Cosmetic

135) Which of the following statements regarding cosmetic surgery of the Asian Face is TRUE?

A. 90% of Asian faces exhibit a “single eyelid”.
B. In the Asian eye, filaments of the levator penetrate the orbital septum and the orbicularis muscle and attach to the overlying dermis
C. Most Asian patients are requesting eye westernization.
D. Hypertrophic scarring of the face is more common in Asians than Caucasians.
E. Skin malignancies are more common among Asians than Caucasians




REFERENCES & ANSWER



McCurdy Jr., J.A.: Cosmetic Surgery of the Asian Face, Chapter 28, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, second edition (Ira Papel, editor), Thieme Medical Publishers, pp. 322-323, 2002

McCurdy Jr., J.A.: Cosmetic Surgery of the Asian Face, Chapter 35, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Third edition (Ira Papel, editor), Thieme Medical Publishers, pp. 435-458, 2009




135) D     Hypertrophic scarring of the face is more common in Asians than Caucasians.