Surgical anatomy of the mimic muscle system and the facial nerve: importance for reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.

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:Craniofacial injuries secondary to earthquake-related trauma are uncommonly reported and can pose a significant reconstructive challenge. The objective of this study is to report and analyze earthquake-related craniofacial injury reconstruction and the disaster relief capabilities of a U.S. Navy hospital shi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ray JM,Lindsay RW,Kumar AR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shared medical appointments combine individual patient-physician encounters with a group educational segment. This allows for patients' needs to be addressed individually and for patients to benefit from shared learning. Shared medical appointments enhance knowledge, understanding, and management of disease ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giladi AM,Brown DL,Alderman AK

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Best evidence has no bearing on quality of life if it is not implemented in clinical practice. The authors introduce knowledge translation as a theoretical framework for closing the gap between evidence and practice in plastic surgery. The current state of published evidence in plastic surgery is reviewed and evaluate...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moltaji S,Alkhatib AH,Liu H,Murphy J,Gallo L,Karpinski M,Mowakket S,Thoma A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model simulating intraosseous wire fixation was used to assess different methods of securing wire loops. Square knotting, twisting, and a new method, the "knot twist," were assessed. The importance of anchoring the butt ends of twisted wire is emphasized. A new, convenient technique of wire fixation is described. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Green RA,Zins JE

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the healing process in surgically created cleft lips in fetal mice and compared it with that in newborn mice with cleft lips. Our purpose was to determine the time for optimal healing, defined as minimal scarring, for a repaired cleft lip. Full-thickness paramedian lip incisions were made in NMRI mice in ut...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boon L,Manicourt D,Marbaix E,Vandenabeele M,Vanwijck R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic vascular complications such as exposure and infection represent one of the most challenging and devastating complications in surgery. Nineteen patients underwent a retrospective review of the efficacy of soft-tissue flap coverage in the management of vascular prostheses complications. These patients were di...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Evans GR,Francel TJ,Manson PN

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have identified a subpopulation of craniosynostotic individuals who exhibit progressive or delayed-onset synostosis and mild craniofacial growth abnormalities. These individuals may be good candidates for nonextirpation, distraction osteogenesis therapy. The present study was designed to test this hypot...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Losken HW,Mooney MP,Zoldos J,Tschakaloff A,Burrows AM,Smith TD,Cooper GM,Kapucu MR,Siegel MI

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of total reconstruction of skull and scalp in a patient with a large defect from aplasia cutis congenita is reported. Tissue expansion was successfully employed on two occasions: first to construct a well-vascularized space to sustain multiple rib grafts for cranial reconstruction and then to develop adequate q...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Argenta LC,Dingman RO

更新日期：1986-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Soft-tissue complications after using the lateral approach for internal fixation of calcaneal fractures are relatively frequent, even in skilled hands. The global management of these wounds has never been standardized. METHODS:The authors present a series of 24 patients with wound edge necrosis of lateral a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cavadas PC,Landin L

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The deficient abdominal wall musculature associated with prune belly syndrome often results in numerous functional disabilities, including diminished cough, impaired bladder and bowel function, and poor posture and balance. Traditional abdominoplasties focus on static fascial excisions or plications. The aut...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fearon JA,Varkarakis G

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal skin and soft tissue management in complex open abdominal wall reconstruction is an integral element of the operation to achieve optimal outcomes. Failure to provide stable, well-vascularized soft tissue coverage over the hernia repair can jeopardize the reconstruction through association with nonhealing wound...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khansa I,Janis JE

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy is a controversial option for breast cancer treatment due to locoregional recurrence and distant metastasis. In addition to these oncologic factors, technical factors such as ideal incision type or reconstructive options are also debatable. This systematic review examines current tr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Endara M,Chen D,Verma K,Nahabedian MY,Spear SL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital clinical anophthalmia requires fitting an artificial eye, achieving a pleasing aspect of the palpebral apparatus, and stimulating growth of the orbit, as well as of the entire midface. METHODS:Out of 25 patients with clinical anophthalmia, 22 were treated according to a new protocol (first descri...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gundlach KK,Guthoff RF,Hingst VH,Schittkowski MP,Bier UC

