Obtaining a gentle contour to the columella by modifying the maxillary spine.

abstract：:Ischemia-reperfusion injury occurs when tissue is reperfused following a prolonged period of ischemia. It is a subject of interest to plastic surgeons involved in replantation, free tissue transfer, and composite tissue allotransplantation, as it can have a significant impact on the overall success of these procedures...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang WZ,Baynosa RC,Zamboni WA

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Since 2005, seven facial composite tissue allotransplantations have been performed in five different centers in three countries. Four teams have reported their outcomes in separate publications. The authors sought to review the first four global experiences and compare several factors. This review facilitate...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hui-Chou HG,Nam AJ,Rodriguez ED

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The history and current status of suture techniques to correct a broad or bulbous nasal tip are reviewed. General principles for suture techniques to control tip shape are discussed; they include leaving an approximately 6-mm-wide lateral crus. The algorithm presented includes four sutures, all of which are not necess...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gruber RP,Friedman GD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors tested the hypothesis that certain maneuvers (neck flexion/extension and head protrusion/retrusion) alter the appearance of the submental area, jawline, and melolabial groove. They used a questionnaire survey of 20 naïve judges who assessed a standardized photograph album of three subjects. The subjects' f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sommer DD,Mendelsohn M

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cesarean delivery is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. Compared with other surgical procedures, surgical site infection tends to be a relatively uncommon outcome after cesarean delivery in the general population with an incidence rate between 1.46 and 3.82% in the United Stat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Feinstein GI

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to obtain objective analysis of outcome in reduction mammaplasty patients, a retrospective study was done for women having elective bilateral reduction mammaplasty. Participants were chosen from a pool of over 200 consecutive reduction mammaplasty patients at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Of those...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boschert MT,Barone CM,Puckett CL

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of the current study were to (1) measure trends in the type of mastectomy performed, (2) evaluate sociodemographic/hospital characteristics of patients undergoing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy versus unilateral mastectomies, and (3) analyze reconstruction rates and method used following diff...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cemal Y,Albornoz CR,Disa JJ,McCarthy CM,Mehrara BJ,Pusic AL,Cordeiro PG,Matros E

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial colonization of mammary implants is a prelude to clinical infection and has been implicated in the etiology of capsular contracture. Antimicrobial impregnation of a variety of medical devices with the combination of minocycline and rifampin has recently emerged as a potentially effective method for preventin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Darouiche RO,Meade R,Mansouri MD,Netscher DT

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, Poly Implant Prothèse silicone breast implants were recalled from the European market. The authors studied 112 women and previously published data on rupture prevalence. Women are presenting with symptoms they feel may be a result of ruptured implants. The authors' aim was to study the clinical con...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maijers MC,Niessen FB

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reduced 68 breasts in 34 women, transposing the nipple-areolar complex on a single superiorly-based pedicle. The complication rate was 4.4 percent. The method appears to be safe, and it produces better shaped breasts than we obtained by operations using double pedicles. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hugo NE,McClellan RM

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of acellular dermal matrix in implant-based breast reconstruction has been described for improving inferolateral prosthesis coverage and support and inframammary fold reconstruction. Recommended guidelines for infection prophylaxis are the same as for any clean procedure-antibiotic administration onl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Avashia YJ,Mohan R,Berhane C,Oeltjen JC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the treatment of microtia, the search has been for surgical techniques that prevent postoperative complications and realize sufficient and stable projection of the constructed ear. METHODS:Cartilage was fixed with absorbable synthetic thread instead of wire because wire has a high risk of exposure. A sub...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tai Y,Tanaka S,Fukushima J,Kizuka Y,Kiyokawa K,Inoue Y,Yamauchi T

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The search for safe and effective tissue fillers has been an ongoing effort in plastic and cosmetic surgery over recent decades. Biocompatibility is a prerequisite for any substance to be used as an implant material, and potential biomaterials need to be characterized by histologic evaluation of tissue respo...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fernández-Cossío S,León-Mateos A,Sampedro FG,Oreja MTC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:External volume expansion devices are effective for adipose tissue regeneration. However, the detailed mechanisms by which external volume expansion devices induce adipose tissue regeneration remain unclear. METHODS:An external volume expansion device was used to construct expanded prefabricated adipose tis...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Qin Z,Cai J,Zhou T,Yuan Y,Gao J,Dong Z

