A Formidable Foe Is Sabotaging Your Results: What You Should Know about Biofilms and Wound Healing.

abstract：:Multiple occurrences of pilomatrixoma are rare. Although it has been known as a benign lesion, there are reports of some tumors that have histopathologic features of malignancy. A case of a 68-year-old Caucasian women with multiple pilomatrixoma is presented. She was operated on to remove three other pilomatrixomas on...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aslan G,Erdoğan B,Aköz T,Görgü M,Seçkin S,Terzioğlu A

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Nasal deformity in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients increases with time, tongue malposition being one of the causes. Some authors have emphasized the role of nasal and adjacent facial musculature as active extrinsic agents. Another cause of alar deformity can be the lack of a proper foundation because of a max...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bennun RD,Perandones C,Sepliarsky VA,Chantiri SN,Aguirre MI,Dogliotti PL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Molecular mechanisms that direct the extent of the foreign body reaction to implanted biological meshes and their subsequent incorporation are poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to compare the influence of non-cross-linked human dermis (AlloDerm) with that of cross-linked porcine dermis (Permac...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carlson TL,Lee KW,Pierce LM

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap is frequently used for total breast reconstruction; however, few reports have been available regarding clinical outcome following conservative breast surgery. The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective review on 48 patients undergoing immediate latissimus dors...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Munhoz AM,Montag E,Fels KW,Arruda EG,Sturtz GP,Aldrighi C,Gemperli R,Ferreira MC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A more rapid healing of skin graft donor sites has often been observed during ultimoratio therapies with growth hormone in adults who have suffered extremely severe burns. The purpose of this animal experimental study was to examine the influence of systemic growth hormone administration on the healing time of skin gr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ghofrani A,Höller D,Schuhmann K,Saldern S,Messmer BJ

更新日期：1999-08-01 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:There is an increasing trend for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, but studies focusing on bilateral free flap breast reconstruction are lacking. METHODS:A retrospective review was performed of all bilateral free flap breast reconstructions performed from 2000 to 2010. RESULTS:Overall, 488 patients un...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang EI,Chang EI,Soto-Miranda MA,Zhang H,Nosrati N,Ghali S,Chang DW

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have confirmed a correlation between the concentration of serum hyaluronan and progressive fibrotic disorders such as liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between serum hyaluronan levels and capsular contracture after aesthetic breast augmentation. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Prantl L,Angele P,Schreml S,Ulrich D,Pöppl N,Eisenmann-Klein M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appropriate management of frontal sinus fractures is controversial. Experience with 78 frontal sinus fractures over a 9-year period was reviewed, and the fractures were classified into anterior wall, anterobasilar, and frontal skull fracture extensions. The presence of a concomitant CSF leak or an air-fluid level ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Luce EA

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic skeletal muscle flaps are designed to perform a specific functional task through contraction and relaxation of their muscle fibers. The most commonly used dynamic skeletal flaps today are for cardiomyoplasty and anal or urinary myoplasty. Low-frequency chronic stimulation of these flaps enables them to use the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Majzoub RK,Bardoel JW,Maldonado C,Barker JH,Stadelmann WK

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on anatomic, dye injection, and angiography observations since 1984, 72 patients with tissue defects of the foot (due to injury or surgery) have been reconstructed using a reverse-flow posterior tibial artery island flap. In the 72 patients, etiology has included extensive crushing (40 patients), burn scars (10 ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Liu K,Li Z,Lin Y,Cao Y

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time ultrasonography in pregnancy can accurately detect gestational age, position of the fetus, position of the placenta, sex of the fetus, and many congenital anomalies before birth. To date, however, there has been no report of detection of a cleft lip-palate deformity by ultrasound. Two cases, in approximately...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Christ JE,Meininger MG

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disharmonies of the upper lip aesthetic unit generally stem from tall ergotrids and/or thin lips. Comprehension and correction of such defects has been stifled by a lack of metrics and organized systems of diagnosis and treatment. METHODS:The philtral-labial score was devised to better analyze the upper lip...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Raphael P,Harris R,Harris SW

