Long-term Patterns of Age-Related Facial Bone Loss in Black Individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Facial skeletal changes that occur with aging have critical importance to the aesthetics of the aging face and the field of facial rejuvenation. Patterns of bony change may differ based on race, but existing research is limited primarily to white or unspecified racial populations.

Objective

To longitudinally document patterns of facial skeletal change among black individuals.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective case series study evaluated the medical records of patients treated at an urban tertiary medical center and with at least 2 facial computed tomographic (CT) images obtained at least 6 years apart between 1973 and 2017. All patients were self-identified black adults initially aged 40 to 55 years with no history of facial surgery who r

SUBMITTER: Buziashvili D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583883 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature