[What is new in plastic surgery of the head and neck for the practicing otorhinolaryngologist?]

On examples the plastic facial surgery is shown as an multidisciplinary territory, whereby main points are set. Most important for the oto-rhino-laryngology is the ear and nose correction as whereas the possibility to use collagen injections, the problems of secondary Rhinoplastics, the esthetic corrections in the area of the throat and head (dermabrasio, eye lid corrections, face lifting, hair transplantation) and considerations about education and advanced training. The maxillo facial surgery puts out the dento-alveolic dysgnathies, the ophthalmology the eye lid corrections. The experimental surgery can contribute to the still open questions, whether in the future in plastic operations allogene transplantates can fill the place of autogenous material or not.