Breast Reshaping After Massive Weight Loss.

abstract：:Despite a better appreciation of the relationship between the eye and the thyroid gland in Graves' disease, the treatment of moderate to severe exophthalmos remains surgical. For many years, standard textbooks recommended a risky, transfrontal approach for exophthalmos that had to be performed by a neurosurgeon. A pre...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： McMurry JF Jr

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common precancerous skin lesions are actinic keratoses, Bowen's disease, and keratoacanthoma. Actinic keratoses appear over the exposed areas of the body as the result of actinic radiation. Bowen's disease is most probably secondary to the effects of internal carcinogens. Keratoacanthomas are self-limited les...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Pinkus H,Mehregan AH

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroproliferative disorders (FPDs) are common and serious disorders. Hypertrophic scar (HSc) and keloids represent the dermal equivalents of FPD and impose lower mortality but great morbidity. This article reviews current knowledge in the pathophysiology and molecular and cellular characteristics of postburn HSc. Add...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Ladak A,Tredget EE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The success of a denture is dependent on a good foundation; therefore, construction of the prosthesis begins with extraction of the teeth. The teeth should be maintained as long as possible if they can be restored. When the teeth are extracted, bone resorption usually starts, owing to systemic and local factors. Good ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： el Deeb M,Waite DE,Mainous EG

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors discuss how, in performing an endoscopic brow lift, meticulous surgical technique, adherence to anatomic dissection planes, and direct visualization used at key points in the procedure enable a safer, more-complete dissection and a better outcome. Anatomy as it relates to the procedure is discussed. Patien...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Terella AM,Wang TD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a review of cost considerations and outcomes pertaining to the use of acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery. The history of the use of ADMs in breast surgery and all case series describing outcomes and use of ADM in breast reconstructive and aesthetic surgery a...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Macadam SA,Lennox PA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Great progress has been made in both the basic science and the clinical knowledge base used in orbital reconstruction. With this, increasing complex orbital reconstructive problems are better managed. The diagnosis, treatment plan, and the actual reconstruction have evolved to a higher level. Several areas of progress...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Nguyen PN,Sullivan P

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accepted method of treatment for acute, contaminated, upper extremity wounds is serial débridement and delayed closure. Emergency free tissue transfer challenges these concepts by advocating radical débridement and early closure of these wounds. The use of emergency free tissue transfer in the upper extremity allo...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Breidenbach WC 3rd

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing standardized outcomes and algorithms of treatment is a constantly evolving task. This article examines four variables in this process: cleft type, operative technique, surgical experience, and timing. Input from international cleft lip and palate programs regarding techniques and treatment modalities provid...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Stal S,Klebuc M,Taylor TD,Spira M,Edwards M

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of high velocity facial injuries with multiple facial fractures concerns the severity of the bony injury. Attempts at closed reduction of the large comminuted segments common to these fractures result in eventual bony collapse and soft tissue shrinkage. The solution to these problems lies in the early expo...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Gruss JS,Phillips JH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary edema and local anesthetic toxicity are potential complications of the use of large volumes of infiltrate during lipoplasty. In most patients, these unfavorable developments are prevented by physiologic and pharmacologic mechanisms. The latter may be inadequate in some patients, however, and it is imperative...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Rubinstein EH

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-month experience with an endoscopically assisted "closed" technique of modified transblepharoplasty lower lid and midface rejuvenation is presented. In the modified approach, preseptal dissection in the body of the lower lid is eliminated to decrease the incidence of septal scarring and lower lid retraction. The...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Hester TR Jr

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a technical innovation, microsurgery has changed concepts and strategies throughout plastic surgery. The infrastructures of plastic surgery currently are evolving in ways that make the identity and future of the specialty uncertain. Microsurgery also may be a basis for fresh thoughts in these areas of infrastructur...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Lineaweaver WC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remarkable advances in burn care have been made over recent decades, and it is recognized that the organized efforts of burn teams are required to continue enhancing survival rates and quality of life for patients. Patients with major burns are unique, representing one of the most severe models of trauma, and therefor...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Al-Mousawi AM,Mecott-Rivera GA,Jeschke MG,Herndon DN

