Transforming decades' old methodology, electromechanical reshaping (EMR) may someday replace traditionally destructive surgical techniques with a less invasive means of cartilage reshaping for reconstructive and esthetic facial surgery. Electromechanical reshaping is essentially accomplished through the application of voltage to a mechanically deformed cartilage specimen. While the capacity of ...

BACKGROUND Rhinoplasty has traditionally been preferred for correction of nasal defects. Long-term clinical experience with hyaluronic acid (HA) injection as an alternative or complement to rhinoplasty is presented. METHODS A retrospective review of the author's clinical experience with HA gel for nasal reshaping from 1997 to 2012 was conducted, with treatments performed during 1998, 2005, an...

Abstract Recent climate change studies highlight that the sea-level rise and increase in intensity frequency of extreme climatic events storm surges will result catastrophic wave overtopping from coastal defences. Retrofitting existing seawalls provides great potentials for enhancement resilience region through attenuation. With increasing attention towards sustainable low emission solutions im...

A mesiodens is a supernumerary tooth that is found in the midline of the maxilla. Fifteen percent erupt usually between the ages of 3 and 7. The standard treatment is extraction of the supernumerary to allow the permanent incisors to erupt properly. This case report describes an instance where the primary incisor was prematurely exfoliated due to the eruption of the mesiodens. Because of the fa...

OBJECTIVE To review my experience in both malar reduction and mandibular reshaping techniques to establish optional, effective, and reliable surgical procedures. A square-shaped face is considered aesthetically unfavorable among East Asians; therefore, reduction malarplasty and mandibular reshaping are becoming more acceptable for aesthetic facial skeleton recontouring. METHODS The techniques...

We have already presented a new type of reflection wave dissipater, which has a curtain wall in front of the vertical seawall. The mechanism of the dissipater is to enhance vortex flows around the lower edge of curtain wall by the use of piston mode wave resonance in the water chamber. In order to expand the usage of the dissipater to the sea with comparatively large tidal difference, performan...