Use of Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate Mesh to Optimize Soft-Tissue Support in Mastopexy: A Single-Site Study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study evaluates the possibility of enhancing the beneficial effect of the delay procedure by using hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and the possibility of lessening the time required for maximal effect of delay procedure. METHODS:Eight male Wistar rats were used in each of 10 groups. The surgical delay metho...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ülkür E,Karagoz H,Ergun O,Celikoz B,Yildiz S,Yildirim S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasolabial and labiomandibular folds develop with facial aging by an anterior caudal descent of the fat prominences of the same name. Young patients with minimal folding can be corrected by substances inserted in the fold; however, this and other techniques have failed satisfactorily to improve the folds naturally...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ellenbogen R,Wethe J,Jankauskas S,Collini F

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction of the nipple is the penultimate step in breast reconstruction after mastectomy. A number of reconstructive techniques have been described for nipple reconstruction including skin grafts, composite grafts, and various local flaps. The authors' preferred reconstructive technique is the local C-V or modif...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bernard RW,Beran SJ

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone grafts are used to lengthen the dorsum and elevate the tip of the nose in patients with Binder's syndrome. Disappointing long-term results in some patients generally have been assumed to be a result of resorption and/or displacement of the grafts. Treatment outcome was studied in 11 patients with the use of seria...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rune B,Aberg M

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the hypothesis that demineralized perforated bone matrix implant from canine skull and tibia induces new bone formation within the calvarial defect comparable with the bone induced by autogenous graft. We also were interested in determining whether demineralized perforated bone matrix i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Salyer KE,Bardach J,Squier CA,Gendler E,Kelly KM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dorsalis pedis flap has been used successfully for 20 years, both as a pedicled transfer for local foot reconstruction and as a free microvascular transfer. Proponents cite the reliable vascularity, versatility, ease of harvest, and thinness. Although significant donor-site morbidity has been recognized previously...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Samson MC,Morris SF,Tweed AE

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemosurgical peel is a technique that has been used widely by plastic surgeons and dermatologists to remove fine and deep wrinkles of the skin. However, the reaction of elastic tissue to the cutaneous application of commonly used chemical peeling agents has not been defined. This study comparatively assessed the alte...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Giese SY,McKinney P,Roth SI,Zukowski M

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high incidence of complications during tissue expansion may be related to overexpansion with subsequent tissue necrosis and implant extrusion. Subjective parameters such as pain or capillary fill may be poor guidelines for determining the end point of a given session of expansion. In an attempt to rectify this pro...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hallock GG,Rice DC

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subfascial placement of implants was introduced 3 years ago. Collected data reveal very promising short-term and long-term results in comparison with subglandular and subpectoral positioned implants. The clinical experiences of 69 breast augmentations in the subfascial position are reported. The indications for this t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stoff-Khalili MA,Scholze R,Morgan WR,Metcalf JD

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Holoprosencephaly encompasses a series of midline defects of the brain and face. Most cases are associated with severe malformations of the brain which are incompatible with life. At the other end of the spectrum, however, are patients with midline facial defects and normal or near-normal brain development. Although s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Elias DL,Kawamoto HK Jr,Wilson LF

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein malnutrition, with reduction of serum albumin from a normal level of 3.3 gm/dl to a 6-week depleted value of 2.1 gm/dl, does not appear to adversely affect the "take" of rat full-thickness skin grafts. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Falcone RE,Ruberg RL

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the use of free flaps has become a major option for head and neck reconstruction, the pectoralis major myocutaneous flap still plays an important role because of its advantages and its convenience as a pedicle flap located adjacent to head and neck lesions. However, there remain two problems with th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rikimaru H,Kiyokawa K,Watanabe K,Koga N,Nishi Y,Sakamoto A

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:A new approach is introduced for the correction of cryptotia using a large triangular flap designed on the temporal scalp and skin over the auricle. METHODS:The posterior limb of the triangular flap was continued to the mastoid area at the midportion of the auricle. The abnormal insertion of the auricular i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cho BC,Han KH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plastic surgery demographics are transforming, with a greater proportion of women and younger physicians who desire balance between their career and personal lives compared with previous generations. The authors' purpose was to describe the patterns and correlates of satisfaction with work-life balance among...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Streu R,McGrath MH,Gay A,Salem B,Abrahamse P,Alderman AK

