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PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of a nonendoscopic brow/forehead lift. METHODS: Case series of 12 patients. Small scalp and upper eyelid blepharoplasty incisions were used to elevate the brows/forehead and perform protractor myectomy. RESULTS: All patients achieved an aesthetically pleasing eyebrow and forehead lift with reduction of vertical and horizontal glabellar creases. Complications included one patient who experienced prolonged ecchymosis after corrugator muscle resection and one patient who had asymmetric lid folds after surgery. The length of follow-up ranged from 9 to 35 months. CONCLUSIONS: The small incision nonendoscopic browlift technique provides a useful alternative to the endoscopic approach.
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Eyebrows/surgery , Forehead/surgery , Rhytidoplasty/methods , Adult , Aged , Blepharoplasty/methods , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures , Skull/surgeryABSTRACT
The increased risk of developing solid malignant tumors following treatment of Hodgkin's disease has been established in the literature. The association between mantle irradiation for the treatment of Hodgkin's disease and breast carcinoma has only recently been studied in large populations of cured patients. Several factors including age at radiation treatment, the time between treatment and discovery of the cancer, and radiation dosimetry affect the relative risk of the patient for developing breast cancer. Because there appears to be an increased risk of breast cancer in this patient population, a vigilant screening routine should be initiated, and aggressive operative therapy should be considered.
