Comparison between rapid and slow tissue expansion in breast reconstruction.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast augmentation with subglandular versus subpectoral implants may differentially impact the early detection of breast cancer and treatment recommendations. The authors assessed the impact of prior augmentation on the diagnosis and management of breast cancer in women undergoing mastectomy. METHODS:Breas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cho EH,Shammas RL,Phillips BT,Greenup RA,Hwang ES,Hollenbeck ST

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The universal adoption of muscle perforator flaps has been hampered by a lack of uniformity that would ensure the reliable harvest of the requisite vascular pedicle. Anatomical anomalies of their vascular supply are the anticipated norm, creating a conundrum inasmuch as retention of an adequate circulation i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have determined specific factors influencing patients with rheumatoid arthritis to choose to undergo reconstructive hand surgery. However, little is known about how rheumatoid arthritis patients are counseled by physicians regarding surgical options and the concerns that cause patients to de...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mathews AL,Burns PB,Chung KC

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A description is presented of an anterior approach to the treatment of prominent ears with Kaye's method but with a few modifications to simplify it. Confirmation of the method's advantages is discussed. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tramier H

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roots of the working hours mandate and controversy are outlined, the effect on resident education is described, and the service versus education equation is defined. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Luce EA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the role of prenatal screening and counseling of parents of unborn children with syndromic craniosynostosis. 2. Recognize the genetic abnormalities, craniofacial phenotype, associated anomalies, and challenges associated w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Taylor JA,Bartlett SP

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although most craniosynostoses can be determined by pattern recognition, some patients defy phenotypic diagnosis and require computed tomography to determine sutural fusions. METHODS:The authors' craniofacial database was reviewed for patients treated for craniosynostosis between 1989 and 2007. Children wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Greene AK,Mulliken JB,Proctor MR,Meara JG,Rogers GF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genioplasty has been a useful and frequently employed technique. In previous publications, the authors discussed the benefits and versatility of the genioplasty. Here, they briefly examine the entire experience of the senior author, from 1975 to the present. METHODS:The authors examined a series of 580 geni...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wolfe SA,Rivas-Torres MT,Marshall D

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to compare two noninvasive techniques, laser Doppler and optical spectroscopy, for monitoring hemodynamic changes in skin flaps. Animal models for assessing these changes in microvascular free flaps and pedicle flaps were investigated. A 2 x 3-cm free flap model based on the epigastric ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Payette JR,Kohlenberg E,Leonardi L,Pabbies A,Kerr P,Liu KZ,Sowa MG

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients of rhytidectomy age have had previous rhinoplasty or nasal injury and have dorsal irregularities or saddle-nose deformities. SMAS tissue ordinarily discarded at rhytidectomy may be used for nasal dorsal augmentation and padding. Six patients undergoing rhytidectomy who also had prior nasal surgery or def...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Leaf N

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Variability in large-volume fat transplantation has been linked to technique. Meanwhile, the recipient-site volume and its relation to the volume of grafted fat have been relatively overlooked. Graft-to-capacity concepts are evidenced in other soft-tissue transplantation procedures such as skin and hair tran...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Del Vecchio DA,Del Vecchio SJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Suture knots present several disadvantages in wound closure, because they are tedious to tie and place ischemic demands on tissue. Bulky knots may be a nidus for infection, and they may extrude through skin weeks after surgery. Needle manipulations during knot-tying predispose the surgeon to glove perforatio...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Murtha AP,Kaplan AL,Paglia MJ,Mills BB,Feldstein ML,Ruff GL

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disharmonies of the upper lip aesthetic unit generally stem from tall ergotrids and/or thin lips. Comprehension and correction of such defects has been stifled by a lack of metrics and organized systems of diagnosis and treatment. METHODS:The philtral-labial score was devised to better analyze the upper lip...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Raphael P,Harris R,Harris SW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The double-paddle peroneal tissue transfer is a useful technique for reconstructing the extensive and complex defect that results after ablative surgery for oral cancer. It can facilitate the design and inset of the skin paddle and avoid the need for a second free flap. The two skin paddles can be based on either two ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yang KC,Leung JK,Chen JS

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On January 1, 2011, New York State amended the Public Health Law to ensure that patients receive "information and access to breast reconstruction surgery." The purposes of this study were to investigate the early impact of this legislation on reconstruction rates and to evaluate the influence of patient vari...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Iskandar ME,Dayan E,Lucido D,Samson W,Sultan M,Dayan JH,Boolbol SK,Smith ML

