Clinical Relevance of Skin Tightening with Minimally Invasive Subdermal Energy-Based (EB) Technologies.

Background: Skin retraction and tightening are essential cornerstones of facial rejuvenation and body contouring. Retraction depends on skin recoil secondary to volume reduction, while tightening results from active contraction of dermal and subdermal collagen fibers and activation of the healing process promoting neocollagenesis and neoelastinogenesis. Use of energy-based (EB) technologies including lasers, ultrasound, monopolar and bipolar radiofrequency (RF), and plasma/RF is becoming increasingly frequent for aesthetic interventions.

Character and Personality Perception and Social Trait Judgment After Facial Surgical and Medical Aesthetic Interventions.

Background: The outcome of aesthetic surgical or medical interventions is typically reported from the patient's or surgeon's perspective. However, facial cosmetic interventions have the potential to influence perceived personality traits. How these interventions affect personality perception remains largely underappreciated.

A Narrative Scoping Review of Neuroaesthetics and Objective Understanding of Human Appearance.

Background: Neuroaesthetics has made meaningful progress in unraveling the neurological mechanisms involved in the perception of various arts, landscapes, and architecture. Only recently, neural processes of artistic valuation and judgments have been investigated regarding the aesthetics of the human body. The current narrative review intended to summarize the recent advances made in this field.

Have the recent advancements in wound repair and scar management technology improved the quality of life in burn patients?

Background: The negative physical and psychosocial impact of scars, in particular burn scars, has been well documented. Altered personal appearance together with impaired function related to pain, heat intolerance, and contracture formation may last a lifetime and eventually can lead to low self-esteem and poor social and psychological adjustments. Though most patients recover within the first years and many report generally good life satisfaction and moderate quality of life (QoL), some severely burned patients continue to report impaired QoL almost 10 years after injury.

Reconstruction of Back Defect from Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus Using Dermal Substitute Matrix.

Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are large pigmented premalignant lesions present at birth that have an associated risk of malignant transformation. Full-thickness excision of these lesions would be required to eliminate this risk. However, giant nevi can leave behind large defects that can be challenging to reconstruct.

Pygopagus Twins Separation Using a Rectangular Fasciocutaneous Flap: Case Report From Beirut, Lebanon.

Conjoined twins, although rare, present unique challenges in surgical management, particularly regarding skin closure after separation. This case report details the successful separation of pygopagus conjoined twins using a rectangular skin flap technique. The twins, joined at the lumbar and sacral regions, underwent meticulous preoperative planning and collaborative effort from multiple medical teams.

Lip Augmentation with Soft Tissue Fillers: Social Media, Perceptual Adaptation, and Shifting Beauty Trends beyond Golden Standard Ideals.

Background: Unfortunately, current beauty trends greatly advertised by social media are trespassing recognized cannons of beauty. Of particular interest are patients' expectations of soft tissue volume augmentation of the face, specifically of the lips.

Methods: An artificial intelligence picture of a White female face was generated.

Surgical Management of Platysma Bands: A Narrative Review of Evolving Concepts and Changing Techniques for Neck Rejuvenation.

Introduction: Platysmal bands are an unappealing feature of the aging face. Incomplete understanding of anatomy and physiology of platysmal bands has led to a long period of flawed or incomplete treatment. This review aims to elucidate the correct study of platysmal bands along with the most recent surgical treatments.

A Narrative Review of Eye-Tracking Assessment of Esthetic Endpoints in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Craniofacial Surgery.

Abstract: Reporting of esthetic outcomes in plastic surgery relies classically on ill-defined endpoints and subjective measures very often from the patients' and/or providers' perspectives that are notoriously characterized by subjectivity and questionable solid scientific validation. With the recent trend of increasing demand for all types of esthetic medical and surgical interventions, there is an urgent need for reliable and objective outcome measures to quantitate esthetic outcomes and determine the efficacy of these interventions. The current review is intended to analyze available evidence regarding advantages as well as limitations of eye-tracking (ET) technology in objectively documenting esthetic outcomes of plastic, reconstructive, and craniofacial interventions.

A Narrative Review of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Objective Assessment of Aesthetic Endpoints in Plastic Surgery.

Notoriously characterized by subjectivity and lack of solid scientific validation, reporting aesthetic outcome in plastic surgery is usually based on ill-defined end points and subjective measures very often from the patients' and/or providers' perspective. With the tremendous increase in demand for all types of aesthetic procedures, there is an urgent need for better understanding of aesthetics and beauty in addition to reliable and objective outcome measures to quantitate what is perceived as beautiful and attractive. In an era of evidence-based medicine, recognition of the importance of science with evidence-based approach to aesthetic surgery is long overdue.