Various methods of breast reconstruction after mastectomy: an economic comparison.

abstract：:Prosthetic rehabilitation is essential for maintaining postoperative oral function after maxillary reconstruction. However, the maxillary prosthesis becomes unstable in some patients because of extensive palatomaxillary resection and drooping of the transferred flap. In such patients, maintaining sufficient oral funct...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sakuraba M,Kimata Y,Ota Y,Uchiyama K,Kishimoto S,Harii K,Ebihara S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of platelet-rich plasma has emerged as one of the most desired nonsurgical treatments for facial rejuvenation and hair restoration. It has grown to encompass a wide variety of applications within the field of plastic surgery, including its use in combination with microneedling, laser, and fat-graftin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chamata ES,Bartlett EL,Weir D,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, patients with periocular hemangiomas are assessed in a multidisciplinary team setting using a protocol developed in 1999. As part of this protocol, surgery is indicated for lesions that continue to cause amblyopia despite treatment with systemic or intralesional ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Geh JLC,Geh VSY,Jemec B,Liasis A,Harper J,Nischal KK,Dunaway D

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A distally based fasciocutaneous flap for heel coverage is reported. Its blood supply depends on distal septocutaneous perforators interconnected with the suprafascial plexus. A "turn-down" transposition and distal deepithelialization were utilized to avoid kinking of the pedicle. After a 1-year follow-up, it has prov...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carriquiry CE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more rapid healing of skin graft donor sites has often been observed during ultimoratio therapies with growth hormone in adults who have suffered extremely severe burns. The purpose of this animal experimental study was to examine the influence of systemic growth hormone administration on the healing time of skin gr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ghofrani A,Höller D,Schuhmann K,Saldern S,Messmer BJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inferiorly based rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap is transferred to the sacrogluteal region through a transiliac approach. This technique is a simple and safe alternative to obtain a short pathway from the anterior abdomen to the sacral area. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hayashi A,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distraction osteogenesis has become an accepted method of treatment for patients requiring reconstruction of hypoplastic mandibles. We present a quantitative analysis of volumetric changes after distraction osteogenesis in a series of 10 patients. Group I (n = 5 patients, 3 unilateral craniofacial microsomia, 1 Golden...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Roth DA,Gosain AK,McCarthy JG,Stracher MA,Lefton DR,Grayson BH

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to (1) understand national variation in delay of emergency procedures in patients with open tibial fracture at the hospital level and (2) compare length of stay and cost in patients cared for at the best- and worst-performing hospitals for delay. METHODS:The authors retrospecti...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sears ED,Burke JF,Davis MM,Chung KC

更新日期：2013-03-01 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:Practitioners in other surgical specialties have increasingly advanced their volume of reconstructive procedures traditionally served by plastic surgeons. Because there has not been a previous specialty training comparison, the average operative reconstructive volume of graduating plastic surgery residents w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tanna N,Boyd JB,Kawamoto HK,Miller TA,Da Lio AL,Azhar H,Bradley JP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to clarify the vascularization of the inner anterior abdominal wall with respect to the novel transversus and rectus abdominis musculoperitoneal (TRAMP) flap, which was introduced recently for vaginal reconstruction. A series of human cadavers was injected with a lead oxide-gelatine mixture by ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Konerding MA,Gaumann A,Shumsky A,Schlenger K,Hockel M

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the dorsalis pedis flap with vascularized extensor tendons was presented. An anatomic study has been carried out that has shown that the vascularization of the foot extensor tendons can be exclusively dependent on the blood contribution coming from the dorsalis pedis artery. In two cases that are presented ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vila-Rovira R,Ferreira BJ,Guinot A

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reconstruction of the philtrum during unilateral cleft lip repair remains a surgical challenge. The authors introduce a modified surgical technique for the reconstruction of the philtrum that allows for both the deepening of the philtral dimple and augmentation of the philtral ridge. METHODS:Between Jan...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Li L,Xie F,Ma T,Zhang Z

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herein is described a technique that uses a combination of local flaps to reconstruct large defects involving the nasal dorsum and cheek. The flaps used are a transposition flap elevated from the area adjoining the defect and bilateral cheek advancement flaps. This technique leaves all suture wounds at borders of the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yotsuyanagi T,Yamashita K,Urushidate S,Yokoi K,Sawada Y

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three methods of obtaining digital photographs in a clinical setting were compared using direct anthropometry as a reference standard. The methods included a digital camera, scanning negatives from a 35-mm single-lens reflex camera, and scanning Polaroid photographs taken with a Polaroid camera designed for medical do...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nechala P,Mahoney J,Farkas LG

