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Friday, June 17, 2011

Less invasive options to cope with sagging necks

But it is not true. These days, less invasive options exist to improve the appearance of his neck, provided that this is not a complete Turkey Acacia. As a romance, a neck can go wrong in many respects. Weight gain or genetics may lead to a double chin. You can create underlying loose muscle loose skin. A lift of the neck (on their own or with a facelift) is still the best bet for a striking, a lasting solution.

But care liposuctioning of excess fat can also optimized help fully neck, especially to those who still have relatively young elastic skin can be recovered after the procedure. The trick is not to be sucked up to the point of view skeletal (you should see for underlying loose muscle bands, which are more important later).

If it's isolated bands, inject Botox in the muscle of the neck may make them less conspicuous in a patient with large skin tone, said Dr. Rod j. Rohrich, Chairman of the Department of plastic surgery at the medical center of the southwest of the University of Texas at Dallas. But the solution takes only three or four months.

Promoted during the past year in "the rachael ray show", Ulthera is a new lifting of skin by focused ultrasound procedure to boost the growth of collagen deep under the skin. A single treatment can improve the contours of the laxity of under-chin in patients approx. 40 to 55 years of age who are not ready for surgery or willing to it, said several doctors, including Dr Matthew White, a facial plastic surgeon at NYU Langone Medical Center. Handpiece Ulthera pressed to the skin allows doctors to see the underlying layers on a screen (with gynecological ultrasound) before starting treatment, the first time in dermatological procedures non-invasive. "We put energy at a precise depth below the surface of the skin without affecting the intermediate tissue," said Matthew Likens, Director Ejecutivo Ulthera, the Mesa, Arizona, the company behind him.

Patients may feel pain during the treatment. Potential candidates should also know that published studies reviewed have been to quantify just how much torque can be expected in the neck and the lower face. "That's true," confirmed Mr. Likens. (To continue the investigations, he said.)

This does not prevent Dr. Mehmet Oz, a cardiologist, proclaiming his television show last month that Ulthera was a "revolutionary non-surgical facelift" and promising to get rid of neck falls of the viewer live on stage. In the segment, Dr. Haideh Hirmand, a plastic surgeon in Manhattan, said was the first time was "really excited" technology non-invasive for lifting of tissue. He stressed that the Ulthera is irreplaceable for the surgery, if the skin of the neck is too loose. (In a later interview, she recommends an anxiolytic analgesics such as Percocet and a drug such as Valium before the treatment, which said that it is worth to loose neck minimum).

"The company will tell you no hurt, you do so," said Dr. Tina Alster, a dermatologist in Washington, which has made a pain and a drug binding for your patients of Ulthera anxiolytics. That being said, Dr. Alster, which will receive a stipend of Ulthera research to study the effect of the device in areas outside face, is to see results in the area of the eyes, cheeks and necks of middle-aged patients.

The segment of "Dr. Oz" left the impression that Ulthera device has been deleted by the administration of drugs and food that is used in the neck and the lower face, as well as for the area of the eyebrow.

It is not the case. "The company can only promote the eyebrow lifting device," Although the treatment regimen includes the cheeks and the neck, too, Karen Riley, a spokeswoman for the Agency, wrote in an e-mail. "But you cannot make any claim about these areas and may not promote your device for the treatment of specific conditions in these areas." (Just as with other procedures, however, doctors can treat other body parts at its discretion.)

Nina Meyerhof, which aimed at children of the Earth, an organization of peace, is prepared to the opportunity when he met with Dr. White this month for Ulthera signing up to his neck and Chin. "Wanted everything to look for fresh and close," he said.

In 1968, Ms. Meyerhof, of South Burlington, VT., is a decade or two older than typical candidate of Dr. White, someone who is beginning to notice the laxity of under-chin skin. But Dr. White, who has researched the focused ultrasound, that his skin was so elastic that it would be more stringent. (How quickly skin ages varies with factors such as exposure to the Sun, genetics, and tobacco, which may be why the skin of the neck of his old pal is tense while yours gave 47.)

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Minimally invasive endoscopic‐assisted resection of benign tumors in the accessory parotid gland: 5 case studies

Minimally invasive endoscopic?assisted resection of benign tumors in the accessory parotid gland: 5 case studies - Xie - 2011 - Head & Neck - Wiley Online LibrarySkip to Main Content

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Minimally invasive endoscopic?assisted resection of benign tumors in the accessory parotid gland: 5 case studies?Lei Xie PhD, Deguang Zhang, M. M. Xiaoxiao Lu, B. M. Li Gao PhDArticle first published online: 20 MAY 2011

DOI: 10.1002/hed.21751

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How to CiteXie, L., Zhang, D., Lu, M. M. X., Gao, B. M. L. (2011), Minimally invasive endoscopic?assisted resection of benign tumors in the accessory parotid gland: 5 case studies. Head & Neck, 33: n/a. doi: 10.1002/hed.21751

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Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Micro?Invasive Surgery of Zhejiang University, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Email: Lei Xie PhD (raycate@hzcnc.com)

*Correspondence: Lei Xie PhD, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Micro?Invasive Surgery of Zhejiang University, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Medical School, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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Supported by the Education Department (20030243, 20070064) and the Health Bureau (2003B095) of Zhejiang Province.

Publication HistoryArticle first published online: 20 MAY 2011Manuscript Accepted: 24 JAN 2011Manuscript Revised: 23 DEC 2010Manuscript Received: 1 JUL 2010 SEARCH Search Scope All contentPublication titlesIn this journalIn this issue Search String Advanced >Saved Searches > SEARCH BY CITATION Volume: Issue: Page: ARTICLE TOOLSGet PDF (395K)Save to My ProfileE-mail Link to this ArticleExport Citation for this ArticleGet Citation AlertsRequest Permissions AbstractArticleReferencesCited By View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (395K) Keywords:benign tumor;accessory parotid gland;endoscopic;minimally invasiveAbstractBackground

A modified Blair's incision or standard facelift incision is recommended to remove tumors in the accessory parotid gland. These incisions frequently result in long and visible scars. Therefore, the authors have introduced an endoscopic approach via a small preauricular incision to achieve excision of benign tumors in the accessory parotid gland.

Methods

The endoscopic surgical technique was performed on 5 patients with benign tumors in the accessory parotid gland.

Results

Endoscopic?assisted resection of the benign tumors in the accessory parotid gland was feasible in all 5 patients. This procedure lasted 105 minutes on average. Facial paralysis, salivary fistula, and ear?lobular numbness were not found postoperatively. The follow?up period was 1 year, during which no Frey's syndrome and recurrence were found. All preauricular scars were aesthetically satisfactory.

Conclusions

The minimally invasive endoscopic approach via a small preauricular incision is an optional method of the accessory parotid gland benign tumor resection. ? 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck [B]00:[/B] 000–000, 2011

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