Current concepts in scar evolution and control.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine serial operative trends with patients who have experienced surgical implant deflation. In addition, the economic impact of deflation on practice caseload was analyzed. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted to examine patients who experienced deflation from 2000 to 2007. Pa...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Stevens WG,Pacella SJ,Hirsch E,Stoker DA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominoplasties carried out in patients previously underwent gastroplasty present high rates of complications, including increased bleeding in the intra- and postoperative periods. METHODS:This study evaluated bleeding, coagulation parameters (coagulogram, dosage of fibrinogen, FII, FV, FVII, FVIII, FIX, F...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Souto LR,Chaim EA,Barbosa RC,Bizzacchi JM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malar mounds may be accentuated by chronic lid edema, with the development from malar edema to malar mounds and finally to malar festoons. Because standard techniques do not seem effective and not specifically proposed for the treatment of malar festoons, subperiosteal vertical upper-midface lift associated ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Hoenig JF,Knutti D,de la Fuente A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper blepharoplasty is indicated in Asians for double-eyelid fold creation, periorbital rejuvenation, and functional visual field improvement. This article introduces a technical classification for blepharoplasty methods and investigates approaches to evaluate its outcomes. METHODS:Of 535 patients undergoi...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Park KS,Park DD

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Deepithelialization is time consuming, but has been performed traditionally in reduction mammaplasty to ensure a better blood supply to the transposed nipple-areolar complex. METHODS:For this study, 18 patients were recruited, and each patient served as an individual control by undergoing both deskinning an...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Iwuagwu OC,Drew PJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A description is given of our approach to aesthetic surgery of the ear, based on the concept of the "convex ear" (Figs. 1, 8, 10D, 10F, 10H, 10J, 11B, 12C, 13D) in place of the "three-form ear." Special attention is required regarding the position of the upper pole and the shape, position, and size of the earlobule, i...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Rodriguez-Camps S

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Web contractures are fairly commonly encountered in those who have suffered from burn injury or other trauma. Numerous local flaps have been adopted previously. The five-flap Z-plasty is one that has been used frequently. To release the scar as much as possible, based on the traditional design, we developed ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Chen B,Song H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing demand for further aesthetic outcome improvement in implant-based breast reconstruction after nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) leads to major novelties, including endoscopic and robotic NSM with the aim to limit scar visibility. In this paper, we report our experience with a novel and simplifie...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Visconti G,Franceschini G,Bianchi A,Barone-Adesi L,Garganese G,Masetti R,Salgarello M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction mammoplasty in patients with gigantomastia has traditionally been performed by a technique involving free nipple grafting. These patients usually have only a small amount of breast tissue above the inframammary fold and therefore this type of procedure has often left patients with an insufficient amount of s...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Abramson DL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the blood supply to the facelift flap by identifying the perforating arteries in the anterior facial region, which is preserved during the undermining of the flap. We have called this medial zone the pedicle area of the flap. Eleven pairs of musculocutaneous perforator arteries su...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Blanco-Dávila F,Arrendondo G,De La Garza O,Montemayor R,Gregori OU,Vásconez HC

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:: Complications of female abdominoplasty are well known. Males prone to centripetal obesity may have minimal subcutaneous fat and significant hypogastric skin laxity making them apparent good candidates for abdominoplasty. We describe a case of severe gastroesophageal reflux following male abdominoplasty presumably se...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gilliland MD,Sorbera T

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper shows how one of the flaps of the SMAS, which is normally eliminated during a facelift as excess tissue, can be folded up and used to improve the projection of cheekbone. The improvement of the projection of this facial area enhances the aesthetic result, when the desired aesthetic result is discreet, in rh...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Tapia A,Mejina D,Rengifo M,Blanch A,Ferreira B

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report describes preoperative digital planning for rhinoplasty using a new three-dimensional (3D) radiologic viewer that allows both patients and surgeons to visualize on a common monitor the 3D real aspect of the nose in its inner and outer sides. METHODS:In the period 2002 to 2008, 210 patients under...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Moscatiello F,Herrero Jover J,González Ballester MA,Carreño Hernández E,Piombino P,Califano L

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical management of patients desiring removal of silicone mammary prostheses can be controversial. Patients fearful of implants may choose not to undergo implant exchange with saline implants. This fear is well documented and has been influenced by the media. Anecdotal reports attempting to link silicone mammar...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Spiro SA,Marshall D

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Is aesthetic surgery a business guided by market structures aimed primarily at material gain and profit or a surgical intervention intended to benefit patients and an integral part of the health-care system? Is it a frivolous subspecialty or does it provide a real and much needed service to a wide range of patients? A...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Atiyeh BS,Rubeiz MT,Hayek SN