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Restoration with sufficient functional recovery after long-gap peripheral nerve damage remains a clinical challenge. In vitro, keratins, which are derived from human hair, enhance activity and gene expression of Schwann cells. The specific aim of the authors' study was to examine keratin gel as conduit fille...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lin YC,Ramadan M,Van Dyke M,Kokai LE,Philips BJ,Rubin JP,Marra KG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of head growth, obstructive sleep apnea, and intracranial hypertension in patients with syndromic or complex craniosynostosis, and to evaluate the authors' standardized treatment protocol for the management of intracranial hypertension in these patien...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spruijt B,Joosten KFM,Driessen C,Rizopoulos D,Naus NC,van der Schroeff MP,Wolvius EB,van Veelen MC,Tasker RC,Mathijssen IMJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper airway narrowing has been a concern of mandibular setback. The aims of this study were (1) to evaluate the effect of bimaxillary rotational setback surgery on upper airway structure in patients with skeletal class III deformities, and (2) to compare the preoperative and postoperative upper airways of c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hsieh YJ,Chen YC,Chen YA,Liao YF,Chen YR

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The thoracodorsal artery perforator flap was described mainly for partial breast reconstruction by Hamdi. The purpose of this article is to describe the use of the pedicled thoracodorsal artery perforator flap for total autologous breast reconstruction without using an implant. METHODS:Between January of 20...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Santanelli F,Longo B,Germano S,Rubino C,Laporta R,Hamdi M

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Understanding wound healing today involves much more than simply stating that there are three phases: inflammation, proliferation, and maturation. Wound healing is a complex series of reactions and interactions among cells and "mediators." Each year, new mediators are discovered and our understanding of inflammatory m...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Broughton G 2nd,Janis JE,Attinger CE

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The infracture technique for reduction malarplasty has been widely used as an aesthetic surgical procedure in northeast Asia. Since 1988, the authors' original method of infracture technique was performed through the combined approach of intraoral and temporopreauricular incision, which may leave a rather long scar on...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yang DB,Chung JY

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

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：:The abdominal muscles not only constitute a multidirectional cinch that holds the abdominal contents in place, but they also determine the flexion and rotational movements of the trunk. The rectus is mainly responsible for flexion and the obliques are responsible for rotating the trunk. It is therefore important to ma...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Drever JM,Hodson-Walker N

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idea of autologous fat microtransplants has recently resurfaced because of interest by the press. Past experiments have shown that small amounts of fat may be transplanted with an expected survival rate between 10 and 50 percent without ectodermis. A great fund of knowledge exists showing that skin grafts will sur...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ersek RA

更新日期：1991-02-01 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：UNLABELLED:Vascular anomalies and related conditions cause overgrowth of tissues. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of liposuction techniques for pediatric overgrowth diseases. Patients treated between 2007 and 2015 who had follow-up were reviewed. Seventeen patients were included; the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Couto JA,Maclellan RA,Greene AK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which an immense cranial vault was reduced as part of the rehabilitation of a patient with severe hydrocephalus who had preservation of the intellect. This patient was selected carefully, and we do not advocate such procedures on every hydrocephalic. This patient was recumbent and bedridden prior...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vries JK,Habal MB

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The teres major can be seen as an additional head of the latissimus dorsi muscle for three-dimensional movement of the arm. It gained importance in pedicled muscle transfers for the treatment of plexus palsies and shoulder instability. Its supplying vessels belong to the subscapular system. According to the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giessler GA,Doll S,Germann G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Indocyanine green angiography has gained popularity in breast reconstruction for its ability to assess mastectomy skin and tissue flap viability. The authors aim to analyze trends and outcomes associated with indocyanine green angiography use in breast reconstruction. METHODS:Using 2012 to 2014 data from th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chattha A,Bucknor A,Chen AD,Lee BT,Lin SJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 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