How might a recent Medicare policy proposal concerning off-label use of botulinum toxin injections affect patients with hemifacial spasm and facial dystonia?
Successful Strategy to Overturn Payor Policy Change on Treatment for Postparalytic Facial Palsy
What can physicians do to address a payor’s detrimental policy change regarding patient treatment, as demonstrated in a 2021 case impacting patients with postparalytic facial palsy?
Super-Thin ALT Free Flap Technique Feasible for Select Patients Receiving Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Reconstruction
The super-thin ALT free flap harvest technique represents a feasible option for oral cavity and oropharyngeal reconstruction in select patients and does not require additional surgical training, invasive testing, or technology.
Is Fresh Frozen Homologous Costal Cartilage a Suitable Substitute for Autologous Costal Cartilage in Rhinoplasty?
Fresh frozen homologous costal cartilage in rhinoplasty represents an alternative approach that has been described mostly through single-surgeon case series in the existing literature.
Posterior Pharyngeal Wall Injection Appears Effective for Some Adults with Non-Cleft Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
What is the impact of posterior pharyngeal wall (PPW) injection on severity of dysphagia and dysphonia in the treatment of velopharyngeal deficiency (VPD)?
Is Post-Operative Nasal Stenting Necessary After Primary Cleft Lip and Nose Repair
Evidence suggests that post-operative nasal stents are beneficial if used for three to six months by a hypothesized mechanism of hindering the contraction and regression of the surgically repositioned lower lateral cartilages.
Younger Onset Age and Early Treatment Benefit Women with Bell’s Palsy
Do the clinical features and treatment results, and the factors affecting them, differ between male and female patients with Bell’s palsy?
Evidence of Benign Vascular Anomalies Becoming Malignant Angiosarcoma Indicates Need for Increased Surveillance in Patients
Can benign vascular anomalies transform into highly malignant angiosarcoma (AS), and is a more aggressive biopsy/surgical approach warranted in certain cases of these anomalies?
What Is the Optimal Method for Margin Assessment in Oral Cavity Carcinoma?
Although en bloc resection remains the standard of care for primary treatment of oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas (OCSCC), methods of intra-operative assessment of margins vary.
New Database Informs Facial Fracture-Related Management and Cost Trends for U.S. Metropolitan Hospitals
With morbidity costs of facial trauma exceeding $1 billion each year, ew database informs facial fracture-related management and cost trends for U.S. Metropolitan hospitals.
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