Plastic Surgery Key

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 10Facial Symmetry and Asymmetry Introduction Symmetry may be defined as correspondence in size, shape and relative position of parts on opposite sides of a dividing line or median plane….

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 23Smile Aesthetics Introduction The analysis of the smile is an important part of facial aesthetic evaluation. Importance of the smile in facial aesthetics ‘Those cherries fairly do enclose Of…

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…