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View article: Exploring Film as Popular Art Promoting Scarred Villain Trope
Exploring Film as Popular Art Promoting Scarred Villain Trope Open
Cinema is a powerful art form that shapes social norms. One enduring trope is the “scarred villain,” where facial differences signify moral corruption. Recent advocacy has challenged this stereotype, suggesting a shift in how anomalies are…
View article: Exploring Film as Popular Art Promoting Scarred Villain Trope
Exploring Film as Popular Art Promoting Scarred Villain Trope Open
As an influential art form, cinema holds the power to shape social norms. One of the most enduring cinematic conventions is the “scarred villain” trope, wherein facial differences as scars convey moral corruption. Recent advocacy efforts c…
View article: Exploring Film as Popular Art Promoting Scarred Villain Trope
Exploring Film as Popular Art Promoting Scarred Villain Trope Open
As an influential art form, cinema holds the power to shape social norms. One of the most enduring cinematic conventions is the “scarred villain” trope, wherein facial differences as scars convey moral corruption. Recent advocacy efforts c…
View article: D49. Conservative Management of Macroglossia In Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
D49. Conservative Management of Macroglossia In Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Open
View article: Conservative Management of Macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Conservative Management of Macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Open
INTRODUCTION While severe macroglossia in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is often treated with tongue reduction surgery, most patients with mild to moderate macroglossia are nonsurgically managed. Given that outcomes for these conservat…
View article: Endoscopic-assisted versus open fronto-orbital distraction for unicoronal craniosynostosis: morphometric and technique considerations
Endoscopic-assisted versus open fronto-orbital distraction for unicoronal craniosynostosis: morphometric and technique considerations Open
Introduction In an effort to maximize benefit and minimize morbidity when performing fronto-orbital distraction osteogenesis (FODO) for unilateral coronal synostosis (UCS), we have transitioned to an endoscopic-assisted approach (“endo-FOD…
View article: Using a Disentangled Neural Network to Objectively Assess the Outcomes of Midfacial Surgery in Syndromic Craniosynostosis
Using a Disentangled Neural Network to Objectively Assess the Outcomes of Midfacial Surgery in Syndromic Craniosynostosis Open
Background: Advancements in artificial intelligence and the development of shape models that quantify normal head shape and facial morphology provide frameworks by which the outcomes of craniofacial surgery can be compared. In this work, t…
View article: D130. Blood Mosaicism, Phenotype Severity, And Tongue Reduction Surgery in Patients with Beckwith-Wedemann Syndrome: Our 13-year Experience
D130. Blood Mosaicism, Phenotype Severity, And Tongue Reduction Surgery in Patients with Beckwith-Wedemann Syndrome: Our 13-year Experience Open
PURPOSE: Most patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) have macroglossia with some cases requiring tongue reduction surgery (TRS). This study leverages our institution's 13-year experience and reports correlations among levels of af…
View article: Long-Term Orbito-Ocular Outcomes following Le Fort III and Monobloc Distraction Osteogenesis in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis
Long-Term Orbito-Ocular Outcomes following Le Fort III and Monobloc Distraction Osteogenesis in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis Open
Background: Exorbitism in patients with syndromic craniosynostosis is often managed by Le Fort III (LF3) or monobloc (MB) distraction osteogenesis (DO). This study compared short- and long-term orbital craniometrics after LF3DO/MBDO and re…
View article: Socioeconomic Disparities in Failure to Thrive and Weight Gain for Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate
Socioeconomic Disparities in Failure to Thrive and Weight Gain for Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate Open
Background: Given the relatively resource-intensive burden of treating orofacial clefting and its functional and aesthetic sequelae, it is perhaps unsurprising that lower socioeconomic status is known to have adverse effects on outcomes in…