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fibula free flap is rapidly becoming the donor site of choice for mandibular reconstruction. Its versatility makes it suitable for the majority of composite mandibular defects. The indications, operative techniques, and postoperative considerations are detailed in this article. Important principles of preoperative...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Hidalgo DA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, augmentation of soft tissue has been a problem for plastic surgeons because of the body's protective mechanisms against foreign material, but silicone rubber implants are the author's choice of the materials currently available. The aesthetic considerations of the shape of the calf and techniques and compl...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Howard PS

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 30 years, MMS has become recognized as the treatment of choice for certain uncommon cutaneous neoplasms and for certain variants of BCC, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. It offers an extremely high cure rate and maximally preserves healthy tissue, which often allows for preservation of function as we...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Lang PG Jr

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary goal of engineering cartilage as a therapeutic approach is to restore the physiological conditions of an affected or defective tissue in the body. Cartilage tissue is distributed widely in the human body and possesses an organization related to the specific demand of a particular anatomical region. In sele...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Randolph MA,Anseth K,Yaremchuk MJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented the evolution of our current methods of breast reconstruction, which utilize the tissue expander in a variety of ways. We strongly support the concept that expansion should occur in the subcutaneous layer of the lower thoracic region. It is, after all, the region occupied by a mature breast that has ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Versaci AD

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the indications for and the advantages and principles of flap combinations and the selection of two pairs of recipient vessels for double free-flap transfers in reconstruction of extensive composite head and neck defects. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Wei FC,Yazar S,Lin CH,Cheng MH,Tsao CK,Chiang YC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frontoethmoidal meningoencephaloceles constitute a well-defined clinical entity with remarkable epidemiologic peculiarities, being very prevalent in Southeast and Southern Asia, but relatively rare in Western Europe, Japan, Australia, and North America. They do not show an increased risk of recurrence in siblings and ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： David DJ,Simpson DA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular ear replantation is a rare event, having been reported only 25 times since the first case in 1980. It requires a lengthy operative time and hospital stay, results in multiple blood transfusions, and has a significant failure rate. Nevertheless, a successful ear replantation is a dramatic demonstration of...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Kind GM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marked technical improvements in the surgical management of craniosynostosis have come hand-in-hand with refinements in anesthesia, intensive care, and radiographic image analysis. At the beginning of the second century of the care of these patients, we now have a variety of sophisticated options that represent safer,...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Shin JH,Sun P,Persing JA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placing the incision at the hairline or just posterior to the boundary of the hair, with subcutaneous elevation of the flaps, is a more effective way to correct the aging upper face, whether it be "crow's feet," excess forehead skin, or eyebrow ptosis. Furthermore, by placing the facial rhytidectomy incision at the si...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Guyuron B

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscope already has revolutionized aesthetic forehead surgery by reducing the morbidity rate associated with the forehead lift operation. The ability to do the operation through a minimally invasive approach is predicated on the illumination and magnification that the endoscope provides. It is this same illumina...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Daniel RK,Tirkanits B

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal fossa, zygomatic arch, and malar-midface should be considered jointly when augmentation of the temporal area or reduction of the zygomatic arch are to be carried out. These anatomic areas relate so closely to one another that altering one affects the other. In addition, augmentation of the malar-midface a...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Whitaker LA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the surgical procedures used for the aesthetic improvements of the flanks and abdomen. A clinical classification for patient selection regarding when to use liposuction, surgery, or both, is included. Isolated flankplasty, isolated abdominoplasty, and combined flanks with abdominoplasty performe...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Baroudi R,Ferreira CA

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic implants provide useful alternatives to breast augmentation for the discerning surgeon, particularly in breasts with tight skin envelopes or deficient lower poles. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Hobar PC,Gutowski K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal in breast reduction surgery is to reduce volume but at the same time to maintain circulation, sensation and breast feeding potential. A dermoglandular or central pedicle is the most likely to achieve all three. The superior pedicle is reserved mainly for very small reductions or mastopexies, but the author st...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Chiari A Jr

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is a complex metabolic disorder whose components have several direct and indirect effects on the healing of wounds. This article examines how diabetes affects wound healing from the standpoint of alterations in the microvasculature, nerve function, and the immune system. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Morain WD,Colen LB

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00