Reduction In Vertical Height Research Articles

Volumetric Imaging of the Malar Fat Pad and Implications for Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumetric Imaging of the Malar Fat Pad and Implications for Facial Plastic Surgery

Innovative technique for correction of the congenital lop ear

Congenital lop ear is a deformity affecting the upper third of the ear. It is characterised by varying degrees of lidding of the helix, reduction in the fossa triangularis, scapha compression, reduction or absence of the superior crus of the antihelix and an associated reduction in vertical height of the external ear. Reported strategies for the surgical correction of this deformity include simple excision of the excess overhanging cartilage, radial cartilage incisions of the helix to reverse its memory, various cartilage grafts from the surrounding ear or rib to strut or fill the defect, and mastoid hitching stitches to reinforce the repair. We present a novel technique using a reversed conchal cartilage graft to strut the deformed antihelix. The memory of the reversed conchal cartilage is used to correct lidding of the superior helix and obviates the need for intrinsic cartilage modification or excision. We have found a good aesthetic and structural result in a patient with bilateral congenital lop ear with 12 months follow up.

Vertical dimension record: A three dimensional phenomenon. Part II

1. 1. Face height and profile have two displacement dimensions that can be measured: the superior-inferior face height measurement, and the anterior-posterior displacement of the midsagittal profile measurement. 2. 2. The superior-inferior displacement is largely a function of movement of the lower lip and related mandibular structures. The anterior-posterior displacement is generally associated with movement of the upper lip, particularly the tubercle. 3. 3. The changes in one dimension are usually a function of change in the other dimension; that is, an increase in height may be associated with contraction of the dental arches; or conversely, reduction of vertical height may be associated with expansion of the dental arches.

Clarification of the problem of vertebral fractures from convulsive therapy. II. Roentgenological considerations.

It is evident that we must have admission films of the thoracic spine of each patient if we are to evaluate correctly the question of vertebral fractures subsequent to convulsive therapy. Many of the patients will be found to show evidence of old disease or trauma, such as juvenile osteochondritis, degenerative arthritis, senile changes, and, possibly, fractures from accidental injuries or previous convulsive therapy. Quite often we see a thoracic spine with exaggerated kyphosis (Fig. 1) which involves most of the middle and lower thoracic vertebral bodies. In such a case we think of this as representing the end-result of healed osteochondritis of childhood (kyphosis dorsalis juvenilis, or Calve's disease of the spine).* The vertebral bodies present anterior wedging, increasing toward the center of the arch, similar to the appearance of a keystone at the apex. The reduction in vertical height of each involved vertebra is gradual in such cases,