Refinements of free tissue transfer for optimal outcome in lower extremity reconstruction.

abstract：:Plastic surgeons have traditionally perceived male patients as more psychologically disturbed than female patients. This study employed a matched sample design to explore the psychosocial experiences of 50 male and 50 female elective cosmetic surgery and cosmetic dentistry patients. It also aimed to compare male and f...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Dowling NA,Honigman RJ,Jackson AC

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial contours are thought to depend on the appropriate balance of hard and soft tissue. To obtain aesthetically good results in head and neck reconstruction, surgeons should know the exact three-dimensional shape and volume of both hard and soft tissue to be reconstructed. The authors used computer-assisted three-di...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ueda K,Tajima S,Oba S,Omiya Y,Byun SI,Okada M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatments for prominent ears are on the basis of the approach over the basics of the deformity decrease the concha-mastoid angle and create a new antihelical fold. The author describes a new retroauricular flap to be used in the recreation of the antihelical fold and critically analyzes the cosmetic resu...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Frascino LF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is a hereditary, autosomal dominant, slowly progressive disorder with onset that occurs during middle age. Major symptoms are ptosis and dysphagia resulting primarily from selectively involved levator palpebrae and the pharyngeal muscles. Progressive, usually symmetrical blepharoptos...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kang DH,Koo SH,Ahn DS,Park SH,Yoon ES

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the absence of clinically positive regional nodes, any value of prophylactic dissection in malignant melanomas depends on accurate preoperative determination of the pathway of lymphatic drainage. We report on the use of noninvasive radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy in the determination of regional patterns of lymph n...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Fisher EB,Lewis VL Jr,Griffith BH,Spies W

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E1 has been proven to be useful in the treatment of vascular diseases of the lower leg. Plastic surgeons have been aware of its usefulness in augmenting flap survival and have used it intraarterially or intravenously. We attempted to enhance the effect of prostaglandin E1 with heparin by local continuous...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Okamoto Y,Nakajima T,Yoneda K

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Limb salvage in bone sarcomas requires resection and joint and soft-tissue reconstruction. Suboptimal coverage can lead to prosthesis infection, subsequent hardware exposure, or loss with eventual amputation. In the pediatric sarcoma population, it is essential to not only have viable soft-tissue coverage but o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wang TY,Dormans JP,Chang B

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated dorsoradial capsule injuries of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint are different from those associated with collateral ligament disruption. Early suspicion of this rare injury is important because, if overlooked, ulnarward subluxation of extensor pollicis longus tendon can develop. Functionally, active thumb...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Godwin Y,Ter Horst B,Scerri G

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the histological changes following irradiation on nonexpanded and tissue-expanded pigskin. Six Yorkshire pigs received 4860 cGy radiation to one flank with the opposite side serving as the control. A histopathological comparison of tissue expansion in irradiated tissue to nonradiated tissue showed ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kao JT,Dagum AB,Mahoney JL,Gardiner GW,Beaton D

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, brow lifting with botulinum A toxin was performed on patients whose ptosis was corrected using the frontal sling technique, and the effects of this application on ptosis were investigated. Seven patients (with 12 eyelids) on whom the frontal sling procedure was performed using a tensor fascia lata graft...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Isik D,Tekin H,Karadag R,Bilgili SG,Atik B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Women over the age of 30 who had undergone single (N = 20) and multiple (N = 16) facial cosmetic surgery were compared with a control group (N = 49) on five personality measures. Cosmetic surgical patients were found to be more narcissistic (p = 0.05) and to have more problems with separation-individuation (p = 0.01) ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Dunofsky M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Artificial Intelligent Virtual Assistants (AIVA) is a segment of artificial intelligence that is rapidly developing. However, its utilization to address patients' frequently asked questions remains unexplored. METHODS:We developed an AIVA to answer questions related to 10 frequent topics asked by plastic su...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Boczar D,Sisti A,Oliver JD,Helmi H,Restrepo DJ,Huayllani MT,Spaulding AC,Carter R,Rinker BD,Forte AJ

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors review 175 basal cell carcinomas of the face, treated primarily by surgery. The overall cure rate was 97%. Among these cases, 53 were treated by excision and immediate local flap reconstruction. Analysis of results in the latter group encourages the use of this method for virgin, untreated tumors provided ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Egloff DV,Bossé JP,Papillon J,Perras C

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apert syndrome is characterized by craniosynostosis, central nervous system anomalies, midface hypoplasia, and syndactyly. Current research has focused on genetic and neurologic correlates. Cognitive assessment has been primarily limited to global intellectual evaluations, which can fail to detect the diverse cognitiv...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Da Costa AC,Savarirayan R,Wrennall JA,Walters I,Gardiner N,Tucker A,Anderson V,Meara JG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomical variations encountered in the dissection of 50 facial arteries in 25 adult preserved cadavers are presented. The facial artery was symmetrical in 17 of 25 (68%) of the dissections. The facial artery terminated as an angular facial artery in 34 (68%), a lateral nasal vessel in 13 (26%), and a superior la...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Niranjan NS

