title: An aesthetic approach in the repair of anterior frontal sinus fractures.
abstract: The management of upper facial trauma is a common responsibility of surgeons taking care of maxillofacial injuries. Historically, the most commonly used surgical approach has been the bi-temporal (coronal) incision. As is well known, the coronal incision carries some inherent complications such as hair loss, long scars, and increased length of hospital stay. The purpose of this article is to describe an aesthetic approach, similar to an endoscopic brow lift, for the repair of anterior wall fractures of the frontal sinus without the need for long incisions or fixation devices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, USA. Electronic address: Tirbod.Fattahi@Jax.Ufl.Edu.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fattahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salman
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004954:Esthetics; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: aesthetic approach; frontal sinus fracture