Management of the Superficial Musculo-Aponeurotic System (SMAS)
Key points • Patient selection and evaluation are key to the management of the aging face. • The surgeon must thoroughly understand which technique is safe for each individual patient….
Rejuvenation of the Anterior Neck
Key points • Rejuvenation of the anterior neck region requires a complex artistic interpretation of the patient’s desires and potential anticipated outcomes. • Whether it is a minimal invasive liposculpture…
Surgical Anatomy of the Superficial Musculo-Aponeurotic System (SMAS)
Key points • The face lift is one of the procedures in facial cosmetic surgery that is performed to help rejuvenate the aging face. • The face lift, also known…
Evaluation of the Facelift Patient
Key points • Facelift surgery is unique in many ways and for 100 years has stood the test of time as the most dramatic, effective, predictable, and accepted cosmetic lower facial…
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues September 2014 Syndromes of the Head and Neck Dean M. DeLuke, Editor March 2015 Diagnosis and Management of Neck Masses David E. Webb, Editor September 2015 Adjuncts for…
Contributors
Consulting Editor RICHARD H. HAUG, DDS Carolinas Center for Oral Health, Charlotte, North Carolina Editor LANDON D. MCLAIN, MD, DMD, FAACS McLain Surgical Arts, Huntsville, Alabama Editor LANDON D. MCLAIN,…
Syndromes with Unusual Dental Findings or Gingival Components
Papillon-Lefevre syndrome • Periodontal disease associated with Papillon-Lefevre syndrome (PLS) affects the primary and permanent dentition. • Keratosis of the palms and soles and the dorsal surfaces and other skin…
Chromosomal Syndromes
Key points • Chromosomal aneuploidies are caused by nondisjunction of chromosomes in meiosis or mitosis. • Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21. • Klinefelter and Turner syndromes…
Syndromes with Unusual Facies
Cornelia de Lange syndrome • Syndrome is a clinical diagnosis. • Many craniofacial abnormalities include synophrys, long philtrum, and cleft palate. • Limb malformations are seen in these patients, along…