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new in vivo model for the study of fetal wound healing. Fetal ICR mice (total gestation, 21 days) received a full-thickness incisional wound in the hind limb at gestational day 14 (N = 100). The wound was made with a 28.5-gauge needle that was passed transplacentally into the amniotic cavity. The w...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Stelnicki EJ,Bullard KM,Harrison MR,Cass DL,Adzick NS

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical care is often directed at improving patient's quality of life, the effectiveness of which can be measured by objective or subjective outcomes. Surgical intervention, especially in plastic and reconstructive surgery, can often provide hard objective measures, for example, breast size reduction after bilateral ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sharma K,Steele K,Birks M,Jones G,Miller G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of macrostomia and a method of myoplasty and commissuroplasty are described. The important operative considerations are accurate commissure positioning, muscle reconstruction, obliteration of the lateral subdermal groove, placement of a vermilion flap across the commissure, and Z-plasty of skin in the n...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Kaplan EN

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After extensive excision of skin cancer on the face, or when skin cancer is located on the 3-dimensional structures of the face, reconstruction with a local flap can be impossible, or clinicians are reluctant to reconstruct defects with a skin graft because of postoperative contraction, hyperpigmentation, or other com...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Park SW,Heo EP,Choi JH,Cho HC,Kim SH,Xu L,Lee Y,Choi TH,Kim S

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The facial dismasking flap (FDF) approach to operations on the deep skull base region consists of a coronal incision and a circumpalpebral incision. This approach provides a wide surgical field for extirpation of deep extended craniofacial tumors without leaving any undesirable scars on the face. Therefore, ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yano T,Okazaki M,Tanaka K,Tsunoda A,Aoyagi M,Kishimoto S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Head and neck arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) involving branches of the facial nerve often cause tremendous cosmetic, functional, and psychological problems that are challenging to treat. We proposed an algorithm to obtain the optimal treatment and esthetic outcome. METHODS:Medical records of 24 patients...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hua C,Yang X,Jin Y,Zou Y,Chen H,Ma G,Qiu Y,Hu X,Tremp M,Lin X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correction of major saddle nose deformities is one of the greatest challenges in nasal surgery. Here, a new approach for the correction of major saddle nose deformities in which the missing parts of the nasal skeleton are replaced with their anatomic replicas sculptured from an autogenous osteocartilagineous rib graft...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Mutaf M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Roentgenograms of 26 bone grafts from 21 patients ranging in age from 8 to 64 were reviewed to study the osseous regeneration of the donor area. They were followed from six to seventy-two months--most about twenty-four months. Complete regeneration occurred only in patients under 30 and did not occur in those over 30 ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Psillakis JM,Woisky R

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2007), the number of cosmetic procedures has increased to over 10 million in 2006, representing a 48% increase from 2000. This increase in cosmetic surgery prevalence is paralleled by a surge in reality cosmetic surgery television programming. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sperry S,Thompson JK,Sarwer DB,Cash TF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic hemipelvectomy is an uncommon and devastating injury with few patients alive when they reach the hospital. There are only 19 reported survivors of this injury. This group includes 17 males and 2 females. All had severe, associated injuries. The mechanism of injury involved motorcycle, automobile, pedestrian/...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Klingman RR,Smith P,Stromberg B,Valentine J,Goebel M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors performed palatal mucoperiosteal grafting for contracture of the artificial eye socket in 4 patients. Mucoperiosteal grafts were collected from the paramedian area of the hard palate. After release of contracture, the grafts were sutured with absorbable thread to the defective areas on the conjunctival sid...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ito O,Suzuki S,Park S,Muneuchi G,Kawazoe T,Saso Y,Onodera M,Hata Y

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of abnormal insertions of orbicularis oris muscle from the columella and ala base, and from their inferior attachments along the labial margin, provides muscle flaps for a double-breasted suture in cleft lip repair. Using the muscle flaps for double-breasted sutures realigns the orbicularis oris muscle fib...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Abramo AC,Povedano A

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incredibly complicated multidimensional defects have always strained the ingenuity of the reconstructive surgeon. Secondary perhaps to vascularized composite allotransplantation as a solution to this dilemma, the compound flap has been developed to be a more useful and available alternative. Their greatest versatility...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Construction of male genitalia in biological female transsexual patients is problematic. We report 3 transsexuals with scrotal construction by tissue expansion of the labia majora. In each patient, tissue expanders were inserted into the labia majora several months before free flap phalloplasty. In 2 patients, the tis...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sengezer M,Sadove RC

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive defects of the abdominal wall are commonly repaired with the component separation technique (CST) when insufficient tissue exists to close the defect primarily. Although the utility of CST has been documented in cases of large ventral hernias in adults, its application to congenital and acquired defe...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Vargo JD,Larsen MT,Pearson GD

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00