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Valfrido Antonio Pereira-filho
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Buccal fat pad removal to improve facial aesthetics: an established technique?
2018
Background Buccal fat pad (BFP) is a singular structure between the facial muscles. Its removal may enhance the zygomatic prominences resulting in an inverted triangle of beauty. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of literature about BFP removal for facial aesthetic improvement. In order to answer the following research question: What are the indications, complication types and rates, surgical techniques and outcomes of the technique? Material and Methods The initial search in Pubmed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases recognized 220 articles. The final review included eight of them. None of the included studies were clinical trials. Results BPF removal was perf…
Intraoral Schwannomas: presentation of a series of 12 cases
2013
Submitted by Vitor Silverio Rodrigues (vitorsrodrigues@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2014-05-27T11:30:51Z No. of bitstreams: 0Bitstream added on 2014-05-27T14:38:06Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 2-s2.0-84885114651.pdf: 427821 bytes, checksum: 6429b2f0fe956a3fa1d4acd1f8543e13 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2014-05-27T11:30:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-10-14 Introduction: Schwannomas are benign and not very frequent tumors of the peripheral nerves, derived from the nerve supporting Schwann cells. Study Design: Data were collected on the clinical manifestations (sex, age), location, size and symptonts of the lesions as well as the evolution time and the initial (presumption) …