Planimetric elongation of skin by Z-plasty.

abstract：:Six patients with pectus excavatum and two patients with pectus carinatum had their conditions corrected by a partial costal cartilage resection with a sternal osteotomy through a 2.5-cm to 4-cm skin incision located just above the xyphoid process assisted by an endoscope. In addition to the incision, stab wounds of l...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kobayashi S,Yoza S,Komuro Y,Sakai Y,Ohmori K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The financial reimbursement for breast reconstruction is perceived to be low. The authors evaluated the financial impact of providing breast reconstruction for an academic medical practice and health care system. METHODS:The authors examined the billing records for 97 patients undergoing postmastectomy brea...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Alderman AK,Storey AF,Nair NS,Chung KC

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infections are challenging complications of implant-based breast reconstruction and augmentation. They pose a clinical challenge, with significant economic implications. One proposed solution is implant irrigation at the time of placement. There is no consensus on the optimal irrigant solution. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ngaage LM,Elegbede A,Brao K,Chopra K,Gowda AU,Nam AJ,Ernst RK,Shirtliff ME,Harro J,Rasko YM

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tuberous breast deformity is a rare entity affecting young women bilaterally or unilaterally. The deformity is characterized by a constricting ring at the base of the breast, which leads to deficient horizontal and vertical development of the breast with or without herniation of the breast parenchyma toward the ni...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mandrekas AD,Zambacos GJ,Anastasopoulos A,Hapsas D,Lambrinaki N,Ioannidou-Mouzaka L

更新日期：2003-09-15 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy has become an accepted treatment for appropriately selected breast cancers. No reports have correlated patient satisfaction following nipple-sparing mastectomy with objective observer assessments. METHODS:From 2001 to 2008, nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction wer...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Djohan R,Gage E,Gatherwright J,Pavri S,Firouz J,Bernard S,Yetman R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish the viable storage time of human skin stored by refrigeration at 4 degrees C in McCoy's 5A medium and to establish whether oxygenating the medium improves the viable storage time, the following experiment was conducted. Eighty discs of human split-thickness skin graft, each 3 mm in diameter, were stored i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： DeBono R,Rao GS,Berry RB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral canthoplasty is a useful method to restore eyelid function and to protect the ocular surfaces. The success of the procedure depends on the proper analysis of periorbital anatomy as it relates to the specific indication for lateral canthoplasty. We report the experience with 1565 lateral canthoplasties with emp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Glat PM,Jelks GW,Jelks EB,Wood M,Gadangi P,Longaker MT

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new computerized suction aspirator monitor is described. This device offers the benefits of instantaneous and concurrent scientifically accurate readout of aspirate contents in five separate bodily areas. Thus knowledge of amounts of blood versus fat can be immediately known without resorting to guess, estimate, or ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Apfelberg DB,Lash H,Maser MR,White DN

更新日期：1988-11-01 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:Since the 2012 approval of shaped implants, their use in breast reconstruction has increased in the United States. However, large-scale comparisons of complications and patient-reported outcomes are lacking. The authors endeavored to compare surgical and patient-reported outcomes across implant types. METHO...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khavanin N,Clemens MW,Pusic AL,Fine NA,Hamill JB,Kim HM,Qi J,Wilkins EG,Kim JYS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During breast reconstruction using the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap, the use of mesh for abdominal donor-site closure provides for a technology that potentially offers clinical benefit yet incurs an added cost. The authors' goal was to determine whether it is cost effective to use mes...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chatterjee A,Ramkumar DB,Dawli TB,Nigriny JF,Stotland MA,Ridgway EB

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spheno-occipital synchondrosis is an important growth center of the craniofacial skeleton and a primary site of malformation in syndromic forms of craniosynostosis. Clinical and laboratory investigations have demonstrated that premature closure of cranial vault sutures in nonsyndromic craniosynostosis is...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Smartt JM Jr,Karmacharya J,Gannon FH,Teixeira C,Mansfield K,Hunenko O,Shapiro IM,Kirschner RE

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the correction of the medial scar depression and diastasis of the pubic hair of the mons veneris in three postpuberal female patients operated on for bladder exstrophy are reported. The reconstructive surgery is carried out using skin expanders. The expanded skin is utilized to create two dermoadipose f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marconi F,Messina P,Pavanello P,De Castro R

