A method of reconstructing a pendulous breast utilizing the tissue expander.

abstract：:Prosthetic rehabilitation is essential for maintaining postoperative oral function after maxillary reconstruction. However, the maxillary prosthesis becomes unstable in some patients because of extensive palatomaxillary resection and drooping of the transferred flap. In such patients, maintaining sufficient oral funct...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sakuraba M,Kimata Y,Ota Y,Uchiyama K,Kishimoto S,Harii K,Ebihara S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of acquired ptosis is almost always disinsertion of the levator aponeurosis from the tarsal plate. As opposed to congenital ptosis, where levator resection is required to compensate for muscle weakness, acquired ptosis can be consistently treated with simple levator reattachment. This study examines both ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pearl RM

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complications after a median sternotomy incision, which is used currently in most cardiac and mediastinal surgical procedures, although infrequent, are serious. If sternal dehiscence follows median sternotomy, infection extends to vital underlying structures, exposing the anterior part of the heart and ascending aorta...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tizian C,Borst HG,Berger A

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Botulinum toxin A (BTA) is one of the most diversely used medications of the 21st century and is now being researched as a treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). METHODS:The authors performed a literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials. The primary i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Magid M,Keeling BH,Reichenberg JS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between soft-tissue and underlying skeletal structures before and after unilateral mandibular distraction osteogenesis. METHODS:The sample consisted of 11 patients (three girls and eight boys) with an average age of 4.6 years at the time of treat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Altug-Atac AT,Grayson BH,McCarthy JG

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review to identify articles that discuss ethical issues relating to the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery and to evaluate whether ethical issues are underrepresented in the plastic surgery literature. METHODS:Four medical databases were select...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung KC,Pushman AG,Bellfi LT

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Much of the literature on the epidemiology of cleft lip with or without cleft palate is more than three decades old. The question arose as to whether there has been any recent change or trend in its rate of occurrence. METHODS:The number of live births with cleft lip or other congenital anomalies was solici...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tanaka SA,Mahabir RC,Jupiter DC,Menezes JM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of one-stage reconstructions of the penis with use of a free forearm flap have been successfully carried out with excellent cosmetic and functional results. Flap design and surgical techniques are described herein. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang TS,Hwang WY

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is presented of a congenital nasal deformity consisting of a midline nasal muscle, alar cartilage defect, and partially obstructed nostril. The embryology of nasal development is reviewed, and an attempt is made to explain this unique anomaly. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bauer BS,Kernahan DA

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between specific treatment variables and patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction. A questionnaire was developed that included questions on population demographics and satisfaction with the reconstruction. Of 206 women who completed the questionna...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Andrade WN,Baxter N,Semple JL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although helmet therapy is widely accepted in the treatment of severe positional plagiocephaly, treatment regimens, especially regarding starting age, are controversial. This study investigated the importance of starting age to optimize the management of helmet therapy. METHODS:Sixty-two infants with severe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kluba S,Kraut W,Reinert S,Krimmel M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If there is a strongly dominant vascular pedicle, a muscle may be suitable for transfer as a free myocutaneous flap. The minor vascular pedicle(s) may contribute significantly to the arterial blood flow to the overlying skin, however. The concept of doing a delay procedure (ligating the dominant pedicle) to increase t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mathes SJ,Vasconez LO

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors evaluated donor-site morbidity following free thoracodorsal artery perforator flap harvest comprehensively and investigated patient-and operation-related factors that might contribute to adverse outcomes. METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted for all cases of free thoracodorsal artery p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee KT,Kim A,Mun GH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this primer is to provide the clinical surgeon with a survey overview of the basic biochemistry of collagen and the methods and rationale of collagen cross-linking in the processing and preparation of bioprosthetics for surgical implantation. The author highlights the critical biologic factors, such as ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dunn RM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to evaluate quality-of-life benefits of ablative head and neck cancer surgery and microvascular reconstruction, a longitudinal study was undertaken in which patients with T3 or T4 oropharyngeal cancers without systemic metastases at presentation were administered both general and disease-specific quality-...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Netscher DT,Meade RA,Goodman CM,Alford EL,Stewart MG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omentum was transplanted and covered with a split-skin graft, for repair of a denuding injury of the scalp in a 5-year-old girl. With the many successful recent reports of free skin flaps, the indications for omental transplantation have decreased somewhat, but some peculiar situations may require it. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ikuta Y

