Asymmetry of the breast: some uncommon cases.

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：:Skeletal deformity in the fronto-orbital region resulting from various problems can have significant aesthetic concerns. Restoring an aesthetically acceptable appearance relies most importantly on the restoration of a precise skeletal contour. Current surgical options for depression deformities or partial-thickness de...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Ching WC,Goh RC,Lin CL,Lo LJ,Chen YR

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Diced cartilage grafts have long been used in rhinoplasty. Along with their various reported advantages, they also have some disadvantages. The irregular resorption rate of the engrafted mass is one of the major issues noted with diced cartilage grafts. An explanation for the unpredictable resorption rate ha...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Arslan E,Majka C,Polat A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Masseteric hypertrophy occurs frequently among Asians, including Koreans, because of racial characteristics and dietary habits. It is thought to be an unpleasant feature, especially because of its strong and masculine impression. Recently, the authors developed a method for the volumetric reduction of hypertrophied ma...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Jin Park Y,Woo Jo Y,Bang SI,Kim HJ,Lim SY,Mun GH,Hyon WS,Oh KS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was the first empirical investigation of body image dissatisfaction in male cosmetic surgery patients. Thirty men completed two body image measures prior to their initial consultation. Results were compared to the norms for each of the measures and with a sample of 30 women seeking similar cosmetic procedur...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Pertschuk MJ,Sarwer DB,Wadden TA,Whitaker LA

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances in suction-assisted lipectomy (SAL) include improved instrumentation, better understanding of fluid dynamics, and an improved concept of appropriate indications. The tumescent technique uses subcutaneous injection of isotonic fluid containing vasoconstrictive and analgesic agents and is proved to be...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Chia CT,Theodorou SJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lifting the lower eyelid includes removing skin excess of the lid and, most of the time, improves the fat herniation without any removal of the fat because of the tension of the orbicularis muscle obtained with this maneuver. The "lifting" also corrects the arcus marginalis as well as malar bags when they exist. Most ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Lassus C

更新日期：2000-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Periareolar mastopexy is a well-described technique for cosmetic improvement of breasts classified as Regnault ptosis grades 1 and 2. However, this technique is used less frequently for cases of grade 3 ptosis. METHODS:Grades 2 and 3 ptosis were corrected for selected patients using a combination of augment...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Rancati A,Nava M,Tessari L

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors treated a case of bilateral accessory axillary breast tissue. Excision with histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of fibroadenoma. Treatment left the woman with incision scars (3.5 cm) in the axillary pyramid, a location often not seen during a patient's normal movements. Thus, despite a minor aes...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gentile P,Izzo V,Cervelli V

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of the stromal vascular fraction (SVF) on changes in melanin formation and tyrosinase activity in B16 cells treated by 3-isobutyl-1 methylxanthine (IBMX) and to explore the mechanism of SVF-mediated inhibition of pigmentation. METHODS:We co-cultured extracted SVFs and B16 cells trea...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Peng LH,Li Q

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this article was to assist cosmetic-plastic surgeons in selecting aesthetic cosmetic gynecologic-plastic surgical interventions. METHODS:Target methodological analyses of pertinent evidence-based scientific papers and anecdotal information linked to surgical techniques for cosmetic-plastic ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Ostrzenski A

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique to facilitate correct preoperative marking for an en bloc resection in superiorly based mammaplasty is presented. A temporary triangular suture is placed to control the estimated resection lines for the removal of the medial and lateral tissue block. The described technique helps to avoid the formation of ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Wechselberger G,Schoeller T,Papp C

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a patient who experienced temporary myopic change after transconjunctival blepharoplasty using the carbon dioxide (CO(2)) laser is reported. Transconjunctival lower lid blepharoplasty using the CO(2) laser, one of the most frequent laser procedures performed in aesthetic surgery, is considered to be a safe...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Ogata H,Kurosaka D,Nakajima T,Sasaki K,Oshiro T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative pain has always been underestimated by the majority of plastic surgeons. A prospective randomized trial compared power water-assisted liposuction with the traditional tumescent technique. METHODS:All patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 30 and excessive localized pathologic fat were ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Araco A,Gravante G,Araco F,Delogu D,Cervelli V

