Frontal Sinus Obliteration With Fat
Frontal Sinus Obliteration With Fat Matthew M. Smith Alessandro de Alarcon DEFINITION Obliteration of the frontal sinus is the process of replacing a diseased frontal sinus that is normally air-filled….
Frontal Sinus Cranialization
Frontal Sinus Cranialization Mohamad Masoumy Prasanth Patcha Robert C. Dinsmore Jack C. Yu DEFINITION Cranialization refers to the removal of the posterior table of the frontal sinus with occlusion of…
Surgical Removal of Fibrous Dysplasia From the Craniofacial Skeleton
Surgical Removal of Fibrous Dysplasia From the Craniofacial Skeleton Alexander Govshievich Gaby Doumit DEFINITION Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign bone disorder characterized by progressive replacement of normal bone by…
Autologous Bone Harvest to Correct Open Skull Defects
Autologous Bone Harvest to Correct Open Skull Defects Michael Robert Pharaon DEFINITION Skull defects can be congenital or acquired. Congenital defects can be the result of encephalocele, cutis aplasia, or…
Alloplastic Chin Augmentation
Alloplastic Chin Augmentation Barry L. Eppley Sunil Tholpady DEFINITION Alloplastic chin augmentation involves a three-dimensional shape change using implants. The most common alloplastic chin augmentation used is with a silicone…
Osseous Genioplasty
Osseous Genioplasty Mark E. Walker Derek M. Steinbacher DEFINITION Osseous genioplasty is an operative technique wherein the surgeon performs an osteotomy proximal to the mental prominence allowing for the repositioning…
Mandibular Setback
Mandibular Setback Haithem M. Elhadi Babiker Deepak G. Krishnan DEFINITION Surgical correction of maxillofacial skeletal deformities dates back to the late 19th century. Numerous techniques have been described for repositioning…
External Mandibular Distraction for Micrognathia
External Mandibular Distraction for Micrognathia Haithem M. Elhadi Babiker DEFINITION Distraction osteogenesis of the craniofacial skeleton was first attempted by Snyder in 1972. In 1991, McCarthy et al. published their…
External Transfacial Mandibular Distraction
External Transfacial Mandibular Distraction Brian S. Pan DEFINITION Neonates with tongue-based airway obstruction encompass a heterogeneous group of patients, the most common of which are those with isolated Pierre Robin…
Internal Mandibular Distraction
Internal Mandibular Distraction Michael Alperovich Roberto L. Flores DEFINITION Mandibular hypoplasia or an underprojected and diminutive mandible can have functional consequences including tongue-based airway obstruction, sleep apnea, reduced intraincisal opening,…
