Background: Frey's syndrome and cosmesis are important considerations in parotid surgery.
Placement of an interpositional barrier can prevent these complications; however, surgical …

Objective: Resectioning of giant maxillofacial tumors has been shown to cause facial
depression deformity, representing a persistent challenge for surgeons. Here, the authors …

Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate the effectiveness of free fat grafting in preventing Frey's
syndrome (FS) and facial depression after parotidectomy compared with acellular dermis …

Background: Frey's syndrome and facial asymmetry from loss of parotid tissue are long-term
sequelae of parotid surgeries causing significant morbidity. Various techniques have been …

Objective To examine the role of dermis-fat grafts in preventing gustatory sweating and in
the reconstruction of facial contour defects after parotidectomy. Patients Twenty-three …

Following parotidectomy, patients develop retromandibular hollowing. A case series of
patients for whom a free paraumbilical graft was used to reconstruct the parotid bed defect is …

Abstract Objective/Hypothesis: Elevation of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system
(SMAS) with or without fat graft interposition during superficial parotidectomy prevents a …

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of AlloDerm, an acellular human dermal matrix graft,
as an interpositional physical barrier to prevent the development of Frey syndrome after …

In order to overcome the short comings of a total parotidectomy in reference to appearance
and the possible Frey syndrom, the author proposes the free dermis fat transplant directly …

Background Parotidectomy is the standard procedure for treatment of many parotid lesions;
however, it has several drawbacks. Facial asymmetry and Frey's syndrome are the most …