Breast reduction: does the tumescent technique affect reimbursement?

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the vascular anatomy of the paraspinous muscles and review their clinical use as bipedicled flaps in spinal wound closure. Anatomically, through cadaver dissections, lead oxide injections, and radiographic imaging, the blood supply to the paraspinous muscles was determined. Cl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wilhelmi BJ,Snyder N,Colquhoun T,Hadjipavlou A,Phillips LG

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard photographic technique in plastic surgery is an important topic that has been stressed in the discipline over the past several years. Clinical photographs should always be taken with the same camera lens, lens setting, lighting, film, and patient position to ensure reproducibility and to enable valid pre- and...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： DiBernardo BE,Adams RL,Krause J,Fiorillo MA,Gheradini G

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body mass index has been shown to be a predictor of outcomes after subpectoral expander/implant reconstruction, with every unit increase in body mass index increasing the risk of complications by approximately 6 percent. The effect of body mass index on complications after prepectoral reconstruction has not ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gabriel A,Sigalove S,Sigalove NM,Storm-Dickerson TL,Pope N,Rice J,Maxwell GP

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of forehead rejuvenation and surgical treatment of migraine headaches, the mass of the corrugator supercilii, the procerus, and the depressor supercilii muscles is replaced with fat for optimal aesthetic contouring of this region and to help prevent recurrence of the glabellar lines. The authors propose a new ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Guyuron B,Rose K

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity has been viewed as a relative contraindication against autologous free flap breast reconstruction because of increased risks of complications, including flap loss. METHODS:The authors conducted a prospective analysis of obese patients undergoing autologous breast reconstruction. RESULTS:Overall, 72...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang EI,Liu J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fat necrosis is a well-known complication of free tissue transfer and fat grafting that is becoming increasingly reported in the literature. However, there is no clear consensus on how fat necrosis is defined and classified in the plastic surgery literature. METHODS:A systematic review of the literature was...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rao A,Saadeh PB

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite a 12 to 82 percent pressure ulcer recurrence rate, no standard protocol exists for postoperative management. The authors reviewed a single surgeon's experience using a standard protocol: surgery and immediate reconstruction regardless of nutrition, intraoperative bone culture guiding postoperative an...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Larson DL,Hudak KA,Waring WP,Orr MR,Simonelic K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A previous report indicated that secondary rhinoplasty patients with normal preoperative noses displayed significantly higher prevalences of depression, demanding behavior, previous aesthetic operations, and confirmed trauma (abuse/neglect) histories than patients who originally had dorsal deformities or str...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Constantian MB,Lin CP

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful reconstructive surgery with muscle flaps depends on adequate arterial supply and undisturbed venous drainage. Combining such surgery with reconstructive vascular surgery of a large-caliber vein that is responsible for the venous drainage of the flap poses an additional challenge--the repaired vein's suscept...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Har-Shai Y,Karmeli R,Saute M,Mayblum S,Taran A,Barak A,Loberman Z,Naveh U,Eyal A,Schramek A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Le Fort III osteotomy represents the foundation of surgical correction for midface hypoplasia. One serious complication of Le Fort III osteotomy is severing the internal maxillary artery or its branches during osteotome advancement for pterygomaxillary dysjunction. This study sought to characterize the relev...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Orra S,Tierney WS,Capone AC,Gharb BB,Papay FA,Doumit G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The double-opposing Z-plasty palatal repair, as reported by Dr. Furlow, is one of the most popular methods of primary cleft palate repair. However, the repair as originally described is difficult to perform on wide palatal clefts. The authors have modified the original repair by altering the hard palatal fla...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bindingnavele VK,Bresnick SD,Urata MM,Huang G,Leland HA,Wong D,Hammoudeh J,Reinisch J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors have used cervicopectoral superthin flaps to reconstruct face, chin, and neck scar contractures. In the authors' clinical experience, three types of flaps could be harvested: (1) cutaneous pedicled flaps, (2) musculocutaneous pedicled flaps, and (3) muscle pedicled flaps. In the present study, th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vinh VQ,Ogawa R,Iwakiri I,Hyakusoku H,Tanuma K

更新日期：2007-04-15 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：:Nasal deformity in unilateral cleft lip and palate patients increases with time, tongue malposition being one of the causes. Some authors have emphasized the role of nasal and adjacent facial musculature as active extrinsic agents. Another cause of alar deformity can be the lack of a proper foundation because of a max...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bennun RD,Perandones C,Sepliarsky VA,Chantiri SN,Aguirre MI,Dogliotti PL

