Comparison of hemihypoglossal nerve versus masseteric nerve transpositions in the rehabilitation of short-term facial paralysis using the Facial Clima evaluating system.

abstract：BACKGROUND:This purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review to identify articles that discuss ethical issues relating to the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery and to evaluate whether ethical issues are underrepresented in the plastic surgery literature. METHODS:Four medical databases were select...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung KC,Pushman AG,Bellfi LT

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carpal tunnel syndrome is very common. Although surgery is effective in mild and moderate cases, recovery is often incomplete in severe cases. Therefore, adjuvant therapy to improve nerve regeneration in those patients is much needed. Acetyl-L-carnitine has been shown to be effective in other neuropathies. T...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Curran MWT,Morhart MJ,Olson JL,Hachisuka A,Chan KM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various operative methods for the correction of Stahl's ear exist. We, however, have devised an alternative "turnover and rotation" procedure. In this procedure, the deformed cartilage itself is used in its original contour to form a new scaphoid fossa, thus simplifying the corrective procedure and establishing a reli...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sugino H,Tsuzuki K,Bandoh Y,Tange I

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:In deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstructions, a free tissue flap from the abdomen is shaped into a breast and transferred to the thorax. Survival of this free flap relies on minuscule blood vessels, so-called perforators, providing blood supply to this newly molded breast. Preope...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hummelink S,Hoogeveen YL,Schultze Kool LJ,Ulrich DJO

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study on the effects of iontophoretic administration of calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide on the healing of venous stasis ulcers of the extremities was carried out on 66 patients. Two randomized groups of patients were compared, one receiving standard treatment plus iontophoresis ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gherardini G,Gürlek A,Evans GR,Milner SM,Matarasso A,Wassler M,Jernbeck J,Lundeberg T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbotox consists of the injection of microdroplets of botulinum toxin into the dermis to improve the different lower face and neck aging components. No clinical trial has evaluated its effect on the different face and neck components and no study has compared it to the "Nefertiti lift" procedure. METHODS...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Awaida CJ,Jabbour SF,Rayess YA,El Khoury JS,Kechichian EG,Nasr MW

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Venous thromboembolic events result in significant morbidity, mortality, and costly therapeutic interventions. As medical resource allocation strategies are becoming more pervasive, appropriate risk stratification and prophylactic regimens are essential. Previous studies have shown a decreased incidence of p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moore RM,Rimler J,Smith BR,Wirth GA,Paydar KZ

更新日期：2016-11-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although most craniosynostoses can be determined by pattern recognition, some patients defy phenotypic diagnosis and require computed tomography to determine sutural fusions. METHODS:The authors' craniofacial database was reviewed for patients treated for craniosynostosis between 1989 and 2007. Children wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Greene AK,Mulliken JB,Proctor MR,Meara JG,Rogers GF

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After nearly any form of cardiac surgery, an acute febrile illness characterized by leukocytosis, pericarditis with pericardial effusion, and pleural effusion may occur. In some instances, this postpericardiotomy syndrome may suggest the presence of mediastinal infection. Treatment of postpericardiotomy syndrome is co...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Workman ML,Blinkhorn R,Smith AA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since 2005, seven facial composite tissue allotransplantations have been performed in five different centers in three countries. Four teams have reported their outcomes in separate publications. The authors sought to review the first four global experiences and compare several factors. This review facilitate...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hui-Chou HG,Nam AJ,Rodriguez ED

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 14 patients undergoing functional cleft lip repair, changes in the lengths of the key lip segments were measured preoperatively, after the muscle layer was repaired, and after the skin was repaired using pieces of wire bent to follow the curves of the lip in three dimensions. The cleft side of the lip was shorter t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Dado DV

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case illustrates the variety of clinical presentations of Rosai-Dorfman disease. In this case, the disease presented as bilateral cauliflower ear deformity and was diagnosed on the basis of typical pathological findings. Although the cause of this disease is not fully understood, it is hoped that, with increased ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Oo KK,Pang YT,Thamboo TP

