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Evolution and Trends in Reconstructive Facial Surgery: An Update

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Surgical correction of congenital and acquired facial deformities has transcended the primitive era of using non biologic materials to current attempts at own face growing through biotechnology. A summative account of this trend is still lacking in the literature. The objective of this article is to present an update on current knowledge in the strides to achieve functionally and aesthetically perfect facial reconstruction. It highlights the impact of advancements in 3D imaging, stereolithographic biomodelling, microvascular surgical tissue transplantation and tissue biotechnology in the surgical efforts to solve the problems of facial disfigurement whether congenital or acquired.

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Akadiri, O.A. Evolution and Trends in Reconstructive Facial Surgery: An Update. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 11, 466–472 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-012-0363-9

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