Evidence-Based Medicine: Liposuction.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine whether computer-morphed images convey realistic expectations of the postoperative cosmetic result to patients seeking rhinoplasty. METHODS:This was a retrospective study in which preoperative, computer-morphed, and 1-year postoperative images of 25 consecutive rhi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agarwal A,Gracely E,Silver WE

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the ischemia/reperfusion phenomenon, adhesion molecules seem to play a critical role in the recruitment of neutrophils to sites of eventual tissue injury. E-selectin is an endothelium-derived molecule that mediates adhesion of neutrophils to activated endothelial cells. In vitro expression of E-selectin, after ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wang C,Kerrigan CL,Stotland MA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The loss of the blink reflex and the ability to close the eye actively are disabling functional and aesthetic impairments common to patients with facial paralysis. Nonphysiologic (static) management techniques involve implantation of devices in the upper eyelid that mechanically aid eye closure. The most pop...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Terzis JK,Kyere SA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diphallia is a rare congenital condition that presents in many, varied ways. Associated anomalies are to be expected. These anomalies should be sought out and treated as early in the patient's life as possible because they are the principal cause of mortality in these individuals. Half the patients reviewed by Ravitch...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dean JA,Horton CE

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In obtaining human tenocytes for tendon tissue engineering, a low proliferation rate and phenotype loss during passaging is a problem. It was the authors' aim to evaluate the influence of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on human tenocyte growth and gene expression. METHODS:Human tenocytes were exp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kraus A,Sattler D,Wehland M,Luetzenberg R,Abuagela N,Infanger M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study questions previous reports of the presence of micrometer-sized areas of crystalline silica in pathologic tissue sections that are based exclusively on polarized-light microscopy. By using optical principles, it can be argued that it is impossible to identify unambiguously or to detect the birefringence of c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pasteris JD,Wopenka B,Freeman JJ,Young VL,Brandon HJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 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:The authors prospectively evaluated the effect of isolated abdominoplasty with or without rectus fascia plication on the physical, functional, and psychosocial dimensions of health-related quality of life in post-bariatric surgery patients. They also evaluated whether the objectively measured amount of abdom...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Staalesen T,Olsén MF,Elander A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the island rotation flap for the repair of small and medium-sized partial-thickness defects of the nasal tip and soft triangle has led to extremely favorable aesthetic results far superior to that of full-thickness skin grafts. The color and thickness match have been excellent, and the complication rate was...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Millman B,Klingensmith M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors have used pectoral intercostal perforator flaps to reconstruct burned or injured hands by staged transfer. This flap is designed with a narrow skin pedicle that includes intercostal perforators from the fifth to eighth intercostal spaces, with a wide flap area that lies on the upper abdomen. The ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Oki K,Murakami M,Tanuma K,Ogawa R,Ozawa H,Hyakusoku H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, quick, and safe method for the correction of eyelid saddlebag deformity is presented. Past techniques involved intricate muscle transposition flaps and extensive dissection. Anatomic dissection clearly demonstrates that the saddlebag deformity is caused by an excess of subcutaneous fat in a well-defined spac...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosenberg GJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoke, and specifically nicotine, has been shown to reduce skin-flap survival. The purpose of this study was to determine if the preoperative administration of pentoxifylline can counteract the deleterious effects of nicotine on skin-flap survival in the rat. Sixty rats were distributed into four groups (n =...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aker JS,Mancoll J,Lewis B,Colen LB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients are reported, 4 of whom had total ischiectomies and the other an extensive partial ischiectomy. In each, recurrent ulcers, extending into the perineum, developed subsequently. One patient had a urethrocutaneous fistula as a result of his perineal ulcer, and he had to undergo an ileal loop diversion. Foll...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Karaca AR,Binns JH,Blumenthal FS

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited visibility characteristic of cleft palate repair presents both ergonomic and educational challenges to cleft surgeons. Despite widespread recognition and reporting, posture-related spine disorders continue to represent a significant and potentially career-limiting problem for cleft/craniofacial surgeons. In ad...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Levites HA,Sergesketter AR,Sharif-Askary B,Hollenbeck ST,Allori AC,Marcus JR

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major difficulty in understanding rare craniofacial clefts arises from the fact that previous reports have focused on a single case or have grouped together different types of rare clefts. Less than 50 Tessier no. 4 clefts have been reported. This paper examines our experience with eight patients treated primarily o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Resnick JI,Kawamoto HK Jr