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:The surgical implantation of materials and devices has dramatically increased over the past decade. This trend is expected to continue with the broadening application of biomaterials and rapid expansion of aging populations. One major factor that limits the potential of implantable materials and devices is t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Major MR,Wong VW,Nelson ER,Longaker MT,Gurtner GC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cranial fasciitis of childhood is a benign lesion occurring superficial to or involving the cranial bones of children at a median age of 18 months, with a male sex predilection of 2:1. It is histologically described as a well-circumscribed, loose proliferation of stellate to spindle-shaped fibroblasts in a myxoid back...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Coates DB,Faught P,Sadove AM

更新日期：1990-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Age is a frequent consideration for surgical timing in pediatric craniofacial surgery for optimal psychosocial development. However, systematic evaluations of the effects of age in children under active treatment have not been thoroughly evaluated. METHODS:Ninety-nine patients (age, 8 to 17 years; 46.5 perc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Volpicelli EJ,Pfaff MJ,Hakimi K,Bradley JP,Solem RC,Lee JC

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mandibular distraction osteogenesis has proven to be an effective treatment for upper airway obstruction related to micrognathia. Changes in the aerodigestive space can help facilitate tracheostomy removal in children and prevent tracheostomy in newborns. However, this may also precipitate changes in the abi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spring MA,Mount DL

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:The 47-kDa heat shock protein (HSP47) is a molecular chaperone specifically targeting the processing and quality control of collagen molecules. This study was performed to investigate whether antisense therapy preventing HSP47 expression might affect the scar formation occurring during wound healing of skin. In wound ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang Z,Inokuchi T,Nemoto TK,Uehara M,Baba TT

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomic components of hemifacial microsomia have been classified previously, but their relevance to functional abnormalities has not been stressed. In a recent review of the literature, we found that the frequency and severity of airway disorders, especially those leading to upper airway obstruction and/or obstru...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cohen SR,Levitt CA,Simms C,Burstein FD

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which a closed compression capsulotomy for fibrous capsular contracture was followed by rupture of the implant bag with the immediate appearance of silicone gel in the axilla. A possible mechanism, analogous to that of high-pressure injection injuries of the hands, is hypothesized. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Goin JM

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinophyma is a disfiguring soft-tissue hypertrophy of the nose. It is an uncommon disease that primarily affects Caucasian men in the fifth to seventh decades of life. Nine cases from the authors' series and a comparison of results following various treatment modalities are presented. Eight of the patients were Cauca...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Redett RJ,Manson PN,Goldberg N,Girotto J,Spence RJ

更新日期：2001-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The external fixater has proven to be an effective method of providing immobilization in pedicle-flap surgery. In certain instances, when the pedicle will permit some degree of mobility, limited-motion fixation eliminates the common disadvantages of rigid fixation. On this basis, we recommend the use of a ball-joint a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nappi JF,Drabyn GA

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Biplanar oncoplastic surgery represents a novel technique with which to address partial breast reconstruction defects in small to medium sized breasts. Traditional oncoplastic volume displacement techniques may correct contour irregularities but do not address volumetric asymmetries. Volume replacement techn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nahabedian MY,Patel KM,Kaminsky AJ,Cocilovo C,Miraliakbari R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of systemic prophylactic antibiotics to reduce surgical-site infection in aesthetic breast surgery remains controversial. The aim of this review is to weigh the available evidence with respect to reducing surgical-site infection. METHODS:Two literature searches were performed to analyze the availabl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hardwicke JT,Bechar J,Skillman JM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorpromazine administered to Sprague-Dawley rats 30 minutes prior to elevation of McFarlane back flaps and continued 14 days thereafter resulted in near complete flap survival, compared with 48 percent necrosis in control animals. Chlorpromazine demonstrates a wide variety of actions that appear to meet all presentl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bibi R,Ferder M,Strauch B

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00