Effect of brow lifting using botulinum a toxin on upper eyelid height in patients with ptosis undergoing the frontal sling technique.

abstract：:A 17-year-old patient whose left ear was reconstructed using a lateral arm fascia and skin graft had done well until one episode of cold exposure approximately two years after the reconstruction. This thermal injury resulted in a localized area of composite tissue loss demonstrating that the reconstructed ear had a hi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Yousif NJ,Denny AD,Forte R,Matloub HS,Sanger JR,Neimat J

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to present the results of a series of forequarter amputations (FQAs) and to evaluate the reconstructive methods used. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA:Although FQA has become a rare procedure in the era of limb-sparing treatment of extremity malignancies, it is a useful option when resection of a sho...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Tukiainen E,Barner-Rasmussen I,Popov P,Kaarela O

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysms resulting from vascular impingement by osteochondromas are extremely rare. The authors detail the case of a 19-year-old man who represents the third known report in the English literature of a brachial artery pseudoaneurysm associated with a humeral osteochondroma. In patients presenting with a painful...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Tobias AM,Chang B

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Capsular contracture after breast reconstruction is a morbid complication, occurring in 30.0% to 47.5% of patients undergoing postoperative radiotherapy. Although it is well known that radiation increases rate of capsular contracture, there are few well-established animal models that faithfully replicate s...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lin AJ,Karinja SJ,Bernstein JL,Jin J,Toyoda Y,Miller AJ,Zanzonico PB,Spector JA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The optic nerve can be injured indirectly by blunt trauma to the frontoorbital region. The mechanism of injury is related to trauma of the nerve in the tight, bony optic canal. Neurovisual transmission in the canal is interrupted by pressure on the nerve. The conventional management includes careful observation and su...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Habal MB

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of the prostacyclin analogue iloprost to improve survival of ischemic experimental skin flaps was investigated. Unilateral island skin flaps based on the superficial inferior epigastric vessels were raised in 70 rats and subjected to varying lengths of primary ischemia. The flaps were divided into the foll...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Senderoff DM,Israeli D,Zhang WX,Urken ML,Weinberg H

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of patients with infected median sternotomy wounds includes debridement and closure using vascularized tissue, most often the pectoralis major muscle. However, occasionally, surgeons use other flaps to close sternotomy wounds. The purpose of this study is to review 1 center's experience with infected median ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Oh AK,Lechtman AN,Whetzel TP,Stevenson TR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue-expander (TE) placement followed by implant exchange is currently the most popular method of breast reconstruction. There is a relative paucity of data demonstrating patient factors that predict complications specifically by stage of surgery. The present study attempts to determine what complications ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lovecchio F,Jordan SW,Lim S,Fine NA,Kim JY

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One important complication of tracheostomy procedure is the depressed scar left after the airway is removed. The problem is more challenging for the surgeon if tracheal tug accompanies. Six male patients with unaesthetic, depressed tracheostomy scars due to late removal of tracheostomy tubes after maxillofacial high-v...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Oztürk S,Aksu M,Sengezer M

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the use of rigid internal fixation of the facial skeleton has become routine in adults, many craniofacial surgeons have expanded its use to the pediatric population. The effects of miniplate and screw fixation on subsequent craniofacial growth, however, have not been examined. Using 6-week-old rabbits as an experim...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Resnick JI,Kinney BM,Kawamoto HK Jr

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Currently, only a few large animal models, including swine, dog, and nonhuman primate, are described for composite face transplantation studies and the literature lacks reports on the large animal model of composite auricular transplantation. Large animal models offer better understanding of the immunologi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Uygur S,Ozturk C,Kwiecien G,Djohan R,Siemionow M

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more direct measurement of implant capsule contracture is needed for the laboratory study of this phenomenon. Most of the previous methods for quantitation of contracture rely on measurements of deformability. Because contraction of an implant capsule is in fact a decrease in the surface area of the capsule, a metho...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Caffee HH

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burn scar formations can cause disfiguration and loss of dermal function. The purpose of this study was to examine whether application of modified silicone gel sheets with an antifibrotic drug halofuginone-eluting hybrid surface produce an effect on scar development. There were a total of 2 animal groups. The athymic ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Zeplin PH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an ongoing demand for surgeons to demonstrate that they can operate well, maintain their performance, and deliver acceptable results. Currently, surgeons are assessed by a series of subjective and peer-reviewed interviews, but at no stage is the objective assessment of surgical competence measured. The author...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Khan MS,Bann SD,Darzi A,Butler PE

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation-induced osteosarcoma is a rare complication of radiation therapy for breast cancer. The authors present a 60-year-old patient in whom osteosarcoma of the chest wall developed 5 years after modified radical mastectomy and radiation therapy for breast cancer. One year after resection of the chest osteosarcoma,...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rudman F Jr,Stanec S,Stanec M,Stanec Z,Margaritoni M,Zic R,Milanovic R,Krizanac S,Separović V

