Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Midface surgery from Tessier to distraction.

D Marchac1, E Arnaud

  • 1Cranio-facial Unit, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hopital Necker-Enfants-Malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, F-75015 Paris, France. dmarchac@compuserve.com

Child'S Nervous System : Chns : Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
|December 22, 1999
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Treatment toxicities and pathological response through the evolution of neoadjuvant regimens in early triple-negative breast cancer.

ESMO real world data and digital oncology·2026
Same author

Generating a Statistically Constrained Quaternary Model of a Buried Bedrock Valley Using FDEM.

Ground water·2025
Same author

[Forehead in craniosynostoses].

Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique·2024
Same author

[Diplopia and fever].

La Revue de medecine interne·2022
Same author

Applying FAIR Principles to Plant Phenotypic Data Management in GnpIS.

Plant phenomics (Washington, D.C.)·2020
Same author

Early mandibular morphological differences in patients with FGFR2 and FGFR3-related syndromic craniosynostoses: A 3D comparative study.

Bone·2020

Craniofacial surgery advancements enable combined orbital and forehead operations for major malformations. Bone distraction techniques are now revolutionizing midface reconstruction, offering promising results for facial retrusion correction.

Area of Science:

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Orthognathic Surgery
  • Craniofacial Surgery

Background:

  • Pioneering work by Tessier and Guiot in the 1960s enabled combined craniofacial surgeries.
  • Major malformations like hypertelorism and facial retrusions require complex surgical interventions.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration between plastic surgeons and neurosurgeons is crucial for treating severe craniofacial anomalies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review principles of orbital mobilization for conditions like teleorbitism and orbital dystopia.
  • To explain facial advancement techniques for retrusions caused by faciocraniosynostosis.
  • To discuss the application and potential of bone distraction osteogenesis in midface reconstruction.

Main Methods:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Review of surgical techniques for orbital mobilization and facial advancement.
  • Discussion of combined intracranial and extracranial approaches.
  • Application of Ilizarov's progressive bone elongation principle (distraction osteogenesis) to the midface.

    • Main Results:

    • Orbital mobilization effectively corrects teleorbitism and orbital dystopia.
    • Facial advancement, with various modifications, addresses retrusions from faciocraniosynostosis.
    • Distraction osteogenesis applied to the midface shows promise in overcoming soft tissue retraction and reducing relapse risk.

    Conclusions:

    • Craniofacial surgery has evolved significantly, allowing complex reconstructions.
    • Distraction osteogenesis presents a promising frontier for midface deformities, despite remaining technical challenges.
    • Future developments may include absorbable materials and expanded applications of distraction principles.