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple technique for closure of a palatal fistula using a conchal cartilage graft as a substitute for nasal lining flaps is reported. This graft simplifies the repair of the palatal fistula and protects the suture line of the oral covering flaps from recurrence. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matsuo K,Kiyono M,Hirose T

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Secondary lymphedema is often observed in postmalignancy treatment of the breast and the gynecologic organs, but effective therapies have not been established in chronic cases even with advanced physiologic operations. Currently, reconstructive surgery with novel approaches has been attempted. METHODS:The h...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hayashida K,Yoshida S,Yoshimoto H,Fujioka M,Saijo H,Migita K,Kumaya M,Akita S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tuberous breast deformity is a rare entity affecting young women bilaterally or unilaterally. The deformity is characterized by a constricting ring at the base of the breast, which leads to deficient horizontal and vertical development of the breast with or without herniation of the breast parenchyma toward the ni...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mandrekas AD,Zambacos GJ,Anastasopoulos A,Hapsas D,Lambrinaki N,Ioannidou-Mouzaka L

更新日期：2003-09-15 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：:Lateral canthoplasty is a useful method to restore eyelid function and to protect the ocular surfaces. The success of the procedure depends on the proper analysis of periorbital anatomy as it relates to the specific indication for lateral canthoplasty. We report the experience with 1565 lateral canthoplasties with emp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Glat PM,Jelks GW,Jelks EB,Wood M,Gadangi P,Longaker MT

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Human Genome Project was launched in 1989 in an effort to sequence the entire span of human DNA. Although coding sequences are important in identifying mutations, the static order of DNA does not explain how a cell or organism may respond to normal and abnormal biological processes. By examining the mRNA content o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cole J,Isik F

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was undertaken to assess speech outcomes in patients undergoing Furlow palatoplasty. Since 1994, the authors have used the position of the levator veli palatini musculature to determine type of surgical intervention recommended for the management of velopharyngeal insufficiency. Furlow palatoplas...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Sie KC,Tampakopoulou DA,Sorom J,Gruss JS,Eblen LE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Living donation has become a medically and ethically accepted practice in solid organ transplantation. Published proceedings from the international kidney transplant community and from the Ethics Committee of The Transplantation Society articulated the general principles and specific recommendations for living donatio...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pomahac B,Alhefzi M,Bueno EM,McDiarmid SV,Levin LS

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most managed care plans use a physician "gatekeeper" to control referrals to hand surgeons. The appropriateness of this model for upper extremity complaints has never been challenged. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prior management of patients with elective hand disorders who present to a hand...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hartzell TL,Shahbazian JH,Pandey A,Girson LA,Rubinstein R,Bojovic B,Bernthal N,Azari KK,Benhaim P

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the inclusion criteria for breast conservation therapy have continued to evolve to include lower quadrant tumors, very large breasts, and central tumors, the potential for significant disfigurement after breast conservation therapy has also increased. This has led some centers to develop coordinated oncology-plasti...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Spear SL,Pelletiere CV,Wolfe AJ,Tsangaris TN,Pennanen MF

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Describe the goals of nasal reconstruction as they apply to extensive, complex defects that may also involve the adjacent lip or cheeks. 2. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different options for reconstruction of lining...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Taghinia AH,Pribaz JJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approaches advocated for treatment of airway obstruction among neonates with Pierre Robin sequence include positioning, tongue-lip adhesion, mandibular distraction, and tracheostomy, with no established guidelines regarding which modality is appropriate for a specific patient. This report proposes an algorithm for the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Schaefer RB,Stadler JA 3rd,Gosain AK

更新日期：2004-04-01 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：:Women with mammary hypertrophy who present for reduction mammaplasty have several well-described musculoskeletal complaints, but a high prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome has not been reported. We identified 151 patients from a plastic surgery practice who underwent reduction mammaplasty from 1994 to 1996. To this g...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pernia LR,Ronel DN,Leeper JD,Miller HL

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treating patients with Raynaud's phenomenon who have chronic pain and ulcerations is extremely challenging. Unrelenting pain can lead to dysfunction and disuse, rendering the patient debilitated and/or chronically depressed. Pharmacologic vasodilators and surgical sympathectomies offer variable benefits. Out...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Neumeister MW,Chambers CB,Herron MS,Webb K,Wietfeldt J,Gillespie JN,Bueno RA Jr,Cooney CM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：SUMMARY:This is part IV of four articles describing the three-step principle for easy shaping of the breast in reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery. This article may seem overdue because aesthetic corrections are routinely performed, frequently written about, and easier to execute, as no prior ablative surgery o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Blondeel PN,Hijjawi J,Depypere H,Roche N,Van Landuyt K

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00