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dupuytren disease affects fingers in a variable fashion. Knowledge about specific disease patterns (phenotype) based on location and severity of the disease is lacking. METHODS:In this cross-sectional study, 344 primary affected hands with Dupuytren disease were physically examined. The Pearson correlation ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lanting R,Nooraee N,Werker PMN,van den Heuvel ER

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up study was made of 77 hands for 6 months or more after operation for bifid thumb. Repair of detached thenar muscles and capsule is the most important procedure at the initial ablation of the extra digit. After reinsertion of the thenar muscles, the remaining problems are deformity of bones themselves, adduc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Miura T

更新日期：1982-03-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:In secondary extremity lymphedema, normal antegrade lymphatic flow is disrupted by the disease state. Attempts to capture aberrant retrograde lymphatic flow by means of microsurgical lymphaticovenous anastomoses have been hindered because of technical limitations. The authors applied the intravascular stenti...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Narushima M,Mihara M,Yamamoto Y,Iida T,Koshima I,Mundinger GS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modification of Tennison's operation for closure of a cleft lip is presented. The modification entails the use of X-shaped incision lines and a piece of lead rather than a wire. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stenström SJ

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aesthetic results of TRAM flap breast reconstructions were assessed in 237 consecutive breast cancer patients. Nine independent judges, none of whom were plastic surgeons or members of the reconstructive team, assigned an aesthetic score to each patient after viewing postoperative photographs. We found that bilate...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kroll SS,Coffey JA Jr,Winn RJ,Schusterman MA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method of mastopexy is presented which we have used on 60 cases during 7 years, with the best results we have obtained. We believe it preserves the blood supply and sensation of the areola-nipple better than the other mastopexies we have tried, while producing breasts with excellent contour and position, and nor...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Fígallo E

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal wall vascularized composite allotransplantation is the second most common form of vascularized composite allotransplantation. Sensory and functional recovery are expected in other forms but have never been demonstrated in abdominal wall vascularized composite allotransplantation. The authors hypoth...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Broyles JM,Sarhane KA,Tuffaha SH,Cooney DS,Lee WPA,Brandacher G,Sacks JM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the fibula free flap is preferred for bony head and neck reconstruction, donor-site morbidity remains a concern. The authors' goal was to evaluate potential risk factors for complications and whether the type of wound closure and timing of postoperative ambulation had an effect on the development of...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Momoh AO,Yu P,Skoracki RJ,Liu S,Feng L,Hanasono MM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although helmet therapy is widely accepted in the treatment of severe positional plagiocephaly, treatment regimens, especially regarding starting age, are controversial. This study investigated the importance of starting age to optimize the management of helmet therapy. METHODS:Sixty-two infants with severe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kluba S,Kraut W,Reinert S,Krimmel M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical manipulation of skin may result in undesired puckering of excess tissue, which is generally assumed to settle over time. In this article, the authors address the novel question of how this excess tissue remodels. METHODS:Purse-string sutures (6-0 nylon) were placed at the midline dorsum of 22 wild-...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Leavitt T,Hu MS,Zielins ER,Barnes LA,Marshall CD,Wan DC,Lorenz HP,Gurtner GC,Longaker MT

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one vascular malformations located in the facial area, 11 high-flow arteriovenous malformations and 10 slow-flow malformations, underwent combined treatment by embolization and later surgery. Embolization was performed simultaneously with superselective angiography of the branches of the external carotid artery...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Niechajev I,Clodius L

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomographic angiography is a diagnostic tool increasingly used for preoperative vascular mapping in abdomen-based perforator flap breast reconstruction. This study compared the use of computed tomographic angiography and the conventional practice of Doppler ultrasonography only in postmastectomy rec...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Offodile AC 2nd,Chatterjee A,Vallejo S,Fisher CS,Tchou JC,Guo L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many of the nearly 30 million Americans suffering with migraine headaches are not helped by standard therapies, a proportion of which can harbor undesirable side effects. The present study demonstrates the efficacy of independent surgical deactivation of three common migraine headache trigger sites through a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guyuron B,Reed D,Kriegler JS,Davis J,Pashmini N,Amini S

更新日期：2009-08-01 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