Single-stage breast reconstruction with the anterior approach latissimus dorsi flap and permanent implants.

abstract：:Two cases of alopecia due to radiation of the scalp are presented in which it has been possible to achieve a technically and cosmetically satisfactory reconstruction by punch hair grafting. This does not mean that every case is suitable, but it does mean that those without contraindications should at least be given a ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nordström RE,Holsti LR

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients of rhytidectomy age have had previous rhinoplasty or nasal injury and have dorsal irregularities or saddle-nose deformities. SMAS tissue ordinarily discarded at rhytidectomy may be used for nasal dorsal augmentation and padding. Six patients undergoing rhytidectomy who also had prior nasal surgery or def...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Leaf N

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Augmentation gluteoplasty has been performed more frequently in the past decade, with over 21,000 procedures performed in the past year alone. The most popular methods for buttock augmentation involve silicone prostheses and autologous fat grafting. A comparison of complications of these two techniques does ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sinno S,Chang JB,Brownstone ND,Saadeh PB,Wall S Jr

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the past 7 years, the senior author (M.H.) has been performing septum-based mammaplasty. The aim of this article is to report the safety and ease of breast shaping by using this technique. METHODS:A series of 110 consecutive patients underwent septum-based breast reduction performed by a single surge...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hamdi M,Van Landuyt K,Tonnard P,Verpaele A,Monstrey S

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：:This study is an economic comparison of various methods of breast reconstruction after mastectomy. The hospital bills of 287 patients undergoing breast reconstruction at three institutions from June of 1988 to March of 1991 were analyzed. The procedures examined included mastectomy, implant and tissue-expander reconst...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Elkowitz A,Colen S,Slavin S,Seibert J,Weinstein M,Shaw W

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfusion of rat groin flaps after 10 and 11 hours of complete ischemia with superoxide dismutase, an oxygen free-radical scavenger, significantly improved the survival of these flaps. This finding provides further evidence for the important role that oxygen-derived free radicals play in ischemic injury. The study als...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sagi A,Ferder M,Levens D,Strauch B

更新日期：1986-04-01 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:Narcotic pain medications are a significant component of most postoperative pain control regimens. Although they are usually effective, they produce several untoward side effects and sometimes provide inadequate analgesia. The continuous infusion of local anesthetic agents (via pain pump) has been used to su...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kazmier FR,Henry SL,Christiansen D,Puckett CL

更新日期：2008-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:Practitioners in other surgical specialties have increasingly advanced their volume of reconstructive procedures traditionally served by plastic surgeons. Because there has not been a previous specialty training comparison, the average operative reconstructive volume of graduating plastic surgery residents w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tanna N,Boyd JB,Kawamoto HK,Miller TA,Da Lio AL,Azhar H,Bradley JP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information about silicone gel implant longevity is sparse. Magnetic resonance imaging studies have superseded explantation studies in the search for data on their long-term integrity. Unfortunately, the majority of studies are based predominantly on second-generation implant cohorts. Although magnetic reson...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Collis N,Litherland J,Enion D,Sharpe DT

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periprosthetic infections represent major complications in breast reconstruction, frequently leading to expander-implant loss. No consensus regarding a management algorithm for attempted salvage currently exists. This study assessed outcomes of the authors' salvage protocol using an antibiotic-impregnated po...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xue AS,Volk AS,DeGregorio VL,Jubbal KT,Bullocks JM,Izaddoost SA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Moberg advancement flap is a well-established tool to provide sensate, vascularized tissue for thumb reconstruction. Modifications providing additional length have been described, but no studies have examined how much additional advancement can be achieved consistently, and at what cost. The authors hypo...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jindal R,Schultz BE,Ruane EJ,Spiess AM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Correcting facial asymmetry is a difficult problem for plastic surgeons. From 1991 to 1996, the authors treated 53 cases of mandibular angle resection, 13 of which were of patients with an asymmetrical lower face. On the basis of these experiences, the authors highlight two important points in dealing with the asymmet...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lee Y,Kim JH

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The scratch collapse test is a recently described provocative test for diagnosis of peripheral nerve compression. METHODS:The scratch collapse test was studied prospectively in 24 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of common peroneal nerve compression neuropathy. The diagnosis was confirmed by history, p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gillenwater J,Cheng J,Mackinnon SE

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of keloid scars poses a significant challenge. Assessment of treatment response and research in this area depend on the availability of objective, accurate, and reproducible outcome measures. At present, scars are assessed using subjective grading systems, or with cumbersome investigations such as ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ardehali B,Nouraei SA,Van Dam H,Dex E,Wood S,Nduka C

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three-dimensional surface reconstruction from computed tomographic (CT) data has been used to plan craniofacial operations. Cephalometric and anthropometric databases were integrated with three-dimensional CT reconstructions to quantitate the skeletal deformity and to assist in the design of the surgical procedure. In...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Altobelli DE,Kikinis R,Mulliken JB,Cline H,Lorensen W,Jolesz F

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inframammary fold is a defining element in the shape and structure of the female breast. It should be preserved whenever possible in ablative procedures and recreated accurately when the breast is reconstructed after mastectomy. To date, no accurate anatomic description of this essential structure exists. Previous...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Muntan CD,Sundine MJ,Rink RD,Acland RD

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:In recent studies we demonstrated that platelet emboli induced by arterial injury impair the microcirculation. The present study was performed to determine if heparin or dietary cod liver oil reduces the incidence of emboli following the same arterial injury and, in turn, whether these agents prevent the associated de...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barker JH,Gu JM,Anderson GL,O'Shaughnessy M,Pierangeli S,Johnson P,Galletti G,Acland RD

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-seeded biomaterial scaffolds have been proposed as a future option for reconstruction of bone tissue. The ability to generate larger, functional volumes of bone has been a challenge that may be addressed through the use of perfusion bioreactors. In this study, the authors investigated use of a tubular p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gandhi JK,Kao SW,Roux BM,Rodriguez RA,Tang SJ,Fisher JP,Cheng MH,Brey EM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work on critical ischemia time suggested (1) a greater susceptibility of myocutaneous flaps over skin flaps to the ischemia reperfusion injury and (2) that duration of ischemia may affect the survival area of a flap. Using a pig model, 55 animals were operated on and the critical ischemia times and survival p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Picard-Ami LA Jr,Thomson JG,Kerrigan CL

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 37 cadavers of average age 75.5 years, the calvarium was studied. In all, the diploe and outer and inner tables were found to be definite layers. Although the parietal bone thickness did decrease with age in this study, there was no correlation between age and the outer table or diploe thickness. No significant cha...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sullivan WG,Smith AA

更新日期：1989-07-01 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：:We report a case in which an undelayed cervical myocutaneous flap was used early to cover the denuded cartilage of a burned ear. The ear was saved, and a good result was obtained. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McGrath MH,Ariyan S

更新日期：1978-10-01 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：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：BACKGROUND:On January 1, 2011, New York State amended the Public Health Law to ensure that patients receive "information and access to breast reconstruction surgery." The purposes of this study were to investigate the early impact of this legislation on reconstruction rates and to evaluate the influence of patient vari...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Iskandar ME,Dayan E,Lucido D,Samson W,Sultan M,Dayan JH,Boolbol SK,Smith ML

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A free skin graft about 12 cm in diameter transplanted after excision of a Bowen's carcinoma on the back totally survived for a long period on seroma and was confirmed to have revascularization from the host skin margin. Repeated evacuations of the fluid and subsequent pressure dressings failed to cause adherence of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Koyama H,Isshiki N,Noda R,Nishimura R

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00