title: Ultrasonic aesthetic cranioplasty.
abstract: The management of frontal bone injury is an important issue, and inappropriate management of such injuries may give rise to serious complications. Piezosurgery is a technique used to perform safe and effective osteotomies using piezoelectric ultrasonic vibrations. This instrument allows a safe method for osteotomy of the cranial vault in close proximity to extremely injury-sensitive tissue such as the brain. After a wide review of the literature, the authors present this technical report, introduce the use of piezosurgery to perform a safe "slim-osteotomies" for treatment of posttraumatic frontal bone deformities, and suggest the use of this instrument for aesthetic recontouring of the craniofacial skeleton.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Teaching Hospital of Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robiony
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casadei
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sbuelz
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Della Pietra
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Politi
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D059745:Piezosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020204:Skull Fracture, Depressed / Q000601:surgery*; D014465:Ultrasonics