Bilateral neuromata of the great auricular nerves 8 years following face lift.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transversus abdominis plane blocks are increasingly being used in microvascular breast reconstruction. The implications of these blocks on specific reconstructive, patient, and institutional outcomes remain to be fully elucidated. METHODS:Patients undergoing abdominally based microvascular breast reconstruc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Salibian AA,Frey JD,Thanik VD,Karp NS,Choi M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allopurinol, acting as a metabolic depressant, significantly increases flap survival in high doses, but not at doses that might be acceptable clinically. Prednisolone is highly effective in improving flap survival when the afferent blood supply is provided by small arteries such as are found in the panniculus carnosus...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mes LG

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the goals of nasal reconstruction as they apply to extensive, complex defects that may also involve the adjacent lip or cheeks. 2. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different options for reconstruction of lining...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Taghinia AH,Pribaz JJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education guidelines separate residents' education into six core competencies or subjects. The authors address the least intuitive of these, systems-based practice. In systems-based practice, educators and residents must demonstrate an awareness of and responsiven...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Davison SP,Cadavid JD,Spear SL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distal branching pattern of perforators is associated with thin anterolateral thigh flap failure. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using photoacoustic tomography as a diagnostic imaging modality to identify anterolateral thigh perforators and their branching patterns in the subcutane...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tsuge I,Saito S,Sekiguchi H,Yoshikawa A,Matsumoto Y,Toi M,Suzuki S

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cranial vault remodeling procedures are carried out for both syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis as well as to correct some acquired deformities of the cranial vault. These procedures improve not only cosmesis but also neurological symptoms. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ghali S,Knox KR,Boutros S,Thorne CH,McCarthy JG

更新日期：2007-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 10-year review of 53 patients having had correction of lower eyelid ptosis using fascia lata sling suspension by the operation first described in 1973. The overall conclusion is that this continues to be a reliable procedure with a low complication rate. Four major changes relating to operative technique...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nolan WB 3rd,Vistnes LM

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of suction lipectomy aspirates from 15 consecutive patients was undertaken to biochemically quantitate the blood-to-fat ratios of the aspirates. A wide variation in the blood-to-fat ratios (8 to 54 percent) was noted, but the authors failed to demonstrate any relationship between the blood-to-fat ratios and...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Goodpasture JC,Bunkis J

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The conchal cartilage is favored in nasal tip surgery, but is limited in dorsal augmentation. The authors evaluated diced conchal cartilage with perichondrial attachment in augmentation of the nasal dorsum, radix, and/or tip. METHODS:The medical records of 37 patients who underwent rhinoplasty using diced c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim JH,Jang YJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prophylactic bilateral mastectomy is an option for women who are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Prophylactic mastectomy is often performed with immediate reconstruction (i.e., at the same time and under the same anesthetic as the mastectomy). Satisfaction with reconstruction has been described previ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Metcalfe KA,Semple JL,Narod SA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares artifact from craniomaxillofacial internal fixation devices in magnetic resonance images and examines heating and magnetic deflection effects on these devices. Stainless steel wires, microfixation plates of vitallium and titanium, and minifixation and mandibular reconstruction plates of stainless s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fiala TG,Paige KT,Davis TL,Campbell TA,Rosen BR,Yaremchuk MJ

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:De novo or rare transmitted mutations in the SMAD6 gene affect 7 percent of midline nonsyndromic synostosis patients. This study aimed to determine the neurocognitive sequelae of SMAD6 synostosis. METHODS:Nonsyndromic synostosis patients 6 years or older with SMAD6 mutations and non-SMAD6 nonsyndromic synos...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wu RT,Timberlake AT,Abraham PF,Gabrick KS,Lu X,Peck CJ,Sawh-Martinez RF,Steinbacher DM,Alperovich MA,Persing JA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstructive results of 115 burned nipple-areola complexes in 84 female patients were reviewed. Results of nipple reconstruction using local quadrapod flaps (33 percent good, 45 percent fair, 22 percent poor) and composition grafts from the earlobe (20 percent good, 60 percent fair, 20 percent poor) were comparable,...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pensler JM,Haab RL,Parry SW

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lymph system plays important roles in maintaining fluid balances, the immune system, and lipid metabolism. After tissue replantation or transfer, some cases suffer long-lasting edema or lymphedema caused by interruption of main lymph flows; however, this mechanism has yet to be clarified. METHODS:The me...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yamamoto T,Iida T,Yoshimatsu H,Fuse Y,Hayashi A,Yamamoto N

