Abstract:
BACKGROUND:To determine the overall complication rates associated with brachioplasty, a retrospective review was performed of all brachioplasty procedures performed at the authors' institution over a 16-year period. METHODS:Hospital charts were reviewed for patient demographics. Ten fresh frozen cadaveric arm dissections were performed to better evaluate the anatomy of the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve as it relates to brachioplasty. RESULTS:Forty bilateral brachioplasties were performed over the 16-year period. Average patient age was 47 years, and all patients were women. Average length of follow-up was 50 months. The revision rate was 12.5 percent. The overall complication rate was 25 percent. Ninety-five percent of the complications were classified as minor. None of the complications required correction with surgery. Complications noted were seroma, hypertrophic scarring, cellulitis, wound dehiscence, subcutaneous abscess, and nerve injury. Two patients (5 percent) developed an injury to the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve during the procedure. Nerve injuries were classified as major complications. In cadaveric studies, the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve was found to penetrate the deep fascia of the forearm at 14 cm proximal to the media epicondyle. CONCLUSIONS:Brachioplasty can be performed with a very low incidence of major complications, but both surgeon and patient should be aware of the possible risks associated with brachioplasty. Cadaveric dissections revealed that the medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve lies within the plane of dissection of the standard brachioplasty technique and is therefore at risk of injury.
journal_name
Plast Reconstr Surgjournal_title
Plastic and reconstructive surgeryauthors
Knoetgen J 3rd,Moran SLdoi
10.1097/01.prs.0000218707.95410.47subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-06-01 00:00:00pages
2219-23issue
7eissn
0032-1052issn
1529-4242pii
00006534-200606000-00018journal_volume
117pub_type
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198709000-00011
更新日期:1987-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000004506
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000287273.48145.bd
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31817d6023
更新日期:2008-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Posttraumatic enophthalmos, though a difficult problem, is correctable by traditional craniofacial techniques. Based on considerable experience with these wide exposure operations, our surgical strategy has evolved and has been distilled into one of limited exposure via lateral upper blepharoplasty, transconjunctival ...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199804040-00003
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-200101000-00018
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199901000-00040
更新日期:1999-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000293867.05857.90
更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1982-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31819ba4bb
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e31824ec3fb
更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000004920
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199810000-00044
更新日期:1998-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000005166
更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198504000-00007
更新日期:1985-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198812000-00006
更新日期:1988-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198703000-00001
更新日期:1987-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-197810000-00030
更新日期:1978-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198307000-00017
更新日期:1983-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-197608000-00007
更新日期:1976-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2017-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000000933
更新日期:2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2020-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/PRS.0000000000004878
更新日期:2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199610000-00010
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-199304001-00036
更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::In 14 patients undergoing functional cleft lip repair, changes in the lengths of the key lip segments were measured preoperatively, after the muscle layer was repaired, and after the skin was repaired using pieces of wire bent to follow the curves of the lip in three dimensions. The cleft side of the lip was shorter t...
journal_title:Plastic and reconstructive surgery
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1097/00006534-198810000-00006
更新日期:1988-10-01 00:00:00