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The new design of the gluteus maximus perforator-based island flap for coverage of gluteal defects has the distinct advantage of being able to use customizable tissue components for coverage and at the same time sparing the source vessel. This adds a further option for use in reconstruction. METHODS:After e...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim JT,Kim YH,Naidu S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors, a plastic surgeon (Dirnberger) and a neurologist (Becker), conducted this study after reading the article by of Bahman Guyuron et al. in the August 2000 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (106: 429, 2000). Sixty patients were operated on between June of 2001 and June of 2002; postoperative follow...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dirnberger F,Becker K

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Academic research productivity is limited by strenuous resident and faculty schedules but nevertheless is imperative to the growth and success of our discipline. The authors report institutional experience with their clinical research fellowship model, providing two positions per year. METHODS:A critical an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carney MJ,Weissler JM,Koltz PF,Fischer JP,Wu LC,Serletti JM

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigmented villonodular synovitis is a lesion containing giant cells and, because of its tendency to recur, it is easily confused with a malignant process. However, careful review of the histological material will reveal that there is no nuclear atypism or mitotic figures. Also, there have been no reports attributing m...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Miyamoto Y,Tani T,Hamaya K

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An approach for the correction of cryptotia using a superiorly based superficial mastoid fascial flap and a skin paddle is introduced. The buried portion of the auricle was exposed through an incision made along the upper part of the helix, followed by an appropriate correction of the deformed cartilage. Protrusion of...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yoshimura K,Ouchi K,Wakita S,Uda K,Harii K

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:Exposure to air pollutants has been now associated with detrimental effects on a variety of organs, including the heart, lungs, GI tract, and brain. However, recently it has become clear that pollutant exposure can also promote the development/exacerbation of a variety of skin conditions, including premature ag...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ferrara F,Prieux R,Woodby B,Valacchi G

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many of the nearly 30 million Americans suffering with migraine headaches are not helped by standard therapies, a proportion of which can harbor undesirable side effects. The present study demonstrates the efficacy of independent surgical deactivation of three common migraine headache trigger sites through a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guyuron B,Reed D,Kriegler JS,Davis J,Pashmini N,Amini S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report deals with the question of performing mammography routinely after implant breast reconstruction. Mammography cannot be performed on the mastectomy flaps unless reconstruction is done. Successful mammography in this situation does require special techniques. The most probable location for a local recurrence...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dowden RV

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the blockage of polymorphonuclear neutrophil endothelial adhesion by using a monoclonal antibody to the intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) ligand to prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat skin flaps. A skin and subcutaneous tissue flap (3.0 cm x 4.5 cm) supplied by...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tosa Y,Lee WP,Kollias N,Randolph MA,May JW Jr

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous modifications have been successfully applied in microtia reconstruction over the past several decades, and lobular transposition has become a routine technique in a two-stage operation. However, it is still a demanding challenge to manipulate the remnant ear with various quantities or positions in l...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xu Z,Zhang R,Zhang Q,Xu F,Li D,Li Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beside botulinum-toxin injections and hyaluronic acid fillers, thread lifts have established themselves as the third column of minimally invasive facial rejuvenation. Most commonly, barbed threads for this approach are made out of polydioxanone, a material known for decades from application in resorbable sut...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aitzetmueller MM,Centeno Cerdas C,Nessbach P,Foehr P,Brett E,Thor D,Machens HG,Burgkart R,Duscher D

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast-conserving therapy is widely accepted as an appropriate method of primary treatment of T1 and T2 breast cancers that measure up to 5 cm. For safe and cosmetically acceptable breast-conserving therapy in patients with larger breast cancers, the tumor volume has to be reduced preoperatively, and lost tissue volum...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Woerdeman LA,Hage JJ,Thio EA,Zoetmulder FA,Rutgers EJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microtia is a congenital ear hypoplasia associated with auricular defects. Conventional treatment involves implanted costal cartilage. The impact of surgical invasion and donor-site morbidity can be particularly severe in pediatric patients, and the collectable volume of autologous cartilage is limited. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yanaga H,Imai K,Fujimoto T,Yanaga K

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with pyoderma gangrenosum were treated with hyperbaric oxygen to prepare the wounds for skin grafting. Each wound responded to a course of daily hyperbaric oxygen with reduction of infection and increased capillary angiogenesis. During follow-up periods of 12 to 30 months, all wounds remained healed. Alt...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Davis JC,Landeen JM,Levine RA

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery, particularly the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is currently the most effective method of sustainable weight loss for the morbidly obese patient population. Unfortunately, the nutritional adequacy of the postoperative diet has frequently been overlooked, and in the months to years that follow, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agha-Mohammadi S,Hurwitz DJ

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00