View article: Epigenetics and Surgical Timing Inform Safety and Outcomes of Tongue Reduction for Patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
Epigenetics and Surgical Timing Inform Safety and Outcomes of Tongue Reduction for Patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Open
BACKGROUND: Macroglossia is a cardinal feature of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS). Optimal timing of tongue reduction is debated due to the spectrum of phenotypic severity across and within epigenetic subtypes. Operative timing is of cri…
View article: Effects of Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis on Ventricular Morphology and Volume
Effects of Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis on Ventricular Morphology and Volume Open
INTRODUCTION: Patients with cephalocranial disproportion may be treated by posterior vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) to expand intracranial volume (ICV). The increase in ICV may reverse or prevent increased intracranial pressure (ICP…
View article: Keeping an Eye on Metopic Craniosynostosis: Effects of Severity on Orbital Dysmorphology
Keeping an Eye on Metopic Craniosynostosis: Effects of Severity on Orbital Dysmorphology Open
BACKGROUND: The premature fusion of the metopic suture in metopic craniosynostosis (CS) can result in characteristic metopic ridging and trigonocephaly which may subsequently induce changes to normal orbital morphology. However, there is a…
View article: Isolated Squamosal Craniosynostosis: Considerations of Presentation, Intracranial Pressure, and Management
Isolated Squamosal Craniosynostosis: Considerations of Presentation, Intracranial Pressure, and Management Open
BACKGROUND: Craniosynostosis of minor sutures has received little attention in the literature due to relative rarity uncertainty regarding diagnostic significance. Squamosal suture fusion, particularly in isolation, is one such entity. The…
View article: Who is Still Attending Cleft Clinic? Sociodemographic Factors Predict Long-term Attrition Following Palatoplasty
Who is Still Attending Cleft Clinic? Sociodemographic Factors Predict Long-term Attrition Following Palatoplasty Open
BACKGROUND: Patients with cleft lip and palate benefit from longitudinal follow-up in a multidisciplinary care setting to coordinate secondary surgeries following cheiloplasty and palatoplasty. Unfortunately, prior work has demonstrated th…
View article: Genetic Subtypes of Apert Syndrome Are Associated with Differences in Airway Morphology and Early Upper Airway Obstruction
Genetic Subtypes of Apert Syndrome Are Associated with Differences in Airway Morphology and Early Upper Airway Obstruction Open
BACKGROUND: Apert syndrome is predominantly caused by two paternally inherited gain-of-function mutations in the FGFR2 gene, Pro253Arg and Ser252Trp. Studies comparing phenotypic features between these two mutations have established differ…
View article: Cinematic Representations of Visible Facial Differences Across Time and Cultures
Cinematic Representations of Visible Facial Differences Across Time and Cultures Open
The “scarred villain” trope, where facial differences like scars signify moral corruption, is ubiquitous in film (e.g., Batman’s The Joker). Strides by advocacy groups to undermine the trope, however, suggest cinematic representations of f…
View article: D51. A Comparative Photogrammetric Assessment of Soft Tissue Changes Following LeFort III and Monobloc Midface Advancement
D51. A Comparative Photogrammetric Assessment of Soft Tissue Changes Following LeFort III and Monobloc Midface Advancement Open
PURPOSE: The LeFort III and monobloc are commonly employed midface advancement procedures for patients with syndromic craniosynostosis. While the postoperative skeletal changes are well characterized, objective assessments of overlying sof…
View article: 4. Speech Outcomes at Facial Maturity and Secondary Speech Surgery Rates Following Modified Furlow Palatoplasty
4. Speech Outcomes at Facial Maturity and Secondary Speech Surgery Rates Following Modified Furlow Palatoplasty Open
PURPOSE: Following modified-Furlow palatoplasty, patients may demonstrate velopharyngeal dysfunction necessitating secondary speech surgery. However, speech outcomes at skeletal maturity and the incidence of speech surgery by this age rema…
