INTRODUCTION: Deoxycholic acid currently approved only for minimally invasive treatment of submental fat. The effects of deoxycholic acid on fat need not be limited to submental fat and represents an opportunity to treat undesired fat in many other body parts.1 Injection lipolysis has the potential risks of skin loss/necrosis, hyperpigmentation, neovascular response, and contour irregularities....

Medicine is a fast developing science and progress has helped improve patient comfort and safety. Surgeries involving the maxillofacial region are traditionally done using nasal or oral endotracheal intubation. Surgical repair of the maxillofacial region requires modification of the standard anesthetic technique, as these procedures present a unique set of problems both for the anesthetist and ...

BACKGROUND Many techniques have been presented over recent decades to address the neck contour in facial rejuvenation surgery. Despite advances, limitations remain when dealing with the obtuse cervical angle. OBJECTIVE The authors describe a technique for improving the obtuse cervicomental angle. METHODS The authors reviewed the charts of 295 patients who underwent the authors' submental mu...

INTRODUCTION: Deoxycholic acid currently approved only for minimally invasive treatment of submental fat. The effects of deoxycholic acid on fat need not be limited to submental fat and represents an opportunity to treat undesired fat in many other body parts.1 Injection lipolysis has the potential risks of skin loss/necrosis, hyperpigmentation, neovascular response, and contour irregularities....

OBJECTIVE Submental hematoma or pseudo-Ludwig's phenomenon, is a rare entity seen in anticoagulated patients and can precipitate upper airway obstruction. Our objective is to present a rare case of spontaneous submental hematoma due to poorly controlled hypertension in elderly patient and to perform a literature review. CASE REPORT 101-year-old female presented to emergency room with sudden p...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Evaluate feasibility and success of elongating only the venous pedicle of the submental flap to increase the superior arc of rotation for the "hybrid" flap allowing coverage of more distal defects. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective evaluation of all submental flaps undergoing pedicle-lengthening procedure at a single institution. METHODS Medical records were reviewed for all ...

An elderly female patient presented to surgical outpatient clinic with complaint of gradual onset of painless submental and sublingual midline swellings for 6 months of duration. The swellings were noncompressible, nontranslucent, nonpulsatile, and nontender on palpation. Clinical diagnosis was plunging ranula or dermoid cysts. Ultrasound examination of sublingual swelling showed cystic lesion ...

BACKGROUND Submental dermoid cysts are uncommon midline cysts which occur due to entrapment of ectoderm between the second and third branchial arches during embryogenesis. Most dermoid cysts of the head and neck are benign, but rarely malignant transformation may occur. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a carcinosarcoma arising in a submental dermoid cyst. CASE PRESENT...