Expansion of smaller vessel diameter by fish-mouth incision in microvascular anastomosis with marked size discrepancy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the past 7 years, the senior author (M.H.) has been performing septum-based mammaplasty. The aim of this article is to report the safety and ease of breast shaping by using this technique. METHODS:A series of 110 consecutive patients underwent septum-based breast reduction performed by a single surge...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hamdi M,Van Landuyt K,Tonnard P,Verpaele A,Monstrey S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Augmentation gluteoplasty has been performed more frequently in the past decade, with over 21,000 procedures performed in the past year alone. The most popular methods for buttock augmentation involve silicone prostheses and autologous fat grafting. A comparison of complications of these two techniques does ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sinno S,Chang JB,Brownstone ND,Saadeh PB,Wall S Jr

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional free flap monitoring techniques (clinical observation, hand-held Doppler ultrasonography, surface temperature probes, and pinprick testing) are proven methods for monitoring free flaps with an external component. Buried free flaps lack an external component; thus, conventional monitoring is limited to han...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Disa JJ,Cordeiro PG,Hidalgo DA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare case of calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe presenting as a large parotid mass is reported in this paper. Preoperative evaluation and considerations are discussed. An exact diagnosis and definitive treatment in this patient consisted of superficial parotidectomy and histologic study. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Brandner MD,Bunkis J

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical management of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea is indicated when a surgically correctable abnormality is believed to be the source of the problem. Many patients opt for surgical treatment after noninvasive forms of treatment have been proven ineffective or difficult to tolerate. With increasing frequency, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tanna N,Smith BD,Zapanta PE,Karanetz I,Andrews BT,Urata MM,Bradley JP

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Any split-thickness skin graft donor site is obvious to some degree because of pigment alterations and, at the worst, it can develop hypertrophic scarring. A predictably superior aesthetic result is possible if this site is converted to a full-thickness defect followed by primary closure, because a linear scar is the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hallock GG

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acellular dermal matrix for implant-based breast reconstruction appears to cause higher early complication rates, but long-term outcomes are perceived to be superior. This dichotomy is the subject of considerable debate. The authors hypothesized that patient characteristics and operative variables would have...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Selber JC,Wren JH,Garvey PB,Zhang H,Erickson C,Clemens MW,Butler CE

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap, which is a modification of the muscle-sparing free transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap, is being more frequently used in an effort to reduce postoperative abdominal morbidity. However, there is no consensus as to which of these flaps i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Uda H,Kamochi H,Sarukawa S,Sunaga A,Sugawara Y,Yoshimura K

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal reconstruction can be a challenge for the plastic surgeon. The forehead flap is the workhorse in nasal reconstruction, providing similar skin color, texture, structure, and reliability. There are disadvantages of the forehead flap, including a difficult arc of rotation, which risks displacement of medi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Angobaldo J,Marks M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a series of 24 consecutive cleft lip and palate patients aged 16 to 46 years (mean age 27 years) who underwent Le Fort I maxillary advancement by the senior author over the past 8 years. Two groups, one of 12 patients with wire fixation and one of 12 patients with miniplate fixation, were evaluated. Each gr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Eskenazi LB,Schendel SA

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsurgeons suspect that cigarette smoking reduces the survival of free vascularized flaps and replantations, but this has never been proven. This experimental study investigates the effect of smoking on free-flap survival. A fasciocutaneous epigastric flap was used in 30 rats as a free flap and in 30 rats as a pedi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： van Adrichem LN,Hoegen R,Hovius SE,Kort WJ,van Strik R,Vuzevski VD,van der Meulen JC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ventral hernias are a common pathology encountered by surgeons. Multiple risk stratification tools have been developed in attempts to predict a patient's postoperative risk for complication. The aim of this systematic review was to identify published stratification tools, to assess their generalizability, an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bernardi K,Adrales GL,Hope WW,Keith J,Kuhlens H,Martindale RG,Melin AA,Orenstein SB,Roth JS,Shah SK,Tsuda S,Liang MK,Ventral Hernia Outcomes Collaborative Writing Group.

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aggressive surgical treatment of oral and oropharyngeal cancers may be compromised by significant surgical complications. Early identification of patients at risk for postoperative complications may assist in clinical decision-making. The objective of this study was to assess the value of the Acute Physiolog...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Grant CA,Dempsey GA,Lowe D,Brown JS,Vaughan ED,Rogers SN

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on anatomic, dye injection, and angiography observations since 1984, 72 patients with tissue defects of the foot (due to injury or surgery) have been reconstructed using a reverse-flow posterior tibial artery island flap. In the 72 patients, etiology has included extensive crushing (40 patients), burn scars (10 ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Liu K,Li Z,Lin Y,Cao Y