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditionally, lymphovenous anastomosis is not routinely performed in patients with advanced stage lymphedema because of difficulty with identifying functioning lymphatics. This study presents the use of duplex ultrasound and magnetic resonance lymphangiography to identify functional lymphatics and reports t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cha HG,Oh TM,Cho MJ,Pak CSJ,Suh HP,Jeon JY,Hong JP

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular complications resulting from intravascular filler injection and embolism are major safety concerns for facial filler injection. It is essential to systematically screen full-face arterial variations and help design evidence-based safe filler injection protocols. METHODS:The carotid arteries of 22 c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zhu GZ,Zhao WR,Luo CE,Cai B,Kong XX,Zhan WF,Sun ZS,Luo SK

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper investigates the elongation of skin that can be achieved by Z-plasties. The following observations have been made: 1. Traditional Z-plasties always result in a stereometric transfer of skin with two kinds of elongation, the stereometric and the planimetric. 2. The stereometric elongation accomplished...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Roggendorf E

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regeneration of bone with a biodegradable, biocompatible carrier and osteo-regenerative proteins may be possible if the carrier has the appropriate architecture to support osteoconduction and prevent soft-tissue prolapse into ablated bone segments. Using radiomorphometry and histomorphometry, our group assessed in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kleinschmidt JC,Marden LJ,Kent D,Quigley N,Hollinger JO

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study in the rabbit, the authors defined the macroscopic growth alterations after unilateral partial facial paralysis. Dry skull measurements revealed a reduced premaxillary, maxillary, mandibular, and anterior corpus length with a simultaneous increase in mandibular ramal height on the paralyzed side. T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sinsel NK,Opdebeeck H,Guelinckx PJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many plastic surgeons perform autologous fat grafting (lipofilling) for breast reconstruction after oncologic surgery, it has not been established whether postoncologic lipofilling increases the risk of breast cancer recurrence. The authors assessed the risk of locoregional and systemic recurrence i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kronowitz SJ,Mandujano CC,Liu J,Kuerer HM,Smith B,Garvey P,Jagsi R,Hsu L,Hanson S,Valero V

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach for tissue creation using synthetic biocompatible and biodegradable polymers as templates onto which cells are seeded is presented. This report concerns the generation of homogeneous plates of stable mature cartilage in vivo. The delivery of chondrocytes on synthetic polymers configured to provide a lar...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vacanti CA,Langer R,Schloo B,Vacanti JP

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the slide-swing plasty are reviewed over a period of 16 years. A total of 1,308 patients were analyzed with regard to location and etiology. The slide-swing plasty has proved successful in practice. Its great advantage consists in the possibility of closing large defects without skin grafting. Compared ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schrudde J,Petrovici V

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The umbilicus is essential to the aesthetic appearance of the abdomen. However, very little has been written about the exact location of the aesthetically pleasing umbilicus as far as the Indian cosmopolitan population is concerned. Although a variety of reconstructive methods are available, no real standard...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Abhyankar SV,Rajguru AG,Patil PA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The orbital blowout fracture is a common facial injury, but full consensus has not been reached regarding its optimal management. The authors retrospectively explored consecutive cases of blowout fractures and proposed new recommendations for treatment. METHODS:Two hundred eight newly registered patients we...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yano H,Nakano M,Anraku K,Suzuki Y,Ishida H,Murakami R,Hirano A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of 101 patients who underwent 111 free jejunal autografts has demonstrated an absolute procedural failure rate of 13.5 percent. Salvage reconstruction with a second jejunum was successful in six of nine patients and one third-time jejunum was successful, giving an overall salvage rate of 70 percent. There were ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Coleman JJ 3rd,Tan KC,Searles JM,Hester TR,Nahai F

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital adactylia is rare. Its precise embryogenesis is enigmatic. The adactylic hand assumes a helper function. Surgical reconstruction is an option. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Skoff HD

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical-site infection after implant-based breast reconstruction remains a leading cause of morbidity. Doxycycline is an antibiotic used to treat soft-tissue infections. The authors hypothesize that doxycycline-coated breast implants will significantly reduce biofilm formation, surgical-site infection, and ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Baker JE,Seitz AP,Boudreau RM,Skinner MJ,Beydoun A,Kaval N,Caldwell CC,Gulbins E,Edwards MJ,Gobble RM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A preauricular skin graft with expansion for repair of a facial defect is presented. This technique preserves a more natural appearance in color, texture, and thickness than is otherwise possible and provides a larger graft than the usual preauricular graft method. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Iwahira Y,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies assessing outcomes following orthognathic surgery rely primarily on single-center/surgeon experience. In addition to issues of generalizability, these studies are limited in evaluating the effect of operative volume on patient outcomes. METHODS:Orthognathic procedures were identified in the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Berlin NL,Tuggle CT,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00