Paranasal implants for correction of midface concavity.

abstract：:Split-thickness skin grafts remain central to the strategy of burn wound treatment. The dressing used to cover the donor wound site has a significant effect on healing parameters. The purpose of this study was to compare split-thickness skin graft donor site reepithelialization under Xeroform and Jelonet dressings. A ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Malpass KG,Snelling CF,Tron V

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wound healing, a coordinated process, proceeds by sequential changes in cell differentiation and terminates with the deposition of a new connective tissue matrix, a scar. Initially, there is the migratory fibroblast, followed by the proliferative fibroblast, then the synthetic fibroblast, which transforms in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Au K,Ehrlich HP

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Today's criterion standards for measuring functional recovery after nerve trauma in experimental studies are the muscle mass ratio and the isometric tetanic force; both tests are invasive and require a sacrificial procedure. The authors propose ultrasound as a noninvasive method to determine muscle atrophy, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hundepool CA,Nijhuis THJ,Rbia N,Bulstra LF,Selles RW,Hovius SER

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the principles involved in canthal support for patients undergoing cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. 2. Understand the variations in surgical techniques required to perform canthal anchoring in differing patients. 3. De...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McCord CD,Boswell CB,Hester TR

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body dysmorphic disorder may negatively affect self-perception of body shape and lead patients to seek cosmetic surgery. This study estimates the level of body dissatisfaction and prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms in candidates for three plastic surgical procedures. METHODS:Three hundred patie...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： de Brito MJA,Nahas FX,Cordás TA,Tavares H,Ferreira LM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When nasal augmentation is performed with implants fashioned from a piece of solid silicone block or commercially available prefabricated implants, the precise sculpturing of the ventral surface of the implant in order to conform to the convex contour of the nose is often difficult to achieve, increasing the possibili...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Han K,Kang J

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical treatment of the aging face is continuing to evolve. Recent emphasis has focused on managing the malar region, specifically ptosis of the cheek pad. Several authors have described techniques for correcting facial aging changes in the midface through an endoscopic approach or transblepharoplasty approach. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gunter JP,Hackney FL

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dorsal hump reduction during open rhinoplasty disrupts the continuity between the upper lateral cartilages and the dorsal septum. Options to reconstitute the midvault include primary closure of the upper lateral cartilages to the dorsal aspect of the septum, placement of spreader grafts, and creation of spre...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Avashia YJ,Marshall AP,Allori AC,Rohrich RJ,Marcus JR

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper discusses a case of congenital leukemia cutis of lymphoblastic type presenting as a solitary frontonasal tumor. The presentation is unusual when compared with other reported cases of neonatal leukemia and represents the only reported case with comparable presenting features to the authors' knowledge. The di...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Campbell DC,Grippaudo FR,Lewandowski R

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the increasing trend is to rebuild facial soft-tissue volume with autologous fat transfer, there is no agreement concerning the best way of processing the harvested fat before reinjecting it. Among all the reported fat graft processing techniques, in the present study, the authors compared the clini...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Botti G,Pascali M,Botti C,Bodog F,Cervelli V

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adipose-derived stem cells and other stromal vascular fraction cells were used more often for stem cell therapy, even though limitations such as poor cell retention rate, complicated and expensive isolation processes, and the use of specific laboratory equipment need to be overcome. METHODS:Here, the author...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yao Y,Dong Z,Liao Y,Zhang P,Ma J,Gao J,Lu F

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility and possible effects of palatal soft-tissue expansion in palatal repair were studied. A prospective longitudinal animal experiment was performed in 75 growing cats assigned to 5 groups. In 31 cats, a midline defect was made, and bipediced flaps were raised at the age of 8 weeks (stimulated Langenbeck o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Van Damme PA,Maltha JC,Kuijpers-Jagtman AM,Freihofer HP,Van't Hof MA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New upper pedicle reduction mammaplasty and mastopexy techniques are presented. The surgical steps are described point by point. An analysis is made of the results obtained in 25 patients who underwent surgery between November of 1987 and November of 1988 and were examined in December of 1990 with a mean follow-up of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marconi F,Cavina C

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of sepsis on neovascularization in fractures that follows open fractures is important to the understanding of bone and soft-tissue healing. An animal model was designed that mimics the open fracture and the clinical repair of the human, high-energy open fracture. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mR...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khodaparast O,Coberly DM,Mathey J,Rohrich RJ,Levin LS,Brown SA

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the efficacy of enriched cell culture medium as a wound dressing. The rationale was to create within the wound space an optimal microenvironment, conducive to cellular proliferation, vascular granulation tissue formation, and epithelialization. This study was performed on various wounds...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lindenbaum ES,Har Shai Y,Ullmann Y,Feitelberg LA,Beach D,Gamliel-Lazarovich A,Hirshowitz B

