The difficult forehead

Management of the difficult Airway

The appropriate airway management is the important point during the anesthesia. For it dose, ‎taking history, physical examination (head and neck, mandible, mouth opening, neck ‎movements …) must be done completely and they are helpful in estimating difficult ‎intubation.‎ It is necessary to note that one case from every ‎‏5000‏‎ cases of anesthesia, not o...

The Forehead Flap

Figure 1. Preoperative aspect.

Paramedian Forehead Flap Raised in the Base of Previously Used Median Forehead Flap Pedicle

Leiomyoma of the Forehead

165 Leiomyoma is a benign proliferation of smooth muscle cells that may be found in various anatomical locations. Leiomyoma of the uterus is the most common, and there have been a few case reports of extra-uterine leiomyomas including on the hand, foot, esophagus, trachea, heart, and even in vessels. However, there have been no reports of leiomyoma of the frontalis muscle. We present a case of ...

Giant Piloleiomyoma of the Forehead

Cutaneous piloleiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumors arising from the arrector pili muscles. Piloleiomyomas appear as firm dermal papules of skin color or with a reddish to brown surface, and are commonly located on the extremities. Histologically, these lesions are composed of interlacing bundles of smooth muscle cells in the reticular dermis. Our case presented with an unusually large nod...