更新日期：2011-04-01 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：:Shave excision is a useful technique for the treatment of superficial solar lesions. The most common of these is the solar keratosis, which can be a red or gray scaling lesion. This can at times be difficult to differentiate from the superficial basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma or their more infiltratin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Emmett AJ,Broadbent GD

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists in the literature regarding reconstruction of the radial artery after elevation of the radial forearm flap. The literature suggests that reconstructing the radial artery with a vein graft is an important aspect in the use of this flap. In our experience, this has never been performed with no sequela...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Meland NB,Core GB,Hoverman VR

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe orbital soft-tissue loss and contracted eye sockets often present in patients who have had enucleation, exenteration, or other ocular diseases. In this article, the authors report a novel contracted eye socket reconstruction technique using lateral upper arm free flaps and review the surgical outcome ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Li Y,Song H,Liu J,Li D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new operative technique is described in which the natural curved nasal dorsum is retained in a modified fashion. Specifically, the nasal dorsum is elevated, the nasal height is reduced, and then the newly designed roof is lowered. Based on a minimum 1-year follow-up of 14 patients and a total experience of 28 patien...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK

更新日期：1989-06-01 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：:Twelve male cadaver specimens were injected with a latex solution to define the cutaneous blood supply of the penis. The cutaneous blood supply of the penile shaft is derived solely from a pair of axial arteries running in the dartos layer. Additional deep perforating arteries from the dorsal penile artery and corpora...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Grossman JA,Caldamone A,Khouri R,Kenna DM

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have previously described a model of in vivo tissue generation based on an implanted, microsurgically created vessel loop in a plastic chamber (volume, 0.45 ml) containing a poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffold. Tissue grew spontaneously in association with an intense angiogenic sprouting from ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hofer SO,Knight KM,Cooper-White JJ,O'Connor AJ,Perera JM,Romeo-Meeuw R,Penington AJ,Knight KR,Morrison WA,Messina A

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the dorsalis pedis flap with vascularized extensor tendons was presented. An anatomic study has been carried out that has shown that the vascularization of the foot extensor tendons can be exclusively dependent on the blood contribution coming from the dorsalis pedis artery. In two cases that are presented ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vila-Rovira R,Ferreira BJ,Guinot A

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurofibromatosis type 1 is a genetic and ubiquitous disease, with an estimated incidence of one in 3000 live births. Neurofibromas, defined as various benign tumors, are hallmarks of the disease. Facial plexiform or diffuse neurofibromas usually occur unilaterally and can induce facial hemihypertrophy. Surg...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hivelin M,Wolkenstein P,Lepage C,Valeyrie-Allanore L,Meningaud JP,Lantieri L

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1985 to 1995, a total of 311 patients underwent nasoplasties. During this time period, the number of patients receiving grafts increased from 94 percent in 1985-1989 to 100 percent in 1993-1995. The donor grafts averaged 72 percent nasal cartilage, 10 percent conchal cartilage, 9 percent fascia, and 9 percent rib...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Collawn SS,Fix RJ,Moore JR,Vasconez LO

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microsurgical second toe wrap-around technique is an ideal treatment option for reconstruction of the distal half of the finger with circumferential loss of skin and nail associated with an uninjured proximal interphalangeal joint and an intact insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis tendon. Follow-up of 1...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wei FC,Chen HC,Chuang DC,Chen S,Noordhoff MS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The latissimus dorsi muscle flap is a versatile flap used in a variety of reconstructive procedures. The major complication reported with its use is donor-site seroma, reported to occur in 20 to 79 percent of cases. A retrospective review of 47 patients undergoing latissimus dorsi muscle harvest from April of 1998 thr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rios JL,Pollock T,Adams WP Jr

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：:Costochondral grafts are commonly used to restore dysplastic mandibular condyles. Despite their worldwide use, the growth of the condyle-ramus unit constructed with a costochondral graft is highly unpredictable, excess growth being the most common consequential problem. In a recent series of experiments on rats, it be...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Peltomäki T

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00