Upper and lower eyelid reconstruction.

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：: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：:The arteries adjacent to the lesser saphenous vein and sural nerve were investigated in 10 fresh cadavers that had been systemically injected with a lead oxide-gelatin mixture. The accompanying arteries were found to lie along the lesser saphenous vein and sural nerve and to nourish the skin through venocutaneous and ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nakajima H,Imanishi N,Fukuzumi S,Minabe T,Fukui Y,Miyasaka T,Kodama T,Aiso S,Fujino T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors have previously described a classification system for earlobe ptosis and have established a criterion for earlobe pseudoptosis. Earlobe heights were characterized based on anatomic landmarks, including the intertragal notch, the otobasion inferius (the most caudal anterior attachment of the earlobe to the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mowlavi A,Meldrum DG,Wilhelmi BJ,Zook EG

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to measure gel bleed from intact silicone gel-filled breast implants was developed. This nondestructive technique permits accurate and reproducible serial measurements of silicone bleed from smooth wall breast implants (n=10) under simulated physiologic conditions in vitro. Gel bleed rates from new low bleed ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yu LT,Latorre G,Marotta J,Batich C,Hardt NS

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A thin skin flap is often required for optimal resurfacing of particular areas of the body. An anterolateral thigh perforator flap can be thinned to an extent to which it is vascularized by the subdermal plexus only. This study presents a novel flap thinning technique and its application for resurfacing the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yang WG,Chiang YC,Wei FC,Feng GM,Chen KT

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

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：:Two cases of late infection following aesthetic malar augmentation with Proplast implants are described. The etiology appears to be contamination because of erosion of the implants through the thin wall of the anterior maxilla. This problem might be avoided by confining placement of the implant over the thick portion ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Adams JR,Kawamoto HK

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:The purpose of this survey was to evaluate the current trends in the care of facial trauma. Data were obtained through the responses of a survey mailed to all those members and candidates listed in the 1989 American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Directory. A total of 2777 questionnaires were sent, wit...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Thaller SR,Kawamoto HK

更新日期：1992-10-01 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：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy has become an accepted treatment for appropriately selected breast cancers. No reports have correlated patient satisfaction following nipple-sparing mastectomy with objective observer assessments. METHODS:From 2001 to 2008, nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate reconstruction wer...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Djohan R,Gage E,Gatherwright J,Pavri S,Firouz J,Bernard S,Yetman R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alar rim contour and alar rim grafts have become essential components of rhinoplasty. Ideally, grafts of the nose should be anatomical in shape. So doing might make grafts of the alar rim more robust. The authors considered doing that by applying the graft as a continuous extension of the lateral crus. METH...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gruber RP,Fox P,Peled A,Belek KA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Single-stage reconstruction of the nasal tip using frontonasal flaps yields variable results. Variations in flap design were used to optimize outcome. METHODS:Consecutive nasal tip reconstructions using frontonasal flaps performed by the author during a 6-year period were studied retrospectively. Patients w...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Scheufler O

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical-site infection is a common postoperative nosocomial infection. Surgeons frequently treat operative patients with protective antibiotics and often choose cefazolin as the drug. Treatment schemes include both preoperative intravenous dosing and intraoperative dosing by irrigation. This study was desig...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： White RR 4th,Pitzer KD,Fader RC,Rajab MH,Song J

更新日期：2008-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although the introduction of acellular dermal matrices is considered one of the most important advancements in alloplastic breast reconstruction, costs and local policy limit their use in Italy. The purpose of this study was to assess short-term outcomes following Surgimesh-PET-based breast reconstruction. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Baldelli I,Cardoni G,Franchelli S,Fregatti P,Friedman D,Pesce M,Ponte E,Santori G,Santi P

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent literature has focused on the advantages and disadvantages of using acellular dermal matrix in breast reconstruction. Many of the reported data are from low level-of-evidence studies, leaving many questions incompletely answered. The present randomized trial provides high-level data on the incidence a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Agarwal JP,Mendenhall SD,Anderson LA,Ying J,Boucher KM,Liu T,Neumayer LA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The management of hypertrophic scars and keloids remains a therapeutic challenge. Treatment regimens are currently based on clinical experience rather than substantiated evidence. Laser therapy is an emerging minimally invasive treatment that has recently gained attention. METHODS:A meta-analysis was conduc...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jin R,Huang X,Li H,Yuan Y,Li B,Cheng C,Li Q

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Local anesthetic injection is often cited in literature as the most painful part of minor procedures. It is also very possible for all doctors to get better at giving local anesthesia with less pain for patients. The purpose of this article is to illustrate and simplify how to inject local anesthesia in an a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Strazar AR,Leynes PG,Lalonde DH

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unilateral coronal synostosis is the common appellation for premature, one-sided fusion of the frontoparietal suture-the most common cause of synostotic frontal plagiocephaly. However, frontal asymmetry can also result from isolated fusion across the anterior cranial base without involvement of the frontoparietal sutu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rogers GF,Proctor MR,Mulliken JB

更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of the extensor pollicis longus tendon as an extension of the motor unit in an opponens transfer. Its advantages, and its successful application in 4 cases, are illustrated. To the best of our knowledge, this method has not been described before. We believe it to be a satisfactory addition to the o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kaplan I,Dinner M,Chait L

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distal portion of the flexor aspect of the forearm has been used as the donor site of full-thickness skin grafts, venous skin grafts, and Chinese forearm flaps. This article describes the use of a free flap harvested from the flexor aspect of the wrist and based on the superficial palmar branch of the radial arter...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sakai S

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some modified surgical techniques are described for constructing a deep conchal cavity and pseudomeatus and obtaining high auricular projection in congenital microtia. At the primary operation, a rather small portion of the microtic vestige is utilized for the lobule by switching, sparing the skin for the concha, with...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Isshiki N,Koyama H,Suzuki S,Taira T

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports 11 cases of recurrence 10 years or more after primary treatment of clinically local cutaneous melanoma at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. Using the product-limit method for estimating recurrence-free survival, two late recurrence rates have been calculated. The estimated late recurrence rate a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McEwan L,Smith JG,Matthews JP

更新日期：1990-09-01 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：:The extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap, which has already been suggested as a local flap for the foot, has been applied by us in 2 cases with excellent results. This flap, as with other muscle flaps, provides an excellent bed for the skin graft. Furthermore, because of its width, it allows for covering an area of s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Landi A,Soragni O,Monteleone M

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-three white Leghorn chickens were used in a two-stage tendon grafting into the deep flexor of the third toe. In the first stage, a 4- or 8-week-old pseudosheath was created around the Silastic rod. In the second stage, the grafting was carried out: in 33 birds the new sheath covered the entire tendon graft and i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Farkas LG,Lindsay WK

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controversy abounds as to how craniosynostosis affects intracranial volume and whether more extensive procedures achieve superior results. Intracranial volume and cephalic index were evaluated among nonsyndromic sagittal synostosis patients undergoing cranioplasty. METHODS:Twenty-four children with isolated...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Heller JB,Heller MM,Knoll B,Gabbay JS,Duncan C,Persing JA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the differential diagnosis of breast tumors in adolescent girls. 2. Compare and contrast surgical options for the management of adolescent breast tumors. 3. Recognize the utility of a reduction mammaplasty technique when res...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang DS,McGrath MH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00