Silicone Implant Illness: Science versus Myth?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genioplasty has been a useful and frequently employed technique. In previous publications, the authors discussed the benefits and versatility of the genioplasty. Here, they briefly examine the entire experience of the senior author, from 1975 to the present. METHODS:The authors examined a series of 580 geni...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wolfe SA,Rivas-Torres MT,Marshall D

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With health reform increasingly focused on readmission rates as an indicator of quality of care, providers have a duty to identify patients at risk of readmission. The authors assessed the incidence and risk factors for readmission following immediate breast reconstruction. METHODS:Patients who underwent im...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nelson JA,Fischer JP,Chung C,Wu LC,Serletti JM,Kovach SJ

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:A procedure is described in which a direct approach to the underlying pathology of the inverted nipple is undertaken. The inverted nipple is raised as desired by freeing it from the surrounding tissue by vertical and horizontal undermining and then is stabilized by purse-string suture. It can be performed as an office...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hauben DJ,Mahler D

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Le Fort III osteotomy represents the foundation of surgical correction for midface hypoplasia. One serious complication of Le Fort III osteotomy is severing the internal maxillary artery or its branches during osteotome advancement for pterygomaxillary dysjunction. This study sought to characterize the relev...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Orra S,Tierney WS,Capone AC,Gharb BB,Papay FA,Doumit G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better evaluate the role of a possible mitochondrial alteration in the pathogenesis of cleft lip, we obtained and examined 38 orbicularis oris muscle specimens taken from the cleft margin of both cleft and noncleft sides of 10 unilateral cleft lip infants at the time of primary closure. Part of each sample was froz...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Raposio E,Bado M,Verrina G,Santi P

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:Reconstruction of large full-thickness defects of the upper eyelids is challenging because of their complex anatomy and specialized functions. The authors present and discuss a new, simple surgical technique for upper eyelid reconstruction. This is a single-stage procedure and has produced satisfactory to ex...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Demir Z,Yüce S,Karamürsel S,Çelebioğlu S

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:We present a suture method that allows removal of the stitches postoperatively without using scissors. This technique should have wide use in plastic surgery, especially for infants. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sasaki A,Fukuda O

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified surgeon's knot is proposed. Tying is based on twisting the throws instead of laying them down flat. The second (granny) throw is snugged against the first in a locking manner. The knot is tied rapidly by needleholder and is particularly useful for skin sutures with monofilament thread. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Meiss L

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent experimental work has suggested that increased lip pressure and scar contraction following lip repair with wide soft-tissue undermining may, in part, contribute to midfacial growth inhibition. The present study was designed to test this hypothesis through the application of pharmacologic agents reported to mini...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mooney MP,Siegel MI,Hurwitz DJ,Edington H

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of late infection following aesthetic malar augmentation with Proplast implants are described. The etiology appears to be contamination because of erosion of the implants through the thin wall of the anterior maxilla. This problem might be avoided by confining placement of the implant over the thick portion ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Adams JR,Kawamoto HK

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cicatricial lower eyelid ectropion is caused by a shortening of the anterior lamella, with resultant eversion of the eyelid away from the globe. Treatment is typically surgical; however, the author hypothesized that a nonsurgical injection of hyaluronic acid filler could stretch the tethered skin and act as ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fezza JP

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tip suture techniques offer a reliable and dramatic method of tip modification without needing to interrupt the alar rim strip or add tip grafts. The present simplified three-stitch technique consists of the following: (1) a strut suture to fix the columella strut between the crura, (2) bilateral domal creation suture...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The latissimus dorsi has been used extensively and dependably in reconstruction surgery. The major complications involve donor-site infections, seromas, and poor cosmesis. Minimally invasive surgery has been used in abdominal, thoracic, and urologic surgeries with favorable results. To date, flap harvesting and other ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Friedlander L,Sundin J