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our understanding of breast shape and size changes after surgery is limited by a lack of measurement studies that evaluate and compare changes in breast dimensions after cosmetic breast procedures. This study was undertaken to remedy this deficiency. METHODS:Women undergoing primary vertical mastopexy, augm...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Swanson E

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Despite well-established correlation of postmastectomy radiotherapy and surgical complications in breast reconstruction, its impact on patient reported outcomes is less clear. We sought to determine the effect of postmastectomy radiotherapy on patient reported outcomes throughout the breast reconstruction pr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Devulapalli C,Bello RJ,Moin E,Alsobrooks J,Fallas PB,Ohkuma R,Manahan MA,Sacks JM,Cooney CM,Rosson GD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present our experimental and clinical experiences with the free neurovascular forearm flap. The flap is based on the radial artery, one of the great veins of the forearm (cephalic, basilic, or interconnecting vein), and one or two cutaneous forearm nerves (ulnar, median, or lateral). Because of the standard anatomy...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mühlbauer W,Herndl E,Stock W

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thinned perforator flaps, reported techniques, and degree of thinning differ by study. This study investigated the anatomy of subcutaneous tissue according to the varying fattiness and identified which component and how much of the subcutaneous tissue layer needed to be excluded to meet target flap thickness...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kim SY,Lee YJ,Mun GH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have known benefits in the inpatient setting, but little is known about their impact in the subsequent outpatient setting. On discharge, multimodal analgesia has been discontinued, nerve blocks and pain pumps have worn off, and patients enter a substantially d...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rendon JL,Hodson T,Skoracki RJ,Humeidan M,Chao AH

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an inherited collagen disorder characterized by skin hyperextensibility, joint laxity, and tissue friability. In this study, it was hypothesized that Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is frequently undiagnosed in patients who present for repair of ventral abdominal wall hernias. A retrospective chart re...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Girotto JA,Malaisrie SC,Bulkely G,Manson PN

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, a paucity of information is available on the optimal management of obstructive sleep apnea in Down syndrome, which may have particularly important implications in this already vulnerable patient population. The objective of this study was to evaluate prospectively the results of a new surgical approach for th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lefaivre JF,Cohen SR,Burstein FD,Simms C,Scott PH,Montgomery GL,Graham L,Kattos AV

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human liposuction aspirates contain pluripotent adipose-derived mesodermal stem cells that have previously been shown to differentiate into various mesodermal cell types, including osteoblasts and chondrocytes. To develop an autologous research model of bone and cartilage tissue engineering, the authors sought to dete...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Huang JI,Beanes SR,Zhu M,Lorenz HP,Hedrick MH,Benhaim P

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spare-part surgery of upper extremity avulsions may facilitate primary soft-tissue healing and prosthetic rehabilitation. This procedure also may be applicable to the management of analogous proximal lower extremity avulsions where a short femoral stump and a shortage of soft tissue exist. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mixter RC,Rao VK,De Angelis A,Donald CE

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of our hospital records has confirmed a striking increase in the number of melanoma cases. An examination of the New York State statistics demonstrates a 202 percent increase in the case rate from 1950 to 1971. The Connecticut statistics extending from 1935 to 1972 show an age-adjusted incidence rate increase ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cosman B,Heddle SB,Crikelair GF

更新日期：1976-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Reduction mammaplasty has been shown to be efficacious in reducing the burden of symptoms and improving the quality of life for patients with macromastia. However, most insurance carriers will not reimburse for mammaplasties involving less than 1000 g of total tissue resected. To refute this arbitrary policy...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spector JA,Karp NS

更新日期：2007-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a case of recurrent postpartum urethrovaginal fistula. The extent of the vaginal tissue loss and the perilesional scarring made direct closure of the defect not practicable. After suturing of the urethra, the anterior vaginal wall was reconstructed with an island bulbocavernous musculocutaneous fl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Candiani P,Austoni E,Campiglio GL,Ceresoli A,Zanetti G,Colombo F

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors assessed the safety and efficacy of a novel cleft rhinoplasty procedure that combines an open rhinoplasty with the Dibbell and Tajima techniques. METHODS:A single-surgeon, 10-year, retrospective review was conducted of all unilateral cleft lip rhinoplasties (n = 157). Nonsyndromic patients under...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Flores RL,Sailon AM,Cutting CB

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00