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is the tumor with the highest prevalence and incidence in women. Reduction mammaplasty is one of the most common procedures performed in Brazil by the plastic surgeon, and it is not uncommon for the surgeon to find a breast tumor during the operation or afterward, when the histopathological report is rec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pitanguy I,Torres E,Salgado F,Pires Viana GA

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1964, I started using vertical mammaplasty without a submammary scar for all breast reductions. This technique was based on the following principles: a central wedge resection, an upper pedicle for the areola, no undermining, and a vertical scar to finish off. Because of the drawings, there was a pitfall: In large ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lassus C

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The increasing use of autologous fat grafting in breast cancer patients has raised concerns regarding its oncologic safety. This study evaluated patient outcomes and tumor recurrence following mastectomy reconstruction and autologous fat grafting. METHODS:Retrospective chart review identified patients who u...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cohen O,Lam G,Karp N,Choi M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Great auricular nerve injuries are the most frequent nerve injuries following rhytidectomy, occurring at a rate of 6 percent. Short-scar techniques may decrease visualization and increase the risk of injury/compression of the great auricular nerve. Recent reviews have identified that great auricular nerve in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barbour JR,Iorio ML,Halpern DE

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraoperative photography has the potential to raise costs and introduce possible contamination but is essential for documentation in plastic surgery. The authors evaluate their use of a waterproof camera immersed in povidone-iodine for taking intraoperative photographs in an efficient manner. A waterproof camera is ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Purnell CA,Alkureishi LWT,Koranda C,Patel PK

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nerve transfer surgery has revolutionized the management of traumatic brachial plexus injures. However, the optimal size ratio of donor to recipient nerve has yet to be elucidated. The authors investigated the axon count ratios of ulnar and median fascicular transfers to restore elbow flexion. The authors hy...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schreiber JJ,Byun DJ,Khair MM,Rosenblatt L,Lee SK,Wolfe SW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of combined maxillary orthopedic and surgical treatment protocols have been proposed for the initial phase of therapy for infants with a complete cleft lip and palate. METHODS:Lip adhesion was used in combination with a passive intraoral molding appliance to treat a unilateral complete cleft lip an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cho BC

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells are a robust, multipotent cell source. They are easily harvested and exhibit promise in a variety of regenerative applications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the aging impact on adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells, relating to morphology, senescent proper...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wu W,Niklason L,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates the feasibility of acute extraluminal expansion to elongate arteries intraoperatively in order to overcome defects too large to be repaired primarily. Twenty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into two groups: an expander-elongation group and a nonexpanded control group of 10 rats each. Arterial ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cohen BE,Ruiz-Razura A

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case was presented in which the late reconstruction of left ring and little metacarpal bone defects was carried out using a lengthening device and a double-barrel osteocutaneous free parascapular flap. With this flap, up to 14 cm of nearly straight bone of a suitable width and length for the reconstruction of two me...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Masaki F,Takehiro D,Ryuuichi M,Kumi M

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine children with moderate-to-severe velopharyngeal incompetency were randomly assigned to either prosthetic or surgical palatal management. A classification for evaluating velopharyngeal incompetency was designed. The prosthetic speech appliance, when obtained and tolerated, corrected velopharyngeal incompete...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marsh JL,Wray RC

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of cleft palatal fistula in a series of nonsyndromic children treated at the authors' institution. This retrospective analysis of 103 patients with cleft palate treated by five surgeons between 1982 and 1995 includes 60 boys and 33 girls, whose median age was 18...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Muzaffar AR,Byrd HS,Rohrich RJ,Johns DF,LeBlanc D,Beran SJ,Anderson C,Papaioannou aA A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The auricle is more mobile than generally recognized and is subject to displacement during rhytidectomy. When the auricle is displaced by a rhytidectomy, movement generally occurs in an anteroinferior direction with forward rotation of the inferior pole. This displacement/rotation is often obscured by concurrent eleva...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Brink RR

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fat grafting is an adjuvant that may improve the quality of radiation-damaged tissue. However, fat grafting for volume restoration in irradiated sites may be less effective because of a poorly vascularized fibrotic recipient bed. External volume expansion has emerged as a potential technique to prepare the r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lujan-Hernandez J,Chin MS,Perry DJ,Chappell A,Lancerotto L,Yu N,Slamin RP,Bannon E,Fitzgerald TJ,Lalikos JF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A venous skin graft for the treatment of skin defects in a finger is described. This procedure involves taking a flap from the forearm together with the subcutaneous vein and anastomosing both ends of this vein to the digital artery and vein, respectively. Thirteen difficult finger wounds were resurfaced with such a v...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yoshimura M,Shimada T,Imura S,Shimamura K,Yamauchi S

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some new variations are described for partial and total ear reconstructions, eyebrow reconstructions, and sideburn reconstructions in burned patients. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Brent B

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00