A simple technique for closure of a palatal fistula using a conchal cartilage graft.

abstract：BACKGROUND:As plastic surgery programs transition toward competency-based medical education curricula, it is important to critically assess current methods of evaluating trainee competence. The purpose of this systematic review was to identify and evaluate assessment tools for technical and nontechnical competencies in...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McKinnon VE,Kalun P,McRae MH,Sonnadara RR,Fahim C

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphedema is a chronic disorder that, in developed countries, occurs most commonly after lymph node dissection for cancer treatment. Although the pathophysiology of lymphedema is unknown, the disease is characterized histologically by fibrosis and abnormal adipose deposition. Clinical studies have provided evidence t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mehrara BJ,Greene AK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the advent of three-dimensional (3D) printing in the 1980s, it is now possible to produce physical objects from digital files and create 3D objects by adding one layer at a time following a predetermined pattern. Due to the continued development of inexpensive and easy- to- use 3D printers and bioprinting, this ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kamali P,Dean D,Skoracki R,Koolen PG,Paul MA,Ibrahim AM,Lin SJ

更新日期：2016-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cesarean delivery is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. Compared with other surgical procedures, surgical site infection tends to be a relatively uncommon outcome after cesarean delivery in the general population with an incidence rate between 1.46 and 3.82% in the United Stat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Feinstein GI

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of adequate preoperative evaluation, lagophthalmos may appear during a brow lift procedure if the patient has had a prior upper lid blepharoplasty. Relief of this condition may be obtained by incising the upper lid scar and spreading the wound. Subsequent granulation results in an acceptable scar. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McKinney P,Zuckerbraun BS

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：LEARNING OBJECTIVES:After reading this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Understand the indications for implant-based breast reconstruction and the indications for nipple preservation compared to skin-sparing or skin-reducing patterns. 2. Understand the indications for direct-to-implant breast reconstructi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Colwell AS,Taylor EM

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between soft-tissue and underlying skeletal structures before and after unilateral mandibular distraction osteogenesis. METHODS:The sample consisted of 11 patients (three girls and eight boys) with an average age of 4.6 years at the time of treat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Altug-Atac AT,Grayson BH,McCarthy JG

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reverse flow island sural flap is presented as an alternative to flaps currently used for reconstruction of small and medium substance losses in the distal third of the leg, ankle, and heel. This is a random type of flap, based on the reverse flow of the superficial sural artery, which mainly depends on the anatom...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Almeida MF,da Costa PR,Okawa RY

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Logical correction of aging contour changes of the face is based on understanding its structure and the processes involved in the aging appearance. Aging changes are seen at all tissue levels between the skin and bone although the relative contribution of each component to the overall change of facial appearance has y...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wong CH,Mendelson B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The choice between internal and external distraction osteogenesis for midface advancement in patients with syndromic craniosynostosis is based primarily on surgeon preference and expertise. However, differences in outcomes between the two techniques have been sparingly compared. In this work, the authors per...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bertrand AA,Lipman KJ,Bradley JP,Reidhead J,Lee JC

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal donor-site flaps, including the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) and deep inferior epigastric artery (DIEA) perforator flaps, are standard in autologous breast reconstruction. With significant variation in the vascular anatomy of the abdominal wall, preoperative imaging is essent...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rozen WM,Phillips TJ,Ashton MW,Stella DL,Gibson RN,Taylor GI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The U.S. Food and Drug Administration silicone gel breast implant moratorium occurred 25 years ago. The immediate and long-term consequences of the moratorium are reviewed and assessed. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cole NM

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin is the most immunogenic component of a composite tissue allograft. Topical immunotherapy is an attractive therapeutic modality with which to provide local immunosuppression, with minimal systemic toxicity. The present study was performed to investigate the potential of topical tacrolimus to prolong surv...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Solari MG,Washington KM,Sacks JM,Hautz T,Unadkat JV,Horibe EK,Venkataramanan R,Larregina AT,Thomson AW,Lee WPA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several authors have cited renal disease as a risk factor for free flap failure. The authors performed a retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent free tissue transfer with concomitant renal disease, including acute renal failure, end-stage renal disease, chronic renal insufficiency, and functional kidney t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Moran SL,Salgado CJ,Serletti JM

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone grafts are used to lengthen the dorsum and elevate the tip of the nose in patients with Binder's syndrome. Disappointing long-term results in some patients generally have been assumed to be a result of resorption and/or displacement of the grafts. Treatment outcome was studied in 11 patients with the use of seria...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rune B,Aberg M

