BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to present the feasibility of reconstructing an inferior orbital rim and cheek defect with a pedicled osteomyocutaneous submental flap. METHOD A 77-year-old women with a right nasosinusal adenoid cystic carcinoma invading soft tissues and skin of the cheek, the inferior rim of the orbit, the hard palate, and the middle turbinate is presented. A right r...

BACKGROUND Restoration of cheek volume is recognized as an important part of facial rejuvenation. However, there are no previous studies that have determined whether any soft-tissue technique is effective for achieving lasting malar augmentation. METHODS This study prospectively evaluated a subset of five patients who had deep-plane face lifts with fat injection, and other facial cosmetic pro...

Symmetry and beauty are often claimed to be linked, particularly by mathematicians and scientists. However philosophers and art historians seem generally agreed that although symmetry is indeed attractive, there is also a somewhat sterile rigidity about it, which can make it less attractive than the more dynamic, less predictable beauty associated with asymmetry. Although a little asymmetry can...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS This study aimed to investigate the diagnosis and management of a distinct developmental deformity syndrome characterized by congenital cheek fistula, ectopic accessory parotid gland, and preauricular appendage. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. METHODS We analyzed the medical records, radiologic and histopathologic findings, and follow-up data for seven patients (four...

The anti-oxidant enzyme system protects cellular macromolecules against damage from reactive oxygen species. One component of this system, manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), has also been shown to display tumor suppressor gene-like activity. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in MnSOD expression during hamster cheek pouch carcinogenesis, and the effects of MnSOD overexpressio...

A solitary fibrous tumor is a relatively uncommon neoplasm that usually occurs in the pleura but occurs extremely rarely in the oral cavity. Reported herein is a rare case of a solitary fibrous tumor in the buccal cheek mucosa. A 50-year-old man visited the authors' hospital due to a buccal cheek mass whose size had increased. Excisional biopsy was done under local anesthesia. After the excisio...

Zahorsky (1922) stated that he was inclined to the view that calomel was the causative agent in pink disease. However, some patients were encountered having no history of calomel ingestion, so the idea was dismissed. Lesesne Smith of South Carolina considered that mercury was involved. His belief led Davison (1938) to include mercury as the aetiological agent in the 1938 edition of his current ...

95 Hyun Gu Kang, MD Myong Chul Park, MD, PhD Dong Ha Park, MD Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Ajou University Hospital Gyeonggi-do, Korea Sir: F synkinesis is an abnormal involuntary movement of one set of facial muscles accompanying a voluntary movement of a different facial muscle. It is not uncommon for patients with longstanding facial paralysis to present with abnormal, in...

UNLABELLED Trumpet players produce and manipulate sound through their instrument by articulating the lips, cheeks, and tongue to create a proper airflow. These sustained muscle contractions may result in increased facial and lingual strength and endurance. The purpose of this study was to determine if adult trumpet players who practice at least 6 hrs/wk differed from adult non-trumpet-playing c...

The goal of this study was to determine whether cigarette smoke extract alters dilatation of arterioles in vivo in response to agonists that produce activation of ATP-sensitive potassium channels and activation of adenylate cyclase. By using intravital microscopy, we measured diameter of arterioles contained within the microcirculation of the hamster cheek pouch during suffusion with agonists i...