The Midface Degloving Procedure

Endoscopic-assisted midfacial degloving approach for type III juvenile angiofibroma

“…The midfacial degloving operation, first published by Casson et al [7] and described by Howard and Lund [8] has been employed for the last 10 years for removal of this type of lesion [1,6,18]. The approach allowed good exposure of the lesion, whilst avoiding an external incision [8].…”

“…Midfacial degloving provides good exposure to the target area with excellent cosmoses [7,8]. The technique has been combined, as required, with other transcranial approaches to provide full exposure for most tumors.…”

Midfacial Degloving Approach for Repair of Naso-Orbital-Ethmoid and Midfacial Fractures

“…The MFD technique for exposing the midface complex was described in 1927 in France by Portmann and popularized in the United States by Casson, 5 Conley, 6 Price, 7 Manglia, 8 and their colleagues. It has the advantage of providing exposure of the entire midfacial skeleton without the need for facial skin incisions.…”

Clinical research of a modified midfacial degloving in a maxillectomy (with a report of a typical case)

“…The traditional modus operandi is a nasal approach, but facial cicatricles will remain. In 1974 Casson initiated a midfacial degloving procedure aimed at providing a new incision which is much broader than the nasal approach [1] , leaving no facial scaring. It has been mainly used for space occupying-lesions in the median line of the nasal cavity and nasal sinuses.…”