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression in the progress of proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. A keloid is considered to be a type of benign tumor. The exact contribution of miRNAs in keloid fibroblasts remains largely unknown. METHODS:Loss and gain of f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Liu Y,Wang X,Yang D,Xiao Z,Chen X

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation suggests that free autogenous grafts, when placed in preformed silicone rubber pseudosheath pockets, will survive as well, if not better, than in delayed or immediate surgical pockets. This supports the clinical assumption that silicone rubber implants can be used and exchanged periodically for larg...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Thomson HG,Vanderby MB

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A profusion of terms are currently used to describe free flap wound closure. It is important to broadly standardize nomenclature when embarking on a comparison of functional outcomes between institutions. Therefore, a series of 68 "emergency" (within 24 hours) free flaps performed by a single surgeon were reviewed wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ninkovic M,Mooney EK,Ninkovic M,Kleistil T,Anderl H

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the development of smooth silicone breast implants in 1962, more than 1 million women throughout the world have opted for breast augmentation surgery. Although initially successful, smooth implants are prone to develop surrounding scar capsules that may harden and contract, resulting in discomfort, weakening of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ersek RA,Salisbury AV

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-preserving mastectomy and immediate reconstruction has further improved the aesthetic outcome of skin-sparing mastectomy. To investigate the effect of the type of reconstruction technique on aesthetic outcome, three different methods of reconstruction were compared using four evaluation modalities. M...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mosahebi A,Ramakrishnan V,Gittos M,Collier J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The anterolateral thigh perforator flap is a common workhorse flap for head and neck reconstruction. The authors present an alternative method using the posteromedial thigh profunda artery perforator flap and compare its characteristics, outcomes, donor-site morbidity, and donor-site cosmesis with those of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wu JC,Huang JJ,Tsao CK,Abdelrahman M,Kolios G,Cheng MH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This technique represents a surgical adjunct for the management of chronic, localized pain in patients who continue to have pain despite exhaustive prior evaluation and treatment. The patient-guided approach was used in 10 patients referred with "intractable pain" and yielded good to excellent results in all...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Souza JM,Nystrom AN,Dumanian GA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic corticosteroid therapy has been used to treat hemangiomas for 30 years; yet, there are no studies of possible complications. We reviewed the database of the Vascular Anomalies Center at the Boston Children's Hospital and gathered information on short- and long-term side effects in children who were given syst...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boon LM,MacDonald DM,Mulliken JB

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although postoperative monitoring of microsurgical reconstruction is key to discovering early vascular compromise, monitoring a buried flap can be problematic. METHODS:A single surgeon's tracheal and pharyngoesophageal reconstructions with fasciocutaneous free flaps performed between 2002 and 2007 are revie...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ferguson REH Jr,Yu P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wound healing, a coordinated process, proceeds by sequential changes in cell differentiation and terminates with the deposition of a new connective tissue matrix, a scar. Initially, there is the migratory fibroblast, followed by the proliferative fibroblast, then the synthetic fibroblast, which transforms in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Au K,Ehrlich HP

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:Large congenital neoplasms of the extremities may be associated with coagulopathies and significant hemorrhage in the neonatal period. At times, the differences between coagulation derangements can be very subtle, leading to errors in diagnosis. Infants with vascular lesions and coagulopathies are often foun...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Muzaffar AR,Friedrich JB,Lu KK,Hanel DP

更新日期：2006-04-15 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：BACKGROUND:Although in modern medicine, patients' preferences are important, these have never been defined for characteristics of Dupuytren treatment. This study determines these patients' preferences using a discrete choice experiment. METHODS:A multicenter discrete choice experiment study was conducted among patient...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kan HJ,de Bekker-Grob EW,van Marion ES,van Oijen GW,van Nieuwenhoven CA,Zhou C,Hovius SER,Selles RW

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Segmental Le Fort I osteotomy, a complex procedure with many mobile parts, has traditionally required presurgical orthodontics with conventional braces, composed of metal brackets, bands, and archwires. These appliances are not always accepted by patients, particularly older teenagers and professional adults who previ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kankam HKN,Gupta H,Sawh-Martinez R,Steinbacher DM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolic events result in significant morbidity, mortality, and costly therapeutic interventions. As medical resource allocation strategies are becoming more pervasive, appropriate risk stratification and prophylactic regimens are essential. Previous studies have shown a decreased incidence of p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moore RM,Rimler J,Smith BR,Wirth GA,Paydar KZ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00