TY  - BOOK
AU  - Episalla, Nicole 
TI  - A Novel Approach to Preventing Temporal Hollowing Using Virtual Surgical Planning and Suture Suspension of the Temporalis Muscle
SN  - 1049-2275
PY  - 2023///
KW  - *Dental Implants
KW  - *Esthetics, Dental
KW  - Humans
KW  - Skull/su [Surgery]
KW  - Sutures
KW  - Temporal Muscle/tr [Transplantation]
KW  - Automated
KW  - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Plastic Surgery Residency
KW  - Case Reports
KW  - Journal Article
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: 2001 - present, Available in print through MWHC library:1999-2007
N2  - Cranioplasty is a well-described technique used to restore the contour and function of calvarial defects using various alloplastic implants and autologous bone grafts. However, unsatisfactory esthetic outcomes after cranioplasty are frequently reported, specifically postoperative temporal hollowing. Temporal hollowing arises when the temporalis is inadequately resuspended after cranioplasty. Several methods to prevent this complication have been described with variable degrees of esthetic improvement, but no single method has proven superior. Herein the authors present a case report demonstrating a novel approach to resuspending the temporalis that incorporates holes in the custom cranial implant to allow for resuspension of the temporalis through suture fixation to the implant. Copyright © 2023 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000009260
ER  -