Management of embossment following the frontal osteoplastic operation.
The deformity in the bony contour of the forehead following the osteoplastic flap procedure on the frontal sinus, termed embossment, occurs in a small but definite number of cases. This complication arises from the combined processes of resorption and deposition of bone following disturbance of the periosteum in performing the operation. A simple and highly reliable method of cosmetic correction employing acrylic cranioplasty has been successfully utilized in a series of cases without complications. The details of the operative technique will be outlined.
Lawson
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Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York 10029, USA.
Reino
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D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001862:Bone Resorption; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013524:Surgical Flaps
D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate