptosis who underwent a supramaximal levator resection, involving extensive dissection of levator including cutting Whitnall’s ligament. The average preoperative margin reflex distance to the upper lid (MRD1) was 0.5mm, and...
Utility and outcomes of hydroxocobalamin use in smoke inhalation patients
The authors propose to investigate the usefulness of the routine administration of hydroxocobalamin in burns patients who are suspected to have an inhalational component to their injury. Mention is made of the important fact that no previous published literature has...
Being Ex-PLISSIT
The author advocates that aesthetic nurses are potentially well placed to offer patients the opportunity to engage in conversations relating to intimate visible differences, proposing the use of an EX-PLISSIT model of interaction (Davis & Taylor, 2006). This is a...Looking unusual: what it’s like and how skin camouflage can help
Appearance matters, nowadays more than ever. We live in a global culture where a smooth, blemish-free and consistent complexion, symmetrical features and perfect teeth are highly prized and believed to be the passport to happiness and success. If you are...COVID-19 elective oculoplastic consent proforma
The advent of COVID-19 will continue to impose major adaptations in how we as surgeons practise and offer elective surgery going forward. In addition to how we try to adapt to make our practice as safe for the patient and our teams as...
Video Atlas of Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
This second edition textbook is an accompaniment for the extensive video atlas that is available online through Expert Consult (access included with the book). In it, there are over 70 high definition videos – a total of five hours of...
Gender Affirmation – Medical & Surgical Perspectives
This book is one of the few, well-written books aimed at clinicians and surgeons with an interest in the field of gender affirmation (reassignment). It is concise and comprehensive. The authors of the chapters are international leaders in their respective...
Severe bone resorption in expanded polytetrafluoroethylene chin augmentation
This is a case report describing a 35-year-old woman who had had an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene chin implant inserted 13 years previously through an intraoral incision. She complained of pain in her chin and lower anterior teeth. A cephalogram showed severe...
Do the benefits of scaphoidectomy and four-corner fusion for SLAC last?
The paper concisely covers the history and definition of scapholunate advanced collapse (SLAC) wrist. The treatments options are described in broad terms and referenced. Forty patients’ records are assessed retrospectively; their data having been collected prospectively in a structured and...
Lateral canthal position after lateral orbitotomy
This is a retrospective photographic study of changes in the lateral canthal position following a lateral orbitotomy performed via a lateral canthotomy and cantholysis of both upper and lower limbs of the lateral canthal tendon. Reconstruction of the lateral canthus...