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of nasal deformity and obstruction requires analysis, planning, and precise execution of rhinoplasty techniques. When performed well, rhinoplasty is a powerful tool for achieving appealing nasal morphology and optimizing function. This article aims to highlight an open approach to septorhinoplasty using a nu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Singh A,Maniskas SA,Bruckman KC,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large animal model to assess fetal fracture repair and the ability to close excisional bony defects is presented. Incisional and excisional ulnar fractures were made in 14 midgestation fetal lambs, harvested at serial time points, and subjected to high-resolution low-kilovolt magnification radiographs, magnetic reso...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Longaker MT,Moelleken BR,Cheng JC,Jennings RW,Adzick NS,Mintorovich J,Levinsohn DG,Gordon L,Harrison MR,Simmons DJ

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although prominent ears are the most common congenital deformity in the head and neck region, only approximately 8 percent of patients who present for treatment of this deformity will have some family history of the abnormality. More than 200 techniques have been described for correction of this deformity, indicating ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yugueros P,Friedland JA

更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Brachioplasty has increased 4059 percent from 2000 to 2008 in the United States, with 14,059 upper arm lift procedures performed in 2008. Numerous variations in the evolution of brachioplasty have been described to improve on complications and outcomes. Liposuction-assisted posterior brachioplasty is the nex...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nguyen AT,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Today, minimally invasive procedures are becoming more popular because of the fast recovery. Rhinoplasty is a common facial plastic surgery procedure that can be associated with significant postoperative morbidities, especially periorbital edema and ecchymosis. The aim of this review is to summarize the resu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ong AA,Farhood Z,Kyle AR,Patel KG

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported of bilateral rupture of inflatable implants from a closed capsulotomy, with ingrowth of fibrous tissue through the inflation valves. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Feliberti MC,Arrillaga A,Colon GA

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was undertaken to determine contemporary surgical management of bilateral cleft lip. METHODS:A survey was sent to North American cleft surgeons. Variables included number of bilateral cleft lip repairs per year, surgical specialty, and methods of nasolabial correction. The authors analyzed possib...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tan SPK,Greene AK,Mulliken JB

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:None of the paresis scoring systems used satisfies an adequate description of all the details necessary to document the degree of facial paresis before and after any treatment. We developed a new documentation system considering all details of the history of the patient and of the treatment that could have any influen...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Frey M,Jenny A,Giovanoli P,Stüssi E

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：:Dermabrasion debridement is presented as another method for tangential excision of "deep dermal" burns, with immediate or early skin grafting. The advantages in selected cases seem to be: (1) a more rapid healing; (2) a more stable end result, because dermis is present; (3) prevents spontaneous healing with unstable e...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Krant SM,Arons MS

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, the profunda artery perforator flap has become one of the popular flap choices for patients who desire autologous breast reconstruction but are not optimal candidates for deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap surgery. These patients are not ideal patients for DIEP flap surgery because of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Haddock NT,Cho MJ,Gassman A,Teotia SS

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper airway narrowing has been a concern of mandibular setback. The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the effect of bimaxillary rotational setback surgery on upper airway structure in patients with skeletal class III deformities, and (2) to compare the preoperative and postoperative upper airways of c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hsieh YJ,Chen YC,Chen YA,Liao YF,Chen YR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multicenter clinical trials are important research tools. Planning a multicenter clinical trial is a long and arduous task that requires substantial preparation time. In this guide, the authors discuss the steps used to plan a multicenter clinical trial. A preplanning phase, which involves formulating and refining a r...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung KC,Song JW,WRIST Study Group.

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thorough understanding of vascular biology will assist the reconstructive surgeon in both operative planning and development of novel surgical approaches to treat chronic wounds and tissue loss, and to optimize regenerative strategies for tissue reconstruction. In this review, several fundamental concepts of the bas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Glotzbach JP,Levi B,Wong VW,Longaker MT,Gurtner GC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone erosion below silicone rubber implants is a wellknown sequela, occurring in a majority of patients undergoing augmentation genioplasty. It is generally considered to be self-limiting and with minimal adverse consequences. However, if bone erosion progresses to the extent to which teeth are jeopardized or alterati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matarasso A,Elias AC,Elias RL

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the case of multiple fingertip reconstruction requiring toe transfer, double toes can be elevated in the syndactylic fashion with a single vascular pedicle for transfer, followed by separation a few weeks later. The biggest advantage of this procedure is that the problem of limitation of recipient arteries for mult...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hirasé Y,Kojima T,Takeishi M,Konno M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00