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft tissue filler injections are the second most common non-surgical procedure performed by the plastic surgeon. Embolization of intravascular material after facial injection is a rare but terrifying outcome due to the high likelihood of long-term sequela such as blindness and cerebrovascular accident. The literature...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Prado G,Rodríguez-Feliz J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal wall deformity secondary to pregnancy is multidirectional. Plication of the anterior rectus sheath is the most widely used technique for correction of this condition. However, it would be desirable to simultaneously perform the transverse and longitudinal repair of this deformity. The aim of this s...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Veríssimo P,Nahas FX,Barbosa MV,de Carvalho Gomes HF,Ferreira LM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous techniques, including double opposing Z-plasty, have been introduced to repair traumatic cleft earlobes and break the linear scar. Even with multiple operative methods available for repairing traumatic cleft earlobe, notable scar contractures and dimpling of the earlobe border remain in some cases. The author...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Kang S,Moon SJ,Suh H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The independent effect of the contraction of various facial mimetic muscles on the nasolabial fold was defined through study of cadaver dissections. The four major lip elevator muscles were identified and the effect of traction of these muscles on the nasolabial fold was studied. This study identified the levator alae...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Pessa JE,Brown F

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Irradiation therapy limits the utilization of silicone implants for breast reconstruction due to a significant risk for capsular contracture. The injection of the collagenase of the bacterium Clostridium histolyticum (CCH) might trivialize this risk by providing a minimal-invasive treatment option by capsula...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Diehm YF,Jost Y,Kotsougiani-Fischer D,Haug V,Splinter M,Häring P,Berger MR,Debus J,Kneser U,Fischer S

更新日期：2020-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dual-plane breast augmentation is a popular cosmetic procedure. However, objective evaluations on the effects of dual-plane breast augmentation on breast morphology are lacking. This study evaluated the breast morphological changes and correlative factors after dual-plane anatomic implant augmentation with a...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Lin F,Hong W,Zeng L,Kong X,Feng W,Luo S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This preliminary ex vivo study aimed to clarify the pathophysiologic mechanisms of fat tissue depletion by subcutaneous drug application. Therefore, the lipolytic effects of phosphatidylcholine plus deoxycholate (Lipostabil) (L) and of deoxycholate (DC) alone were compared with those of sodium chloride (NaCl...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Hübner NF,Horch RE,Polykandriotis E,Rau TT,Dragu A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Psychological factors play a major role in the tendency toward cosmetic surgery. Variety seeking, making changes in one's face and reducing apparent dissatisfaction, improving body image and increasing sexual self-esteem can be considered as some psychological aspects of cosmetic surgery. The present study...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Najjaran Toussi H,Shareh H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The liposuction technique has changed greatly over the years. In 1989, the authors presented subdermal superficial liposuction which treats the superficial fat layer and yields better skin retraction. With this technique the surgeon can treat thin adipose layers to obtain better results in more cases than the traditio...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gasperoni C,Salgarello M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thin lips and an aging lower third of the face are increasingly the focus for surgical improvement. Thin and tightly pursed lips imply a certain resignation or even bitterness, especially in older women. Excessive application of lipstick to enhance the shape and color of thin lips was a solution but a poor camouflage....

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Felman G

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The resection of the columella and nasal depressor muscles is a simple operation to perform and one which allows an improvement in the facial physiognomy of many patients. This operation can be done alone or in conjunction with the classic rhinoplasty, thus achieving an improvement in the aesthetics of the smile. It h...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： de Benito J,Fernandez Sanza I

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging female with excess arm fat and poor skin tone frequently refuses a brachioplasty scar due to permanent detectability. Traditional deep liposuction localized to the posterolateral aspect of the arm frequently leaves sagging, wrinkled skin. Circumferential para-Axillary Superficial Tumescent (CAST) liposuction...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gilliland MD,Lyos AT

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body-contouring implants are becoming increasingly popular and more accepted and requested for aesthetic purposes. These implants must be placed in a safe and reproducible plane of anatomic dissection for a successful long-term outcome. Poor implant placement techniques result in greater complications such a...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Flores-Lima G,Eppley BL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many Oriental people have a square face with a prominent mandibular angle. This article presents a good osteotomy method for the prominent mandibular angle (PMA). METHODS:Two modifications of the conventional procedures have been made. The first is a one-stage curved osteotomy for the mandibular angle. The ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gui L,Yu D,Zhang Z,Changsheng LV,Tang X,Zheng Z

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To ensure the best results from aesthetic breast augmentation, preoperative evaluation and adequate patient information are essential. However, assessment of the underlying thoracic shape often is neglected. Patients with obvious deformities are aware of the problematic reconstruction, whereas patients with mild or mo...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Wolter TP,Lorenz S,Neuhann-Lorenz C

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00