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Management of facial trauma is a broad and complex field. Significant, often life-threatening, comorbidities need always be considered when evaluating patients with head and neck trauma. After stabilizing the airway and cardiovascular issues, prudent evaluation involves assessment of soft tissue, ocular, dental, facial skeleton, and calvarium. The diverse and complex anatomy of the region requires special considerations regarding injuries to the parotid gland/duct, periocular area, nose, lips, and facial nerve, among others. Additionally, proper and timely repair of facial skeletal fractures is important to optimize both functional and aesthetic results. Avoiding large facial incisions often requires special approaches to the facial skeleton, and an adequate understanding of the anatomy and technique is imperative to minimize complications while achieving adequate reduction/fixation. Special consideration is indicated in panfacial fractures where determining premorbid anatomy may be difficult. Accurate diagnosis and careful reduction and fixation will result in better outcomes while minimizing complications.

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  1. Boys Town Research Hospital, 14040 Hospital Rd, Boys Town, NE, 68010, USA

    John Harbison M.D.

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  1. Dept of Otolaryngology Head&Neck Surgery, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, USA

    Brian J.-F Wong

  2. Otolaryngology-Dept.of Head&Neck Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

    Michelle G. Arnold

  3. Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Facial Aesthetic Concepts, San Clemente, California, USA

    Jacob O. Boeckmann

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Harbison, J. (2016). Trauma. In: Wong, BF., Arnold, M., Boeckmann, J. (eds) Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18035-9_13

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