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Michael D. Seidman, MD

Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2001;3:227-229.

Predicting the future is a daunting task that is typically reserved for visionaries or tarot card readers. Nonetheless, the challenge is set, and this brief essay will predict how genetics and molecular biology may affect diseases in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.

From the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Division of Otologic/Neurotologic Surgery, Henry Ford Health System, West Bloomfield, Mich.