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

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:Vascular complications resulting from intravascular filler injection and embolism are major safety concerns for facial filler injection. It is essential to systematically screen full-face arterial variations and help design evidence-based safe filler injection protocols. METHODS:The carotid arteries of 22 c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zhu GZ,Zhao WR,Luo CE,Cai B,Kong XX,Zhan WF,Sun ZS,Luo SK

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prepectoral breast reconstruction following mastectomy has become a more widely performed technique in recent years because of its numerous benefits for women. These include full pectoralis muscle preservation, reduced loss of strength, reduced pain, and elimination of animation deformity. As with any breast...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sbitany H,Gomez-Sanchez C,Piper M,Lentz R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphedema is a common and debilitating condition. Management options for lymphedema are limited and controversial. The purpose of this prospective study was to provide a preliminary analysis of lymphaticovenular bypass for the treatment of upper limb lymphedema in breast cancer patients. METHODS:Twenty pat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang DW

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is an uncommon neoplasia occurring in women with either cosmetic or reconstructive breast implants. The actual knowledge about BIA-ALCL deriving from the literature presents several limits, and it remains difficult to make inferences about BIA-ALCL ep...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nava MB,Adams WP Jr,Botti G,Campanale A,Catanuto G,Clemens MW,Del Vecchio DA,De Vita R,Di Napoli A,Hall-Findlay E,Hammond D,Heden P,Mallucci P,Martin Del Yerro JL,Muti E,Rancati A,Randquist C,Salgarello M,Stan C,Roc

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Successful clinical application of dermal filler products requires an understanding of their physical characteristics and in vivo behavior. This study reviewed the data for hyaluronic acid dermal filler products derived from an animal source--the rooster comb. METHODS:A review of the hyaluronic acid literat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Clark CP 3rd

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationships between physicians and industry, whether it be pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, or purveyors of medical technology, contain both an element of potential for good and a potential for harm. Certainly, the potential for good is realized when the collaboration results in improved plast...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Luce EA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of macrogenia can be a challenging problem. In this article, the authors provide novel insights for treatment of a previously poorly treated problem. The authors have developed anatomical insights that facilitate the subtly difficult preoperative evaluation of the large chin and, when applied appro...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zide BM,Warren SM,Spector JA

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to compare the gastrostomy rates in infants with Pierre Robin sequence treated with tongue-lip adhesion or mandibular distraction osteogenesis. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of symptomatic plastic and reconstructive surgery patients treated over an 8-year period. The primar...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Susarla SM,Mundinger GS,Chang CC,Swanson EW,Lough D,Rottgers SA,Redett RJ,Kumar AR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible immunologic reactivity of silicone gel remains speculative and controversial. In this laboratory, a quantitative lymphocyte localization assay has been developed and well studied using pure lymphocytes collected by the technique of lymph vessel cannulation in sheep. The kinetics of antigen-specific immune...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Narini PP,Semple JL,Hay JB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 22 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to chronic tenosynovitis was divided into two groups. The first group was treated by transverse carpal ligament release alone. The second group was treated by transverse carpal ligament release, external neurolysis of the median nerve, flexor synovectomy, ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Freshwater MF,Arons MS

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents our technique of autologous breast reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi flap and studies the advantages, disadvantages, and results that can be expected. A consecutive sample of 100 patients was studied. The average length of follow-up was 20 months (range 8 to 44 months), and all of the sub...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Delay E,Gounot N,Bouillot A,Zlatoff P,Rivoire M

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Peripheral neuropathy is highly prevalent among patients with diabetes mellitus and demonstrates well-established consequences of limb loss following lower extremity ulceration, infection, and amputation and upper extremity loss of function. Symptomatic neuropathy is recognized by neuropathic pain, paresthes...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ducic I,Felder JM 3rd,Iorio ML

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00