• Darwin’s description of the theory of natural selection is one of the earliest scientific acknowledgments of the importance of physical appearance. • Evolutionary theorists believe that the ability to develop symmetrical features in a world full of environmental pathogens…
Key points • Complete reliance on cephalometric analysis for treatment may lead to suboptimal aesthetic results. • Beautiful faces of different ethnicities have quite different shapes, but individuals of all ethnicities recognize them as beautiful. • Faces that conform to…
Key points • The patient’s perspective and desire must be understood and discussed in detail because they might be different from that of the surgeon’s. • Dental evaluation is crucially important in the evaluation of facial aesthetics. • Psychologic consideration…
• The evolution of techniques in reconstructive maxillofacial surgery has led to safe and efficacious surgery of the facial soft tissue, the natural extension of which was surgery purely to enhance the appearance. • The soft tissue overlying the bone…
Videos ■ 16.1 Blind Painful Eye: Phthisis; Enucleation with MedPor Implant ■ 16.2 Blind Painful Eye: Enucleation with MedPor Ball Implant and Lateral Tarsal Strip ■ 16.3 Blind Painful Eye: Evisceration ■ 16.4 Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Orbital Invasion:…
Videos ■ 15.1 Anterior Orbitotomy: Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration ■ 15.2 Anterior Orbitotomy: Lacrimal Gland Biopsy ■ 15.3 Anterior Orbitotomy: Lateral Dermoid Excision ■ 15.4 Anterior Orbitotomy – Medial Dermoid Excision ■ 15.4 Anterior Orbitotomy: Conjunctival Lipodermoid Excision ■ 15.5…
Videos ■ 14.1 Proptosis ■ 14.2 Upper Eyelid Recession for Thyroid Eye Disease Visit Expert Consult ( expertconsult.inkling.com ) for videos on topics discussed throughout the text. Introduction Orbital problems are sometimes seen in ophthalmology practice, but most are uncommon.…
Videos ■ 13.1 Eyelid Trauma: Upper Eyelid Margin Repair ■ 13.2 Chainsaw Injury: Eyelid Laceration Repair ■ 13.3 Blowout Fracture: Floor Repair With Implant ■ 13.4 White-Eyed Blowout Fracture: Floor Repair Without Implant ■ 13.5 White-Eyed Blowout Fracture: Medial Wall…
Videos ■ 12.1 Myocutaneous Advancement Flap: Lower Eyelid Reconstruction ■ 12.2 Repair of Mohs Defect Using Split Thickness Skin Graft ■ 12.3 Mohs Excision Lower Eyelid Repair; Eyelid Margin Repair ■ 12.4 Primary Lid Margin Repair: Canthotomy and Cantholysis ■…
Videos ■ 11.1 Chalazion Incision and Drainage ■ 11.2 Eyelid Lesion Biopsy Techniques ■ 11.3 Lid Lesion Quiz: Benign or Malignant? Visit Expert Consult ( expertconsult.inkling.com ) for videos on topics discussed throughout the text. Introduction Periocular skin lesions are…