The classical Lorenz curve visualizes and measures the disparity of items which are characterized by a single variable: The more the curve bends, the more scatter the data. Recently a general approach has been proposed and investigated that measures the disparity of multidimensioned items regardless of their dimension. This paper surveys various generalizations of Lorenz curve and Lorenz domina...

BACKGROUND The evolution of the author's technique for minimal incision rhytidectomy is reviewed. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to outline the indications, advantages, and disadvantages of this technique. METHODS A total of 749 cases covering more than 10 years of clinical experience are reviewed. A classification of patient types is proposed that includes indications and surgica...

European height and weight growth charts commonly extend from the 3rd to the 97th centile, whereas in North America the extremes are usually the 5th and 95th centiles. There is no good reason for the difference, and neither chart is particularly useful for screening owing to the high false positive rate associated with a cut off based on the lowest centile. The World Health Organisation's inter...

India's rapid economic growth has not entirely left the poor behind. The fraction of people who live under the poverty line has gone down from 46 per cent in 1983 to 28 per cent in 2004-05. Poor people can now afford cell phones, TVs, and some other of life's little treats. The SC/ST population has not been left out of this trend. Indeed it has caught up: In 1983, the average worker who was not...

BACKGROUND Face-lift surgery when combined with perioral phenol-croton oil peel is an underappreciated tool for face rejuvenation. The procedure results in significant central face skin tightening and wrinkle reduction. METHODS A retrospective review of 47 consecutive patients who underwent simultaneous face lift and perioral peel was performed. The objective measures used to evaluate the cha...

in this study, the effect of suction and the parameters such as suction amplitude, suction coefficient and suction jet length on naca0012 was evaluated. the turbulence employed model was the rsm model. suction jet is located in 10% of the chord length. the range of suction jet entrance velocity was selected from 0.1 to 0.5 of freestream velocity. the maximum increase in lift to drag ratio was s...

Fibrin sealants have been used in surgical procedures for decades. This article focuses on the short scar face-lift and the applicability of Tisseel fibrin sealant, or "tissue glue," in expediting the healing process in a series of consecutive patients undergoing face-lift surgery. The evolution of the face-lift incision into the short scar and the adjunctive use of the Tisseel fibrin sealant h...

The minimal access cranial suspension (MACS) lift, a short scar face lift for the lower and middle third of the face, uses a pure vertical vector, involves no lateral tension, and may be performed with the patient under local anesthesia in 2 to 2.5 hours. According to the authors, the procedure reduces recovery time and morbidity, and results are as stable as more classic, extended face lift te...

MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 67 patients, 56 women and 11 men between 32 and 65 years of age, underwent surgery between December 2011 and December 2014. The minimally invasive laser middle face lift was performed in conjunction with an upper face lift in 27 cases. In addition, blepharoplasty was performed in 43 cases, rhinoplasty in 11 cases, neck liposuction in 12 cases, and neck lift in ...