Article
Surgery
Yun Jeong Lee, Se Joon Woo
Summary: This study analyzed the long-term visual outcomes and complications of facial filler-related ophthalmic and retinal artery occlusion, finding that most patients experienced irreversible visual impairment despite various treatments. Various long-term ocular and extraocular complications were observed, emphasizing the importance of prevention over treatment.
AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Chun-Lin Chen, Yu-Hao Zhou, Cheng-En Luo, Hai-Bin Wang, Sheng-Kang Luo
Summary: This study reveals the anatomical characteristics of the zygomatico-orbital artery (ZOA) based on computed tomographic scans and autopsies of cadaver heads. It shows that the occurrence rate of ZOA is 86.14% and it originates mainly from the superficial temporal artery and the frontal branch of the superficial temporal artery. The ZOA communicates with various other arteries in the orbital region.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Dermatology
Hongfan Ding, Shiyi Li, Qiang Fu, Guiwen Zhou, Yichen Wang, Can Zheng, Qian Wu, Ruiqi Bai, Xiao Xv, Minliang Chen
Summary: Facial cosmetic injections are a growing trend in terms of both research and practice, but they face various challenges. The hotspots of research include facial anatomy and injection techniques, prevention and management of complications, regenerative medicine, efficacy and safety of various soft-tissue fillers, as well as botulinum toxin injections for facial rejuvenation.
JOURNAL OF COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lena Kaufmann, Undine Schneeweiss, Eduard Maier, Thomas Hildebrandt, Michael Brecht
Summary: This study investigated facial motor control in elephants and found that they have a greater number of facial nucleus neurons compared to other land-living mammals. African elephants, in particular, have more medial facial subnucleus neurons than Asian elephants, indicating a more extensive ear-motor control. The organization of the elephant's facial subnuclei is related to trunk representation, with large distal neurons innervating the trunk tip with long axons. African elephants use two trunk tip fingers to pinch objects, while Asian elephants grasp/wrap objects with larger parts of their trunk. The neuronal adaptations in elephant brains reflect their facial morphology, body size, and dexterity.
Article
Surgery
Pavel Gelezhe, Victor Gombolevskiy, Sergey Morozov, Dmitry Melnikov, Tatiana Aleksandrovna Korb, Olga Olegovna Aleshina, Konstantin Frank, Robert H. Gotkin, Jeremy B. Green, Sebastian Cotofana
Summary: The study identified 1 to 3 arteries within the nasolabial sulcus, with females having more arteries than males. The angular artery was found at mean depths of 21.6mm at the oral commissure and 8.9mm at the nasal ala. With increasing age, the depth and lateral distance between arteries and sulci reduces significantly, emphasizing the importance of caution during injection procedures.
AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Ahneesh J. Mohanty, Patrick Cleveland, Zhiguo Shang, Samuel Glick, Cristina V. Sanchez, Andrew R. Jamieson, Shai M. Rozen
Summary: This study provides a high-definition intraneural topography of the facial nerve between the stylomastoid foramen and the pes anserinus. It demonstrates that there is no significant fascicular separation within 14.4 mm proximal to the stylomastoid foramen until 4.4 mm distal to the foramen. The fascicles undergo a reliable rotation between 8.9 and 13.7 mm distal to the stylomastoid foramen, which can guide surgeons in accurately placing grafts for upper or lower facial reanimation.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yanpeng Lv, Zhikui Feng, Shuo Chen, Xian Cheng, Jianhua Zhang, Chenguo Yao
Summary: This study investigated the electroporation effect on endothelial cells in normal and tumor blood vessels using a multilayer dielectric model. It found that vascular smooth muscle cells in normal blood vessels may provide protection against electroporation, while the lack of these cells in tumor blood vessels led to a stronger electroporation effect on endothelial cells. This study may help explain why the structure of endothelial cells in normal blood vessels is preserved during electroporation treatment and how ECT or IRE may selectively damage tumor blood vessels and cells while preserving normal blood vessels.
BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Rod J. Rohrich, James M. Stuzin, Ira L. Savetsky, Yash J. Avashia, Nikhil A. Agrawal, Margarita Prada
Summary: Social media has fueled a surge in buccal fat pad excisions, with people seeking a slimmer lower face and more defined jawline through surgery. However, the long-term effectiveness of the procedure remains uncertain, raising concerns about potential premature aging and midface distortion.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Surgery
Hyun Jin Park, Ji-Hyun Lee, Kyu-Lim Lee, You-Jin Choi, Kyung-Seok Hu, Hee-Jin Kim
Summary: The study revealed that there are vessels running close to the midline of the forehead, with uneven distribution around the midline. This uneven distribution of superficial vessels near the midline may explain the higher incidence of vascular complications during conventional aesthetic procedures.
AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Rodrigo T. Avila, Cade N. Kane, Timothy A. Batz, Christophe Trabi, Fabio M. Damatta, Steven Jansen, Scott A. M. McAdam
Summary: This study investigates the correlation between the relative vessel area of xylem and the resistance to embolism in different species from the genera Acer, Cinnamomum, Ilex, Quercus, and Persea. The results show that a low vessel lumen fraction (VLF) increases the resistance to gas movement and reduces the likelihood of embolism propagation, while a high VLF enhances gas transport and connectivity between conduits. Gas movement rate due to local pressure differences and xylem network connectivity is identified as a central driver of embolism propagation in angiosperm vessels.
Letter
Surgery
Wilson Gustavo Cral
Summary: Ultrasonography examination serves as a crucial tool in facial aesthetic procedures, allowing for precise planning and reducing complications, ultimately improving the success rate of surgeries.
AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Mildred Lopez Pineiro, Jeremy B. Green, Joely Kaufman, Patricia L. Blackwelder, David L. Freytag, Konstantin Frank, Michael Alfertshofer, Sebastian Cotofana
Summary: This study utilized SEM image analysis to quantify needle tip deformation after facial soft tissue filler injections. The number of injection passes was found to be the most influential factor, with touching the bone resulting in higher deformation rates and larger needle sizes causing slightly more damage.
AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Xia Cao, Sushila Maharjan, Ramla Ashfaq, Jane Shin, Yu Shrike Zhang
Summary: This review discusses the increasing demand for bioengineered blood vessels and the potential of 3D bioprinting technology in fabricating vascularized tissue constructs, with a focus on small-diameter blood vessels.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Shiguang Liu, Huixin Wang
Summary: To generate realistic and vivid talking faces for arbitrary targets with richer details of facial movements, a novel two-stage network is proposed. The network learns the relationship between the speech audio and the annotations of the action units (AUs) in the first stage, and generates the corresponding talking face in the second stage. Compared to state-of-the-art methods, this approach produces more realistic and vivid talking faces with richer details of facial movements.
ACM TRANSACTIONS ON MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING COMMUNICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
M. Fuga, T. Tanaka, R. Tachi, S. Yamana, K. Irie, I. Kajiwara, A. Teshigawara, T. Ishibashi, Y. Hasegawa, Y. Murayama
Summary: A retrospective study on 396 patients who underwent neurointervention for cerebral aneurysms found that contrast injection from an intradural artery and retreatment of recurrent aneurysms were major risk factors for contrast-induced encephalopathy.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
(2023)
