Preaponeurotic fat advancement in levator recession for treatment of upper eyelid retraction.

abstract：:In an effort to evaluate quality-of-life benefits of ablative head and neck cancer surgery and microvascular reconstruction, a longitudinal study was undertaken in which patients with T3 or T4 oropharyngeal cancers without systemic metastases at presentation were administered both general and disease-specific quality-...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Netscher DT,Meade RA,Goodman CM,Alford EL,Stewart MG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug effect on flap blood flow is most commonly determined in anesthetized animals, yet the effect of the anesthetic is often poorly understood. Halothane and nitrous oxide cause profound changes in skin blood flow and thus provide an unsuitable anesthetic technique for use in measuring drug effects on skin and myocut...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Thomson JG,Kerrigan CL,Abrahamowicz M

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser scar revision was studied to measure the effects of targeting extracellular matrix protein versus tissue water on scar revision. We compared the free electron laser used at 7.7 microm (the amide III protein absorption band) to the carbon dioxide (CO2) laser and dermabrasion.Nude mice (n = 40) that had rejected s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chen JS,Shack RB,Reinisch L,Spector N,Zinsser JW,Weisberg NK,Stricklin GP,Ellis DL

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microform cleft lip has three major components: (1) a minor defect of the upper vermilion border with loss of the mucocutaneous ridge; (2) a narrow ridge of tissue, resembling an exaggerated philtral column extending to the nostril sill; and (3) a deformity of the nostril. To attain the muscle continuity without an ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cho BC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been relatively few articles in the English language on secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty. This article analyzes the cause and treatment of secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty. METHODS:A prospective study of 40 consecutive female secondary Middle Eastern rhinoplasty patients was completed. R...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Daniel RK

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and reliability of muscle flaps in the treatment of prosthetic graft sepsis. A retrospective analysis was performed to assess the outcome of all patients with prosthetic graft sepsis who were treated with a muscle flap at Groote Schuur Hospital between January of ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Graham RG,Omotoso PO,Hudson DA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound and CT scans have been used to examine 12 patients with suspected medial orbital wall fractures. A good correlation between ultrasound and CT scanning was demonstrated, and the authors believe that either investigation is a suitable alternative to conventional radiology when this type of injury is suspected...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ord RA,Le May M,Duncan JG,Moos KF

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of a rare variation of the vascular pedicle of the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap is described. Its main vascular pedicle was the circumflex scapular vessel. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Satoh K,Ohkubo F,Tojima Y

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most lesions of the upper extremity are common and benign, and many have questioned the need for routine pathologic evaluation of these specimens. The authors aim to examine the national use of routine pathologic examination of nonmalignant hand lesions to help guide health care policy and practice patterns....

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cho HE,Kelley B,Zhong L,Chung KC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated low levels of National Institutes of Health funding for surgical research. The authors compared the funding in plastic surgery with the funding for other surgical specialties. METHODS:A query of National Institutes of Health grants awarded to departments of surgical specialt...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Silvestre J,Abbatematteo JM,Chang B,Serletti JM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 25 random patients undergoing rhytidectomy, we did unilateral subplatysmal-fascial dissections of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) of the face and neck--with redistribution of the tension of this system and fixation by suturing. Late evaluation of these patients by 3 observers showed no detectable d...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rees TD,Aston SJ

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to compare several microvascular anastomotic techniques by patency rate using a free flap model in rats. METHODS:A microsurgical transfer model of a pectoral skin flap to the cervical region was used. In experiment 1, 120 rats were divided into four groups (n = 30 in each group) depending o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Miyamoto S,Okazaki M,Ohura N,Shiraishi T,Takushima A,Harii K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 7-year-old girl who was unable to flex her left thumb at the interphalangeal joint proved to have an extremely hypoplastic flexor pollicis longus with normal thenar muscles, which is very rare. The flexor digitorum superficialis of the ring finger was transferred to the inserting portion of the flexor pollicis longu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Uchida M,Kojima T,Sakurai N

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new axial flap is described for reconstruction of soft-tissue defects of the nose, including the supratip and columella. The blood supply to this flap originates from the lateral nasal branch of the angular artery adjacent to the nasolabial fold. This flap was used in seven patients between 1989 and 1994, and there ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maruyama Y,Iwahira Y

