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Facial Symmetry Surgery: Old, Established and New Techniques
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Facial Symmetry Surgery: Old, Established and New Techniques

A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Life Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 1604

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Alexander Gardetto

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Competence Center for Bionic Prosthetics, Department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery with Hand Surgery, Brixsana Private Clinic, 39042 Bressanone, Italy
Interests: plastic reconstructive surgery; phantom limb pain; neuroma pain; amputation; lower extremity; targeted sensory reinnervation; TSR-based surgical technique
Dr. Gabriel Djedovic

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Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Academic Teaching Hospital Feldkirch, 6800 Feldkirch, Austria
Interests: plastic reconstructive surgery
Dr. Cesare Tiengo

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Clinic of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Padova University Hospital, 35128 Padova, Italy
Interests: plastic reconstructive surgery

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues, 

A symmetrical face is an expression of attractiveness and appeal. A certain degree of facial asymmetry is considered normal. However, significant facial asymmetry causes both functional and aesthetic problems. There are many causes for this, such as congenital malformations, acquired diseases, and traumatic and developmental deformities. The treatment of facial asymmetry first aims to correct the underlying cause, then real correction is indicated. 

This might include invasive surgical techniques in plastic and maxillofacial surgery, while less invasive methods include the insertion of specific implants, lipofilling, thread lifting techniques, or treatments with hyaluronic acid and Botox. Combinations of different techniques are possible and must be assessed individually. 

Theoretical and experimental manuscripts are now being sought that compare or combine old established techniques with new techniques to gain new perspectives in facial surgery. 

To submit your paper, please select the journal Symmetry and the Special Issue “Facial Symmetry Surgery: Old, Established and New Techniques” via the MDPI submission system. We welcome the submission of a variety of papers in the field. 

Prof. Dr. Alexander Gardetto
Dr. Gabriel Djedovic
Dr. Cesare Tiengo
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Symmetry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • facial asymmetry
  • surgery
  • plastic surgery
  • orthognathic surgery
  • cosmetic surgery
  • free flap
  • mini-invasive surgery
  • cosmetic medicine

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Gender-Specific Evaluation Following McLaughlin’s Dynamic Muscle Support for Irreversible Facial Paralysis
by Ines Ana Ederer, Lara Kueenzlen, Robert Sader, Klaus Exner, Torsten Schlosshauer, Jens Rothenberger and Ulrich Michael Rieger
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 561; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020561 - 20 Feb 2023
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Failure of the mimic muscles as a cause of facial nerve paralysis may result in significant asymmetry, which can be addressed by surgical reanimation procedures. Among those, the temporalis muscle transfer as advocated by McLaughlin is a single-stage technique for the dynamic reanimation [...] Read more.
Failure of the mimic muscles as a cause of facial nerve paralysis may result in significant asymmetry, which can be addressed by surgical reanimation procedures. Among those, the temporalis muscle transfer as advocated by McLaughlin is a single-stage technique for the dynamic reanimation of the mouth. Despite increasing research directed at women’s health, the gender-specific differences of this technique have not yet been addressed. Thus, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who underwent this operation between 2001 and 2021 for gender-specific differences concerning the postoperative outcome. In total, 28 women and 17 men were included. The two cohorts were statistically comparable with respect to etiological characteristics such as age, duration and etiology of paralysis, and preoperative degree of symptoms. After a median follow up of 15 months, restoration of smiling and elevation of the oral commissure was more often achieved among women than men. A statistically significant difference, however, could only be shown for the latter. Resting symmetry was restored in about 50% of both genders. There were no differences concerning postoperative complications or reoperations. The McLaughlin’s dynamic muscle support effectively re-establishes the elevation of the oral commissure and ability to smile among both genders, albeit women tend to be more likely to achieve the desired results. Full article
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