View article: D53. Risk Stratification of Transcranial Midface Advancement in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis: 20-year Institutional Experience
D53. Risk Stratification of Transcranial Midface Advancement in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis: 20-year Institutional Experience Open
PURPOSE: Monobloc frontofacial advancement and multi-piece midfacial osteotomies such as facial bipartition have profound benefits for patients with syndromic craniosynostosis but also carry the highest published potential for morbidity. O…
View article: Prior Fronto-Orbital Advancement Associated with Complications from Transcranial Midface Surgery in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis
Prior Fronto-Orbital Advancement Associated with Complications from Transcranial Midface Surgery in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis Open
Purpose Our center adopted posterior vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) as a first-line intervention for cranial expansion in syndromic craniosynostosis in 2008, and we have a growing cohort of patients undergoing transcranial midface a…
View article: Associations of Facial Proportionality, Attractiveness, and Character Traits
Associations of Facial Proportionality, Attractiveness, and Character Traits Open
Background: Facial proportionality and symmetry are positively associated with perceived levels of facial attractiveness.Objective: The aims of this study were to confirm and extend the association of proportionality with perceived levels …
View article: Utilization of Carbonated Calcium Phosphate Cement for Contouring Cranioplasty in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis
Utilization of Carbonated Calcium Phosphate Cement for Contouring Cranioplasty in Patients with Syndromic Craniosynostosis Open
Purpose Carbonated calcium phosphate (CCP) cement is an alloplastic material which has been increasingly utilized for cranioplasty reconstruction, however there is a paucity of data investigating its use in patients with syndromic craniosy…
View article: Springs Forces and Parietal Bone Thickness Interact to Predict Changes in Cephalic Index following Spring-Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis
Springs Forces and Parietal Bone Thickness Interact to Predict Changes in Cephalic Index following Spring-Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-Syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis Open
INTRODUCTION: Variables interacting to predict outcomes following spring mediated cranioplasty (SMC) for non-syndromic craniosynostosis, including springs parameters and calvarial thickness, are incompletely understood. Our previous work c…
View article: 27. Parietal Bone Thickness Predicts Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Spring Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis
27. Parietal Bone Thickness Predicts Intraoperative Blood Loss and Transfusion in Patients Undergoing Spring Mediated Cranioplasty for Non-syndromic Sagittal Craniosynostosis Open
Purpose: Variables that can predict outcomes in patients with craniosynostosis, including bone thickness, are important for surgical decision making but incompletely understood. Recent studies have demonstrated relative risks and benefits …
View article: P67. DEVELOPMENT OF A CRANIOFACIAL SOFT TISSUE ANTHROPOMORPHIC DATABASE: APPLICATION OF DIFFEOMORPHIC ALGORITHMS TO MRI
P67. DEVELOPMENT OF A CRANIOFACIAL SOFT TISSUE ANTHROPOMORPHIC DATABASE: APPLICATION OF DIFFEOMORPHIC ALGORITHMS TO MRI Open
PURPOSE: Assessing craniofacial outcomes in pediatric patients is challenging due to rapid craniofacial growth, often anticipated with surgical "overcorrection." The authors present data developing a racially and ethnically sensitive anthr…
View article: P10. IT’S ALL RELATIVE: ASSOCIATIONS OF FACIAL PROPORTIONALITY, ATTRACTIVENESS, AND CHARACTER TRAITS IN 597 INDIVIDUALS
P10. IT’S ALL RELATIVE: ASSOCIATIONS OF FACIAL PROPORTIONALITY, ATTRACTIVENESS, AND CHARACTER TRAITS IN 597 INDIVIDUALS Open
PURPOSE: Facial proportionality has known associations with perceptions of sociability, intelligence, and health; however, many previous studies used small sample sizes or artificial facial renderings. Using a large dataset, this study aim…
View article: Toward a More Robust Gene Expression Signature for Alzheimer's Disease Neurodegeneration
Toward a More Robust Gene Expression Signature for Alzheimer's Disease Neurodegeneration Open