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holoprosencephaly encompasses a series of midline defects of the brain and face. Most cases are associated with severe malformations of the brain which are incompatible with life. At the other end of the spectrum, however, are patients with midline facial defects and normal or near-normal brain development. Although s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Elias DL,Kawamoto HK Jr,Wilson LF

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate tissue perfusion is essential to minimize postoperative complications following microsurgery. Intraoperative knowledge of tissue perfusion could aid surgical decision-making and result in reduced complications. Laser speckle imaging is a new, noninvasive technique for mapping tissue perfusion. This article di...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： To C,Rees-Lee JE,Gush RJ,Gooding KM,Cawrse NH,Shore AC,Wilson ADH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lipoaspirate centrifugation creates graded density of adipose tissue. High-density fat contains more vasculogenic cytokines and progenitor cells and has greater graft survival than low-density fat. The authors hypothesize that accelerating the bone marrow-derived progenitor cell response to injected low-dens...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Butala P,Hazen A,Szpalski C,Sultan SM,Coleman SR,Warren SM

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transconjunctival blepharoplasty remains a popular and safe technique to treat periorbital aging. In the lower lid, it can be used successfully for orbital fat excision, redistribution, or septal tightening. In the upper lid, transconjunctival blepharoplasty has a role in removal of the nasal fat pad via an ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pacella SJ,Nahai FR,Nahai F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After performing a chart review, the authors identified 120 patients who underwent breast cancer-related reconstruction. All charts were evaluated with regard to breast mound reconstruction type, nipple-areola reconstruction type, the interval between breast mound and nipple-areola reconstruction, the number of proced...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jabor MA,Shayani P,Collins DR Jr,Karas T,Cohen BE

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for preparing concentrated fibrinogen for use in autologous fibrin adhesive is described. The adhesive was used in seven patients with eight chronic leg ulcers. The ulcers were divided into two equal sections, and the adhesive was used to seal split-thickness skin grafts in one section, while no adhesive was ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dahlstrøm KK,Weis-Fogh US,Medgyesi S,Rostgaard J,Sørensen H

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-energy trauma or peripheral arteriopathy may render recipient vessels unsuitable for free tissue transfer. Vein grafts can be used to lengthen the vascular pedicles to reach healthy distant vessels but with an increased complication rate. METHODS:From 1995 to 2006, 56 arteriovenous loops were construct...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cavadas PC

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laboratory approach to measuring neurologic impairment has been developed that is applicable to systemic disease as well as localized nerve injury. This approach compares individual parameters of the experimental rat hind footprint (walking track) with weight- and sex-matched control track parameters; classic mathem...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dellon ES,Dellon AL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When nasal augmentation is performed with implants fashioned from a piece of solid silicone block or commercially available prefabricated implants, the precise sculpturing of the ventral surface of the implant in order to conform to the convex contour of the nose is often difficult to achieve, increasing the possibili...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Han K,Kang J

更新日期：1996-02-01 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：:In comparison with other regions of the trunk, defects located in the lumbosacral region are infrequent. However, these particular lesions sometimes present difficulties in reconstruction, arising from the quality of the surrounding tissue and the width of the defects. In this area, the skin adheres strongly to subcut...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Di Benedetto G,Bertani A,Pallua N

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of over 100 endoscopic forehead lifts, we present an in-depth view of the current operative technique. The critical components are the following: (1) a subgaleal resection of muscle insertions rather than a subperiosteal approach to muscle origins, (2) a complete periosteal release along the lateral orbit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK,Tirkanits B

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Common variations in morphology of the medial crura have been described. The authors' observation is that changes in nasal tip projection depend on the shape and strength of the medial crura. The authors investigated how differences in medial crura shape affect tip projection after surgical intervention. ME...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Patel KB,Mendonca DA,Skolnick G,Woo AS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have significantly expanded the use of a lipectomy procedure which heretofore had been restricted to the removal of strictly localized excess fat deposits by curettage through a small incision. By modifying the suction curette and utilizing it for extensive body contouring, we have been successful in correcting rel...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Teimourian B,Fisher JB

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00