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The endoscopic approach to rejuvenation surgery of the forehead is standing the test of time. We feel that aesthetic results obtained from this procedure are equal to or better than results associated with the conventions coronal lift, while remarkably reducing recovery time and incision-related morbidity (Figs. 9,10).
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Of 164 patients admitted to a university hospital burn unit, 15 (9%) had attempted suicide, and 5 of the 15 died. The use of a flammable liquid was the most common method of attempted suicide; the most common psychiatric diagnosis was schizophrenia.
Complications of frontal sinusitis are potentially serious. The best prevention is adequate antibiotic treatment of acute sinusitis or of the acute exacerbation of chronic sinusitis. Intracranial complications include extradural, subdural and brain abscesses, meningitis and cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis. Bony complications include localized or spreading osteomyelitis. Surgical intervention is often required to prevent unacceptable mortality.
The true intent of a suicidal act is sometimes masked by it appearing as an "accident". Two cases are reported that present a unique opportunity to study suicide attempts that took the form of rock-climbing "falls" and to study the two people who chose this way to die. Rock-climbing falls, occasionally speculated about as possible suicidal equivalents yet having no recognition as such in the literature, are illustrated as methods used by these impulsive, action-oriented and risk-taking people.