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-five patients with melanoma were surveyed for recent history of major stress, coping styles, and psychiatric disturbance. Recurrence of disease was strongly related to biological variables (stage and Breslow depths) but not to psychological measures. Major life stress was not related to stage, Breslow, Clark l...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Gibertini M,Reintgen DS,Baile WF

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre- and postauricular skin was harvested from 25 facelift patients to study fibroblast replicative ability (RA). In tissue cultures, considerable heterogeneity was found in the ability of facial skin fibroblasts to replicate, both from patient to patient, and in the relationship of preauricular and postauricular skin...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Rudolph R,Vande Berg J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human acellular dermal matrices (HADMs) are used in a variety of settings. AlloMax is a new HADM currently being used for breast reconstruction and hernia repair. We compared the in vivo tissue integration of AlloMax to AlloDerm, a well-studied HADM, in rats. METHODS:We implanted AlloDerm and AlloMax patche...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chauviere MV,Schutter RJ,Steigelman MB,Clark BZ,Grayson JK,Sahar DE

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of keloid formation is diverse. They are characterized grossly as thick scar tissue that extends beyond the boundaries of the original wound. Histologically, keloids are composed of excessive collagen with an abnormally large number of partially or totally occluded microvessels. This occlusion of keloid m...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Steinbrech DS,Mehrara BJ,Chau D,Rowe NM,Chin G,Lee T,Saadeh PB,Gittes GK,Longaker MT

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Double-breasted closure of the skin is achieved by deepithelialization of 1 edge of a wound and advancement of the opposite edge over this deepithelialized area. Such closure may prevent contamination or exposure of the implant in cases where immediate breast reconstruction with prosthetic material is obtained after s...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Woerdeman LA,Hage JJ,van Turnhout AA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pyoderma gangrenosum following free tissue transfer for breast reconstruction is rare. This unusual ulcerative condition is frequently misdiagnosed, leading to inappropriate debridement and escalation of the subsequent wound through pathergy. Once diagnosed, treatment with immunosuppressive agents, includi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Li WY,Andersen JC,Jung J,Andersen JS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reviewed the fate of titanium plates used to correct maxillofacial trauma in 76 patients to define risk factors for plate removal. Medical records of 76 consecutive patients at a single institution, over a 10-year period, were retrospectively reviewed. Variables included age, sex, trauma type, diagnosis, fr...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Murthy AS,Lehman JA Jr

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) and lymphadenectomy (LAD) are commonly performed in the staging and care of patients with malignant melanoma. These procedures are accompanied by complications that may result in hospital readmission, negatively affecting patient outcomes and potentially affecting surgical...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ascha M,Ascha MS,Gastman B

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an experiment using a continuous tissue pH monitoring system, selective occlusion of the vessels supplying lower abdominal island flaps in Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in predictable tissue pH changes. Arterial occlusion resulted in a rapid fall in pH. In all three experimental groups, the steepest rate of pH drop ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Raskin DJ,Erk Y,Spira M,Melissinos EG

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique of correction of Stahl's ear is presented and is compared with other techniques reported in the literature. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Al-Qattan MM,Hashem FK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indications for and limitations of cryosurgery for various types of hemangiomas on the body surface or in the intraoral region are reported based on our clinical experience. In our opinion, cryosurgery is not the method of choice in the management of hemangiomas but is useful under certain conditions, as with a lo...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Ohtsuka H,Shioya N,Tanaka S

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The most effective management of a patient with sarcoma is surgical resection. Often the resection is performed, the wound is irradiated, adjuvant chemotherapy is administered, and the wound is closed without plastic surgery consultation. Wound complications, after these treatment protocols, often require ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sanniec KJ,Swanson S,Casey WJ 3rd,Schwartz A,Bryant L,Rebecca AM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 2 contrasting cases of congenital interalveolar synechiae. The first occurred in the setting of Van der Woude syndrome and was associated with a cleft palate. In the second case, it was an isolated abnormality and there was no contributory family history or syndromic associations. We review the literature o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Tomlinson JK,Liem NT,Savarirayan R,Meara JG

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old male with fibrous dysplasia, in which rapidly increasing proptosis of the left eye was induced by a mucocele behind the globe, is reported. The mucocele was removed and the expanded bone was completely recontoured back to normal dimensions with the aid of an acrylic skull replica fabricated preoperativel...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hirabayashi S,Kagawa K,Ohkubo E,Sugawara Y,Sakurai A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During this experiment the authors investigated whether prolonged local use of verapamil or lidocaine prevents vasoconstriction and establishes better blood supply to the rat epigastric skin flap, hence reducing the necrosis that occurs otherwise. Abdominal wall skin flaps of 45 Sprague-Dawley rats, based on a single ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Komorowska-Timek E,Chen SG,Zhang F,Dogan T,Lineaweaver WC,Buncke HJ

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00