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old female diabetic patient was hospitalized because of ketoacidosis and a necrotic wound on the hand. Debridement and antibiotic therapy failed to halt the process. After demonstration of Mucor in cultures from the wound, the patient underwent extensive surgery and amphotericin B was administered. When the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bentur Y,Shupak A,Ramon Y,Abramovich A,Wolfin G,Stein H,Krivoi N

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the difference between battery and assault in U.S. law and the concepts of the phrase "child abuse" and "elder abuse." 2. Understand that state statutes vary and can define abuse narrowly or with great specificity, and tha...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Greenbaum AR,Horton JB,Williams CJ,Shah M,Dunn KW

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple perforator flap breast reconstruction is an option that avoids implants in selected patients with minimal donor tissue. The technique addresses the need for additional skin to help create a breast envelope with more natural ptosis and additional volume to help create a body-appropriate breast mound ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Haddock NT,Suszynski TM,Teotia SS

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful rhinoplasty depends on nasal tip support and its influence on nasal tip projection. The factors involved in nasal tip support are numerous; however, the role of the anterior septum versus the lower lateral cartilages has been debated in the literature. The purpose of this study was to quantitate, using fres...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Adams WP Jr,Rohrich RJ,Hollier LH,Minoli J,Thornton LK,Gyimesi I

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to present the authors' experience with the use of porous polyethylene ultrathin sheets for orbital floor reconstruction. Thirty-two patients with orbital floor fractures were treated with porous polyethylene ultrathin sheets. Sixteen cases corresponded to orbitozygomatic fractures, 11 c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Villarreal PM,Monje F,Morillo AJ,Junquera LM,González C,Barbón JJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that the induction of a clot layer on the graft surface of microvascular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prostheses might improve their healing. PTFE microvascular prostheses (n = 18), mechanically roughened PTFE microvascular prostheses (n = 18), and Chitosan-impregnate...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van der Lei B,Wildevuur CR

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several structures involved in columellaplasty, and all affect the support and shape of the tip, the columella, and the upper lip. The present paper considers only the problem of the deformities of the maxillary spine and its lower extension over the midline, causing broadening and asymmetrical development o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stoksted P,Gutierrez C

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Maintenance of Certification module series is designed to help the clinician structure his or her study in specific areas appropriate to his or her clinical practice. This article is prepared to accompany practice-based assessment of preoperative assessment, anesthesia, surgical treatment plan, perioperative manag...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rogers CR,Bentz ML

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment of lentigo maligna and lentigo maligna melanoma presents a difficult problem for clinicians. Published guidelines recommend a 5-mm excision margin for lentigo maligna and a 1-cm margin for lentigo maligna melanoma, yet these are often inadequate. The authors' purpose is to report their 10-year ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bosbous MW,Dzwierzynski WW,Neuburg M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Limitations in autogenous tissue have inspired the study of alternative materials for repair of complex peripheral nerve injuries. Cadaveric allografts are one potential reconstructive material, but their use requires systemic immunosuppression. Cold preservation (> or =7 weeks) renders allografts devoid of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hess JR,Brenner MJ,Fox IK,Nichols CM,Myckatyn TM,Hunter DA,Rickman SR,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:End-to-end nerve coaptation is the preferred surgical technique for peripheral nerve reconstruction after injury or tumor extirpation. However, if the proximal nerve stump is not available for primary repair, then end-to-side neurorrhaphy may be a reasonable alternative. Numerous studies have demonstrated the effectiv...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cederna PS,Kalliainen LK,Urbanchek MG,Rovak JM,Kuzon WM Jr

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of the eyelids can range from simple repair to the integration of multiple complex procedures. Knowledge of eyelid anatomy, adequate preoperative planning, and meticulous surgical technique will optimize the anatomical and functional result. The purpose of this article is to review the relevant anatomy ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Codner MA,McCord CD,Mejia JD,Lalonde D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idea of autologous fat microtransplants has recently resurfaced because of interest by the press. Past experiments have shown that small amounts of fat may be transplanted with an expected survival rate between 10 and 50 percent without ectodermis. A great fund of knowledge exists showing that skin grafts will sur...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ersek RA

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stable reduction of fractures of the zygomatic complex is essential to avoid long-term aesthetic, sensory, and ocular consequences. Delayed collapse or relapse after reduction of fractures of the zygomatic complex is attributed to muscle forces, when there has been no additional trauma. A number of studies h...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barry CP,Ryan WJ,Stassen LF

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was performed on 16 unoperated patients with frontal plagiocephaly to characterize the relationship between strabismus and abnormal head posture. Serial eye examinations were performed preoperatively and for 24 to 46 months following fronto-orbital advancement. In 14 patients (88 percent), preopera...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gosain AK,Steele MA,McCarthy JG,Thorne CH

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00