Breast reconstruction with the latissimus dorsi flap: women's preference for scar location.

abstract：:Poland's syndrome comprises a spectrum of chest-wall deformities affecting, to various degrees, the rib cage, the chest-wall muscles, the neurovascular structures of the ipsilateral arm, and the overlying breast. This study details our experience with nine female Poland's syndrome patients who had chest-wall and breas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Longaker MT,Glat PM,Colen LB,Siebert JW

更新日期：1997-02-01 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:Craniofacial injuries secondary to earthquake-related trauma are uncommonly reported and can pose a significant reconstructive challenge. The objective of this study is to report and analyze earthquake-related craniofacial injury reconstruction and the disaster relief capabilities of a U.S. Navy hospital shi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ray JM,Lindsay RW,Kumar AR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free-flap failure is in the order of 4 to 10 percent. Heparin is more effective at preventing venous thrombosis than arterial thrombosis. This study was undertaken to investigate the efficacy of delivering heparin at a high dose locally but low dose systemically (heparin infusion via a catheter placed proximal to the ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hudson DA,Engelbrecht G,Duminy FJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of strawberry hemangioma have been presented in which some form of intervention in tumor progression was indicated. The argon laser was used. All six cases showed loss of surface vascularity. Growth was clearly arrested in four of the six. Premature regression could be definitely claimed in only one. The str...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hobby LW

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-nine children with moderate-to-severe velopharyngeal incompetency were randomly assigned to either prosthetic or surgical palatal management. A classification for evaluating velopharyngeal incompetency was designed. The prosthetic speech appliance, when obtained and tolerated, corrected velopharyngeal incompete...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Marsh JL,Wray RC

更新日期：1980-05-01 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：:The authors performed immediate breast reconstruction on four patients using a sensate latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap accompanied by neurorrhaphy during the past 6 years. In the neurorrhaphy, the lateral cutaneous branch of the dorsal primary divisions of the seventh thoracic nerve, which controls the sensatio...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yano K,Hosokawa K,Takagi S,Nakai K,Kubo T

更新日期：2002-05-01 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：:The objective of our study was to investigate the effects of ultrasonic energy on tissues, using a porcine model, performed under various instrumental and procedural parameters. Domestic pigs were anesthetized and prepared for surgery. An incision was made on the side of the hip randomly assigned to the right or left ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kenkel JM,Robinson JB Jr,Beran SJ,Tan J,Howard BK,Zocchi ML,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstruction for polysyndactyly of the toes aims at cosmetic improvement. A previous method that uses a skin graft has inherent disadvantages of mismatched pigmentation between the graft and the surrounding skin and scar formation at the donor site. The authors' new improved surgical technique for the treatment of p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hayashi A,Yanai A,Komuro Y,Nishida M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of normovolemic hemodilution on skin flap survival are studied in a recently developed skin-flap model (homozygous hairless mouse ear) in which nutritional capillary flow is monitored directly by means of intravital microscopy from the time of flap creation throughout the establishment of necrosis. Two dil...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barker JH,Hammersen F,Galla TJ,Bondàr I,Zeller P,Menger MD,Messmer K

更新日期：1990-11-01 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：:Infection is a serious complication of breast augmentation and tissue expansion with inflatable devices. Several reports have shown that fungi may be able to survive, colonize, and even cause infection in saline-filled devices. The mechanism of how they penetrate, spread, and colonize inside the inflatable implants is...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Saray A,Kilic D,Kaygusuz S,Boyunaga H,Ozlük O

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the best method for treating deep second- and third-degree burned hands in our institution, a prospective study comparing early excision and grafting with nonsurgical treatment was undertaken. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups, and the hands in the first group were excised and grafted with...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Salisbury RE,Wright P

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Part IV of this examination of the phenol-croton oil peel, the author presents peeling solutions using phenol in concentrations between 16% and 50% as the carrier for croton oil. Previously, in Part I, the author showed that phenol alone in concentrations of less than 50% has no significant peeling effect on the sk...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hetter GP

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast reconstruction is most frequently performed using implants or expanders. Adjunctive materials such as acellular dermal matrix and synthetic meshes are used to support the implant or expander. A paucity of large studies exist on the use of synthetic mesh for breast reconstruction. METHODS:A retrospect...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Faulkner HR,Shikowitz-Behr L,McLeod M,Wright E,Hulsen J,Austen WG Jr

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to review the long-term results in anophthalmic patients treated for enophthalmos. The patients in our series had augmentation of the volume of their orbital contents by subperiosteal placement of room-temperature vulcanized silicone. From 1972 to 1985, sixty-three patients received subpe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sergott TJ,Vistnes LM

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1964, I started using vertical mammaplasty without a submammary scar for all breast reductions. This technique was based on the following principles: a central wedge resection, an upper pedicle for the areola, no undermining, and a vertical scar to finish off. Because of the drawings, there was a pitfall: In large ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lassus C

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One-hundred forty-eight operative procedures for flexion contractures of the finger(s) following burn injury in children have been studied in detail with follow-up from 6 months to 8 years. Intramedullary K-wires, used for 53 procedures where a graft was done, were associated with a significantly worse long-term resul...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Alexander JW,MacMillan BG,Martel L,Krummel R

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aesthetically short nose is defined as a developmental deformity in which the nose appears foreshortened. It is characterized by a decreased distance from the nasofrontal angle (NFA) to the tip-defining points (TDP) and an increased nasolabial angle with increased nostril show. A method is described and illustrated...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gunter JP,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The graying of our population has motivated the authors to better understand age-related impairments in wound healing. To increase research throughput, the authors hypothesized that the Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome Zmpste24-deficient (Zmpste24(-/-)) mouse could serve as a model of senescent wound hea...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Butala P,Szpalski C,Soares M,Davidson EH,Knobel D,Warren SM

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Craniosynostosis is characterized by premature fusion of the cranial sutures. At the molecular level, mutations in homeobox genes, transcription factors, and growth factor receptors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of this disorder, but the specific etiologic pathways have not yet been elucidated. To further s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nott RL,Stelnicki EJ,Mack JA,Ben Y,Mitchell R,Mooney MP

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A graphic and written anatomic data sheet (ADS) for facial aesthetic surgery and body contour surgery is presented as a tool for: (1) analyzing surgical maneuvers and their effect on final outcome; (2) recording individual anatomic variations; (3) communicating data between office personnel and colleagues; (4) aiding ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matarasso A

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The field of scar assessment lacks a standard methodology. Previous methods have focused on a wide range of scar types, resulting in poorer sensitivity and diminishing their discriminatory effectiveness. METHODS:As part of a clinical trial investigating the scar-improving efficacy of transforming growth fac...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Duncan JAL,Bond JS,Mason T,Ludlow A,Cridland P,O'Kane S,Ferguson MWJ

更新日期：2006-09-15 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：:We review 97 cases of SMCP, 79 of which were operated. The comparative results are presented. For those requiring surgery (i.e. those having hypernasality), it has been our experience that the use of a pharyngeal flap, alone or combined with a palatoplasty, is productive of better speech results than is a palatoplasty...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Porterfield HW,Mohler LR,Sandel A

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a multipurpose anglemeter for measuring the face that enables us to determine accurately the size of six profile angles by both direct and indirect anthropometry in markedly reduced time. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Venkatadri G,Farkas LG,Kooiman J

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the lack of a scientifically proven link between silicone implants and disease, many women have chosen to have their implants removed out of concern for their health. Unfortunately, there are few studies in the literature that have investigated the outcome of explanations, and there are no prospective analyses...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rohrich RJ,Kenkel JM,Adams WP,Beran S,Conner WC

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

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