Facial Cosmetic Surgery Flashcards
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Which patient finding is a relative contraindication to upper blepharoplasty due to risk of dry eye exacerbation?
Answer: Schirmer test result of 5 mm in 5 minutes
A Schirmer test below 10 mm indicates severely reduced tear production, and upper blepharoplasty can worsen dry eye symptoms significantly.
In facial analysis for rhinoplasty, what is the ideal nasolabial angle range for a female patient?
Answer: 100–115 degrees
In females, a nasolabial angle of 100–115 degrees is aesthetically preferred, reflecting a slightly more upturned nasal tip than in males.
Which technique best corrects a unilateral cleft lip nasal deformity characterized by a displaced alar base and shortened columella on the cleft side?
Answer: Open rhinoplasty with alar base repositioning and columellar lengthening
An open approach allows direct visualization and repositioning of the displaced alar cartilage, alar base, and columellar skin to achieve symmetry.
Which facial aging change is primarily responsible for the 'tear trough' deformity of the lower eyelid?
Answer: Volume loss at the orbital rim and descent of the orbitomalar ligament
Volume loss over the infraorbital rim combined with ligamentous descent creates the groove characteristic of the tear trough deformity.
A patient undergoing cervicoplasty and platysmaplasty develops a visible cord-like deformity in the midline of the neck 6 months postoperatively. What is the most likely cause?
Answer: Suture dehiscence of the platysmal corset
Failure of the platysmal corset sutures over time allows the medial platysma edges to separate, re-forming the banding deformity.
When performing a browlift, which approach carries the highest risk of injury to the frontal branch of the facial nerve?
Answer: Coronal browlift with subcutaneous dissection
Subcutaneous dissection in the coronal browlift places the frontal branch at risk because it lies within or just beneath the subcutaneous fat in the temporal area.
Which aesthetic unit principle guides the decision to replace an entire aesthetic subunit rather than perform a smaller repair in facial reconstruction?
Answer: Defects larger than 50% of a subunit should prompt replacement of the entire subunit
When more than 50% of an aesthetic subunit is missing, replacing the entire subunit places scars at natural boundaries, yielding a better cosmetic result.