Facial Aesthetics Flashcards

1
Q

What are the usual cosmetic reasons for completing facial plastic surgery?

A

Reverse effect of ageing

Aesthetic

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2
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What would be considered a reason for reconstructive/functional facial plastic surgery?

A

Congenital
Trauma
Following tumour excision

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3
Q

What are the most common facial plastic surgery procedures?

A
Rhinoplasty
Chin implants (Mentoplasty)
Face lift / neck lift
Blepharoplasty / Brow lift
Skin rejuvenation
Otoplasty (ears pinned)
Tumour surgery
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4
Q

Otoplasty is available on the NHS for children under the age of 16. TRUE/FALSE?

A

TRUE

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5
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What is the primary deformity which is fixed in an otoplasty?

A

Hyperplasia of anti-helix

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6
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What is the most common cause for a rhinoplasty?

A

Trauma causing nose injury

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7
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What other things can cause people to have a rhinoplasty?

A

Cartilage destruction causing deformity

Domestic abuse causing a deformity

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8
Q

Rhinoplasty involves the skin. TRUE/FALSE

A

FALSE

it is a procedure of the facial skelton

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9
Q

What changes does ageing cause?

A

Elastin and collagen in muscle lost

=> face appears wrinkled and sunken in

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10
Q

What is the management ladder for ageing?

A
Botulinum toxin
Fillers
Blepharoplasty
Skin rejuvenation
Face lift
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11
Q

What treatment options are available for fine wrinkling which is not helped by filler?

A

Skin peel or laser resurfacing

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12
Q

Where is the incision made during a face lift?

A

temporal bone down and round ear to back of head

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13
Q

What is a particular risk in face lift surgery?

A

Injury to the facial nerve

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14
Q

What are the main methods of reconstruction?

A

Primary closure
Healing by secondary intention
Skin grafts
Skin flaps

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15
Q

What can cause a baggy lower eyelid?

A

weakness of orbital septum

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16
Q

When would you consider letting a wound heal by secondary intention?

A

When it is a clean incised wound with no clear evidence of infection

17
Q

A cancer can be excised and the wound allowed to heal by secondary intention. TRUE/FALSE?

A

TRUE

18
Q

What is a partial thickness graft and where is it taken from?

A

Only down to the dermis

Taken from the arm or thigh

19
Q

What is a full thickness skin graft?

A

All layers of the skin right down to the subcutaneous tissue

Used in facial plastic surgery procedures

20
Q

Skin flaps have a more aesthetically pleasing end result than skin grafts. TRUE/FALSE

A

TRUE