Plastic Surgery Key

Chapter 12The Orbital Region Introduction ‘If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say, “This poet…

Chapter 18Mentolabial (Labiomental) Fold Introduction The mentolabial (or labiomental) fold is also known as the mentolabial sulcus. It is a region that is evident in frontal and profile view, forming…

Chapter 13The Ears Introduction The ear is not strictly speaking part of the face, but is part of the cranial region of the craniofacial complex. However, the ears lie on…

Chapter 11The Forehead Introduction and terminology Throughout history a great many cultures have represented the forehead as the emblem of intelligence and high thought, presumably because behind it lie the…

Chapter 5Patient Interviewand Consultation ‘Time spent in communication (with patients)is never wasted’. Frances Cooke Macgregor (1906–2001)1 Introduction ‘I do not much dislike the matter, butThe manner of his speech’. William…

Chapter 14The Nose Introduction ‘Cleopatra’s nose: had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have changed’. Blaise Pascal (1623–62)Pensées (1670)1 The nose occupies the central position of…

Chapter 7Cephalometry and Cephalometric Analysis Introduction Cephalometry is the scientific measurement of the heads of living individuals (Greek kephalē: ‘a head’; metron: ‘a measure’ or ‘measurement’). Cephalometric radiography is a…

Chapter 20The Chin Introduction ‘Thou whose features clearly beaming make the moon of Beauty bright, Thou whose chin contains a well‐pit which to Loveliness gives light’. Hafez (1325–90) Persian poet‐philosopher1…