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a growing literature on patient satisfaction in breast reconstruction, few studies have compared perforator flaps with the more commonly practiced methods. The authors compared four reconstructive techniques and identified factors influencing patient satisfaction. METHODS:All patients undergoing pos...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yueh JH,Slavin SA,Adesiyun T,Nyame TT,Gautam S,Morris DJ,Tobias AM,Lee BT

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Lateral ptosis of the eyebrow is a major part of the complex changes that patients are seeking to improve with an upper blepharoplasty. Two hundred and eight patients have undergone a browpexy procedure at the time of blepharoplasty. This operative maneuver, which is performed through the blepharoplasty incision, prev...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Zarem HA,Resnick JI,Carr RM,Wootton DG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immediate reconstruction of composite head and neck defects using free tissue transfer is an accepted treatment standard. There remains, however, ongoing debate on whether the costs associated with this reconstructive approach merit its selection, especially considering poor patient prognoses and the high co...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jones NF,Jarrahy R,Song JI,Kaufman MR,Markowitz B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oronasal fistulas are a frequent complication after cleft palate surgery. Numerous repair methods have been described, but wound-healing problems occur often. The authors investigated, for the first time, the suitability of multilayered amniotic membrane allograft for fistula repair in a laboratory experimen...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rohleder NH,Loeffelbein DJ,Feistl W,Eddicks M,Wolff KD,Gulati A,Steinstraesser L,Kesting MR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the experience acquired using the depressor anguli oris flap for lateral lower lip reconstruction, the authors in this paper present their own technique to reconstruct large deficits of the lower lateral lip, involving the commissure and the mental region, by means of a platysma muscle cutaneous flap with a t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moschella F,Cordova A

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Have a clear understanding of the evolution of concepts of velopharyngeal dysfunction, especially as it relates to patients with a cleft palate. 2. Explain the subjective and objective evaluation of speech in children with velopharyn...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Naran S,Ford M,Losee JE

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is reported in which a closed compression capsulotomy for fibrous capsular contracture was followed by rupture of the implant bag with the immediate appearance of silicone gel in the axilla. A possible mechanism, analogous to that of high-pressure injection injuries of the hands, is hypothesized. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Goin JM

更新日期：1978-12-01 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：:Not only is the long temporal vertical flap not centered on the temporosuperficial artery, but it is also countercurrent to this artery. The difficulties of its design are largely compensated for by the natural aspect of the anterior area once achieved. It must be emphasized that all techniques of transplantation can ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nataf J

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noncontact three-dimensional measuring system (liquid crystal range finder system) is described. Three-dimensional facial surface data (more than 30,000 points) could be obtained in 1 second, and the resolution was approximately 0.4 mm. The reliability and repeatability of the results were validated with a calibrati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yamada T,Sugahara T,Mori Y,Sakuda M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the difference between battery and assault in U.S. law and the concepts of the phrase "child abuse" and "elder abuse." 2. Understand that state statutes vary and can define abuse narrowly or with great specificity, and tha...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Greenbaum AR,Horton JB,Williams CJ,Shah M,Dunn KW

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：:A patient is presented in whom augmentation of the pyriform aperture of the maxilla was performed with porous hydroxyapatite in concert with a face and brow lift. Basic research has recently shown that remodeling of the facial skeleton continues throughout life and that this remodeling process leads to changes in the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pessa JE,Peterson ML,Thompson JW,Cohran CS,Garza JR

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restoration of sensibility in the paraplegic patient is the optimal therapy for the management and prevention of debilitating pressure sores. In patients with an absence of sensibility below the L3 spinal level, a locally transposed arterialized neuromyocutaneous gracilis flap may be uniquely utilized for ischial rest...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lesavoy MA,Dubrow TJ,Korn HN,Cedars MG,Castro DJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on contemporary social psychological theory and research, the aesthetic appeal of one's physical appearance can have considerable influence on others--on social attraction, attitudes, attributions, and actions, which in turn can affect one's psychosocial experiences and development. From this perspective, the pr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cash TF,Horton CE

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00