Advances in microvascular free tissue transfer have driven up success rates

Advances in microvascular free tissue transfer have driven up success rates
Autologous fat injections, and injectible fillers such as collagen and poly-L-lactic acid, can yield long-term results, but no definitive recommendation can be made
Otolaryngologists must prepare to accommodate a variety of facial structures, learn cultural sensitivity in talking to minority patients
Physicians shared tips to avoid pitfalls of facial plastic surgery and reconstruction at the Triological Society’s 116th annual meeting held during the Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings
Cartilage grafting has comparable postoperative hearing results to traditional fascia grafting in pediatric patients, as well as improvement in long-term closure of the tympanic membrane
The right way to restore a patient’s nose after cancer depends on subtle factors: The shape, the depth, and the precise location of the wound all dictate how to go about the reconstruction, according to experts at the Triological Society Combined Sections Meeting.
Fat grafts have been used to repair the aging face for about two decades, but recently, surgeons have been using grafts to repair more extensive facial deformities caused by injury, illness or congenital abnormalities. Success, they said in interviews with ENT Today, depends on proper patient selection, matching the fat graft to defects that are most amenable to repair with fat injections and an understanding of the biology of the graft and how it reacts with surrounding facial structures.