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The V-Y advancement myotarsocutaneous flap was used to avoid excessive scarring during reconstruction of a full-thickness upper eyelid defect following surgical excision of a malignant tumor. This method has a number of advantages: It has a short operative time, it is a one-stage procedure, it does not require lining ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Okada E,Iwahira Y,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：:Grafted fat has many attributes of an ideal filler, but the results, like those of any procedure, are technique dependent. Fat grafting remains shrouded in the stigma of variable results experienced by most plastic surgeons when they first graft fat. However, many who originally reported failure eventually report succ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Coleman SR

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Static suspension remains an option for certain patients with facial paralysis. Endoscopically assisted facial suspension obviates the need for a counter-incision at the oral commissure to distally inset the fascia lata graft as described in the standard technique. The endoscopic technique is simple, allows secure pla...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wong GB,Stokes RB,Stevenson TR,Whetzel TP,Saunders CJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of total maxillary advancement on the growing skull was examined in 25 pigs, subjected to facial operations of varied severity at the age of 5 weeks (elevation of periosteum, simple osteotomy, and osteotomy immobilized by wire fixation, with or without bone grafts) and in controls. When the animals were kil...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Munro IR

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Videos on YouTube can be posted without regulation or content oversight. Unfortunately, many patients use YouTube as a resource on aesthetic surgery, leading to misinformation. Currently, there are no objective assessments of the quality of information on YouTube about aesthetic surgery. METHODS:YouTube was...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gray MC,Gemmiti A,Ata A,Jun B,Johnson PK,Ricci JA,Patel A

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety of lidocaine dosing in the tumescent technique has been well documented, but there is little evidence regarding the safety of combining tumescent lidocaine infiltration with subcutaneous lidocaine infiltration required in other aesthetic surgery. The safety of lidocaine and epinephrine dosing was investigat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Burk RW 3rd,Guzman-Stein G,Vasconez LO

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The free fibular flap has become the workhorse flap for composite mandibular defect reconstruction. As advancements in microsurgery have improved flap survival, greater interest has shifted toward flap refinements to avert donor-site morbidities. METHODS:A total of 27 free fibular flaps used for mandible re...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sagalongos OS,Valerio IL,Hsieh CH,Kuo YR,Wang LY,Rong LH,Jeng SF

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical flaps have become safe and reliable reconstructive tools, but total flap loss rates as high as 25 percent and partial flap loss rates as high as 36 percent have been reported due to insufficient perfusion. Therefore, a reliable, noninvasive, and effective way to improve the microcirculation of surgi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kolbenschlag J,Sogorski A,Kapalschinski N,Harati K,Lehnhardt M,Daigeler A,Hirsch T,Goertz O

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reverse flow island sural flap is presented as an alternative to flaps currently used for reconstruction of small and medium substance losses in the distal third of the leg, ankle, and heel. This is a random type of flap, based on the reverse flow of the superficial sural artery, which mainly depends on the anatom...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Almeida MF,da Costa PR,Okawa RY

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Midface reanimation in patients with chronic facial paralysis is not always possible with an ipsilateral or contralateral facial nerve innervating a free neuromuscular tissue transfer. Alternate use of nonfacial nerves is occasionally indicated but may potentially result in inadvertent motions. The goal of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rozen S,Harrison B

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of mastopexy is presented which we have used on 60 cases during 7 years, with the best results we have obtained. We believe it preserves the blood supply and sensation of the areola-nipple better than the other mastopexies we have tried, while producing breasts with excellent contour and position, and nor...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fígallo E

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tissue engineering of patient-specific adipose tissue has the potential to revolutionize reconstructive surgery. Numerous models have been described for the production of adipose tissue with success in the short term, but little has been reported on the stability of this tissue-engineered fat beyond 4 months...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Findlay MW,Messina A,Thompson EW,Morrison WA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anatomy of the inframammary fold has been a subject of controversy. This report describes the anatomic location and the histologic structure of the inframammary fold on the basis of caderveric dissections and microscopic examination. Ten breast cadaver dissections were performed on female cadavers (ages 35 to 72)....

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Boutros S,Kattash M,Wienfeld A,Yuksel E,Baer S,Shenaq S

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00