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the upcoming Twenty-first Century, we will find many surgical methods and devices that come to fulfill one of the main objectives of the aesthetic plastic surgery: to reduce scars, especially in facial surgery. Endoscopy is one of those methods. In my experience of the last two years, I have used this technique, so...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Chajchir A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An examination of the naso-frontal angle shows that a cranial or caudal shift in position affects the dorsum length. The fundamental aspect characterizing the naso-frontal angle is its width: it may be normal, too wide, or too narrow. It's easier to modify a too-narrow angle than a too-wide one. We show surgical techn...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Fontana AM,Muti E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platysma muscular bands are present during the aging period, generally starting in the second half of the fourth decade of life in both sexes. One or two bands along the anterior segment of the neck are the most frequent, with varied extensions and appearances. The literature records different techniques for solving t...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Daher JC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As more people seek body contour surgery spurred on by the media's great interest in suction lipectomy and the seemingly increasing numbers of satisfied patients, we should re-examine an area where results of body contour surgery have been less satisfying, the inner thigh. In those patients whose problem remains skin ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Hodgkinson DJ

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermal fillers are increasingly popular for facial rejuvenation and enhancement, including effacement of nasolabial folds (NLFs) and marionette lines and lip augmentation. This study aimed to evaluate casual observer perception of physical and interpersonal traits of subjects who receive filler treatment. M...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Othman S,Cohn JE,Daggumati S,Bloom JD

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Advances in medical technology coupled with rapid growth of web-based mass media and social networking services have considerably increased public access to cosmetic surgery. In South Korea, in particular, the number of people undergoing cosmetic surgery has been rapidly increasing, and studies related to cosme...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Yoon S,Kim YA

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:The author describes a revolutionary body contouring technique based on the surgical use of ultrasonic energy. It allows the selective destruction of only excess adipose tissue. The technique is based on three fundamental steps: (1) preparation of the areas to be treated with a large infiltration of a special solution...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Zocchi M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A multitude of options are traditionally used for the treatment of acne scars; however, newer treatment modalities are emerging to decrease the propensity for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and upregulate new collagen production. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of nanofat and platelet...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Tenna S,Cogliandro A,Barone M,Panasiti V,Tirindelli M,Nobile C,Persichetti P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are multitudes of procedures in plastic surgery used to correct hypertrophic and pendulous breasts in patients with heavy and ptotic breasts who need great resections of breast tissue, where the suprasternal notch-to-nipple distance is long and the use of nipple-areola transposition techniques is a cha...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Costa MP,Ching AW,Ferreira MC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fat-preserving lower blepharoplasty techniques and filling techniques using autologous or non-autologous materials are increasingly used to treat tear trough deformity. However, there has been no definitive comparison of the results of fat repositioning versus autologous fat grafting for this condition. The ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Chiu CY,Shen YC,Zhao QF,Hong FL,Xu JH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECT:To evaluate the effects, particularly the incidence of anastomotic fistula, of a pedicled dartos flap around the urethral orifice in the treatment of urethroplasty of mid-shaft hypospadias. METHODS:A total of 46 cases of congenital mid-shaft hypospadias were included in this study. The patients ranged in age fr...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Liang W,Ji C,Chen Y,Zhang G,Zhang J,Yao Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gynecomastia is a morphostructural impairment of the mammary region in men caused by parenchymal hypertrophy or a cutaneous distortion of breast skin covering or both. The clinical classification introduced by Simon et al. in 1973 ranks gynecomastia in three degrees. Each subtype can be treated with a specif...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Cannistra C,Piedimonte A,Albonico F

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of the augmentation prostheses are to increase the volume, enhance the shape, and improve the projection of the breast. Since 1962, plastic surgeons have used the silicone gel-filled breast implant created by Cronin and Gerow. The contents of the standard implant have been modified: silicone gel-filled,...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Bosch G,Jacobo O

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00