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors conducted this study to assess the impact that Drs. Joseph Gruss and Paul Manson have had on craniofacial surgery through their individual contributions and through their trainees. METHODS:This was a retrospective analysis of fellows trained by either Dr. Gruss or Dr. Manson. Demographic and bib...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chandawarkar A,Birgfeld CB,Yaremchuk MJ,Tufaro AP,Hopper RA,Susarla SM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed description of the anatomical relationships of the supraorbital nerve as it courses across the forehead and under the scalp cannot be found in most anatomy textbooks, and illustrations of the nerve beyond the superior orbital rim frequently misrepresent its course. Because the supraorbital nerve is a struct...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Knize DM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of four patients with rheumatoid arthritis and Dupuytren's contracture, two were not aware of the presence of Dupuytren's contracture. When both diseases coexist, the presence of rheumatoid hand deformities, especially flexion and ulnar deviation of the metacarpophalangeal joints, may mask the flexion deformity caused...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rayan GM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of 46 consecutive patients undergoing immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and subsequent implant placement was conducted to assess the potential liability of adjuvant chemotherapy. Twenty-three patients required chemotherapy, while 23 did not. Critical comparison of complications and outcome o...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Yule GJ,Concannon MJ,Croll G,Puckett CL

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal model was developed to determine the ability of capacitively coupled electrical fields to enhance onlay bone graft survival in the craniofacial skeleton. Fifteen male New Zealand white rabbits were divided into control and stimulated groups. Blocks of iliac bone were transplanted as onlay grafts to the mandi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Stalnecker MC,Whitaker LA,Brighton CT

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volume restoration with autologous fat augmentation has become a key technique in facial rejuvenation. It is highly versatile and useful as an independent operation or as an adjunct to rhytidectomy and blepharoplasty. The goal of this article and the accompanying videos is to provide a detailed step-by-step guide to a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Xue AS,Dayan E,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restoration of sensibility in the paraplegic patient is the optimal therapy for the management and prevention of debilitating pressure sores. In patients with an absence of sensibility below the L3 spinal level, a locally transposed arterialized neuromyocutaneous gracilis flap may be uniquely utilized for ischial rest...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lesavoy MA,Dubrow TJ,Korn HN,Cedars MG,Castro DJ

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human face is a highly specialized organ for receiving the sensory information from the environment and for its transmission to the cortex. The advent of facial transplantation has shown that excellent reconstruction of disfiguring defects can be achieved; thus, the expectations are now focused on functi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Siemionow M,Gharb BB,Rampazzo A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding patients' perceptions of surgical results and their impacts on quality of life is of primary importance in plastic surgery, as procedures are largely performed to improve either appearance or function. Patient-reported outcome measures are questionnaires specifically designed to quantify aspects of healt...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Pusic AL,Lemaine V,Klassen AF,Scott AM,Cano SJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased production of oxygen free radicals and infiltration of neutrophils into tissue subjected to ischemia-reperfusion have emphasized that neutrophils play a direct role in the development of injury. The present study was designed to elucidate the effect of FK506, a new immunosuppressive drug, on 11 hours of comp...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cetinkale O,Bilgic L,Bolayirli M,Sengul R,Ayan F,Burcak G

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last two decades, virtual reality, haptics, simulators, robotics, and other "advanced technologies" have emerged as important innovations in medical learning and practice. Reports on simulator applications in medicine now appear regularly in the medical, computer science, engineering, and popular literature. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Grunwald T,Krummel T,Sherman R

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subperiosteal endoscopic laser forehead lift is shown to be an effective tool for plastic surgeons. By combining the use of the carbon dioxide laser with the already established technique of endoscopic forehead lift, improved results are achieved. The technique of endoscopic forehead lifting lends itself to new ad...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosenberg GJ

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A conchal floor composite flap pedicled by skin of the helical crus has been well described in the literature. Here the flap is elevated based on the supply by an upper auricular branch of the superficial temporal artery. In this article, a newly defined conchal floor arterial flap is proposed. The flap is based on th...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Park C

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Keloids and hypertrophic scars are the result of abnormal healing responses and dermal tissue proliferation; current surgical procedures can give rise to exuberant scarring and permanent functional loss or disfigurement. Considering the promising results reported when treating keloids and hypertrophic scars ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Manca G,Pandolfi P,Gregorelli C,Cadossi M,de Terlizzi F

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominally based free tissue transfer (FTT) and latissimus dorsi and immediate fat transfer (LIFT) procedures are both fully autologous options for breast reconstruction. The former is specialized and requires comfort with microsurgical technique, whereas LIFT combines a common set of techniques familiar to...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Black CK,Zolper EG,Economides JM,Abadeer A,Fan KL,Song DH

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00