Background Craniofacial injuries are ideally treated in the acute setting. In certain circumstances, it is appropriate for treatment to be delayed. Resuscitation and treatment of life-threatening injuries in multiple trauma victims may preclude facial trauma treatment. For example, the treatment…
Key points • Chin augmentation can often result in asymmetry, an irregular transition between the implant and the underlying bone, excessive width, or unaesthetic disproportion. • Optimization of results requires careful preoperative analysis, refinements in surgical technique, and appropriate implant…
Key points • Skeletal augmentation and soft tissue augmentation can be complementary but are not interchangeable. • Patients with deficient infraorbital rim projection can be predisposed to lower lid malposition after blepharoplasty and can benefit from augmentation of the infraorbital…