Use of "Submental Muscular Medialization and Suspension" to improve the Cervicomental Angle.

Many techniques have been presented over recent decades to address the neck contour in facial cosmetic surgery. Despite advances, limitations remain when dealing with the obtuse cervicomental angle. The authors describe a technique for improving the obtuse cervicomental angle. Submental muscular medialization and suspension is a simple yet highly effective surgical technique that can result in dramatic and enduring improvement in the cervicomental angle.

Alar rim neurothekeoma in a child.

OBJECTIVE: We report on the case of an 11-year-old girl with atypical neurothekeoma of the left lateral alar rim that was excised and ultimately closed primarily after an unsuccessful attempt at reconstruction with a full-thickness auricular composite graft. METHODS: In this case report, we present a description of the case and a review of the literature. RESULTS: The patient underwent successful excision of neurothekeoma and subsequent auricular cartilage graft reconstruction. Reconstruction failed to adequately heal at several months postoperatively and the defect was closed primarily. CONCLUSIONS: Rapidly growing nodules of the nose can have a broad differential and requires pathological diagnosis via early biopsy. This is important because the surgical approach varies depending on the lesion and its potential for metastasis and local growth.