In this paper we worked on the automatic detection of the facial landmarks which includes left eye corners, right eye corners, left eyebrows, right eyebrows, lip corners, nostrils. In this paper, a procedure of automatic facial landmarks detection is presented. It consists of two modules: In first, a morphological opening operation is used to estimate the background. Then create a more uniform ...

Air flow-rate is usually higher in one nostril in comparison to the other. Also, within bounds, higher nasal flow-rate improves odorant detection. It follows from the above that odorant detection should be better in the nostril with higher flow-rate in comparison to the nostril with lower flow-rate. Paradoxically, previous research has shown that odorant detection thresholds are equal for the h...

Recently, the endonasal transsphenoidal approach has been widely used as the standard technique for pituitary surgery instead of the sublabial approach. However, using this approach involves potential conflicts between surgical instruments when entering the nostril and while working inside even with an endoscope. In patients with small nostril, it requires an additional tension release incision...

OBJECTIVE To describe a graded approach to repairing vestibular stenosis that involves restoring structural support to the ala. METHODS Retrospective review of 5 nostrils in 4 patients who presented to the senior author with vestibular stenosis. The cause was burn injury in 3 patients and congenital in 1 patient. The cornerstone is a batten graft to restore strength to the ala. A short-term t...

Objective: The septum is the cartilage that divides nostrils of nose. It usually lies in middle and equally separates nostrils. However, this not case with all. Many individuals have a uneven, causing one nostril to be bigger than other. A deviated severe unevenness. may lead health problems including plugged nose or trouble breathing. aim study was role antibiotics post-operative period after ...

Nostril structures are important characteristics for generic diagnosis in Nemacheilidae and Cobitidae. Based on phylogenetic analysis, we found that 10 genera within (Eonemachilus, Guinemachilus, Lefua, Micronemacheilus, Oreonectes, Paranemachilus, Protonemacheilus, Traccatichthys, Troglonectes, Yunnanilus) shared tube-shaped anterior nostrils formed a monophyletic group. Morphologically, the l...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate presence and quantity of micro- and nanosized particles (NPs) and interindividual differences in their distribution and composition in nasal mucosa. METHODS Six samples of nasal mucosa obtained by mucotomy from patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinosinusitis were examined. Samples divided into 4 parts according to the distance from ...

The aim of the study was to determine the influence of swimming on postlaryngectomy olfactory rehabilitation. This prospective open interventional trial at a tertiary academic hospital included 100 laryngectomised patients; 17 were swimmers and 83 were nonswimmers. Participants practiced the polite yawning technique (PYT) for postlaryngectomy olfactory rehabilitation. Rhinomanometry was used to...

AIM A prospective observational study of the in-hospital outcome of the management of BSF without antibiotic prophylaxis in a Nigerian neurosurgical unit. MATERIAL AND METHODS All cases of HI with clinical diagnosis of BSF over an 8-month period were reviewed. Their demographic, clinical, and in-hospital outcome parameters were analysed. We also compared some clinical and outcome characterist...