A new method for clitoroplasty in male-to-female sex reassignment surgery.

abstract：:Three methods of obtaining digital photographs in a clinical setting were compared using direct anthropometry as a reference standard. The methods included a digital camera, scanning negatives from a 35-mm single-lens reflex camera, and scanning Polaroid photographs taken with a Polaroid camera designed for medical do...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Nechala P,Mahoney J,Farkas LG

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：: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：: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：:A parallel effect of the use of protease inhibitors in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients is the appearance of facial fat atrophy. To correct this, the authors propose lipoinjection of autologous fat into the areas of facial atrophy by a technique based on the atraumatic procurement of fat and posterior tr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Serra-Renom JM,Fontdevila J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is presented for the closure of a circular defect without altering its shape. It employs semicircular rotational flaps and Z-plasties. Its use in 178 patients with malignant skin neoplasms is presented. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Golomb FM

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nipple-sparing mastectomy is a controversial option for breast cancer treatment due to locoregional recurrence and distant metastasis. In addition to these oncologic factors, technical factors such as ideal incision type or reconstructive options are also debatable. This systematic review examines current tr...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Endara M,Chen D,Verma K,Nahabedian MY,Spear SL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first case of complete hemithoracic reconstruction of an irradiated postpneumonectomy recurrent empyema cavity that was unresponsive to multiple conventional treatments. The procedure described used a chain-link of two coupled free flaps consisting of an omental and TRAM flap. A single abdominal donor s...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rand RP,Maser B,Dry G,Vallieres E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascularized composite allotransplantation has the potential for reconstruction of joint defects but requires lifelong immunosuppression, with substantial risks. This study evaluates an alternative, using surgical angiogenesis from implanted autogenous vessels to maintain viability without long-term immunoth...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kremer T,Giessler GA,Friedrich PF,Willems WF,Giusti G,Bishop AT

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone erosion below silicone rubber implants is a wellknown sequela, occurring in a majority of patients undergoing augmentation genioplasty. It is generally considered to be self-limiting and with minimal adverse consequences. However, if bone erosion progresses to the extent to which teeth are jeopardized or alterati...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Matarasso A,Elias AC,Elias RL

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amputation of the toe at the level of the distal metatarsal head (ray amputation) is a common surgical procedure in diabetic foot ulcers. The aim of this study was to introduce a new technique promoting primary healing by minimizing the dead space with the plantar dermo-fat pad flap after central ray amputat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Altindas M,Cinar C

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of electrical fields in soft-tissue repair is unclear. Materials with a charged surface provide a localized charged environment. We examined the effects of surface-charged particles in wound healing in rats with paired dorsal incisions with one side serving as a control. Tensiometry demonstrated that afte...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Mustoe TA,Weber DA,Krukowski M

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbotox consists of the injection of microdroplets of botulinum toxin into the dermis to improve the different lower face and neck aging components. No clinical trial has evaluated its effect on the different face and neck components and no study has compared it to the "Nefertiti lift" procedure. METHODS...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Awaida CJ,Jabbour SF,Rayess YA,El Khoury JS,Kechichian EG,Nasr MW

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the alterations of symptoms and tactile sensibility of the breast after reduction mammaplasty. In a prospective study, 10 women were operated on using the inferior pedicle technique. The patients were examined and interviewed preoperatively and at 2 weeks and 3 and 12 month...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Harbo SO,Jørum E,Roald HE

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trapeziectomy with ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition is currently the most popular technique for operative treatment of trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Based on the evidence, however, it is uncertain whether the addition of ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition to trapeziectomy c...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Li YK,White C,Ignacy TA,Thoma A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a patient who sustained bilateral below-knee amputations that were treated with skin grafts as initial coverage. A latissimus dorsi free flap was later used as definitive coverage of one stump. Then at a subsequent operation a portion of the same latissimus dorsi free flap was reharvested, again as a free f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Valauri FA,Alpert BS,Buncke HJ

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soft-tissue complications after using the lateral approach for internal fixation of calcaneal fractures are relatively frequent, even in skilled hands. The global management of these wounds has never been standardized. METHODS:The authors present a series of 24 patients with wound edge necrosis of lateral a...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Cavadas PC,Landin L

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with craniofacial anomalies are at risk for social exclusion, bullying, and psychological symptoms, all of which are associated with poor developmental and health outcomes. The National Institutes of Health-developed Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System instruments may be useful ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shapiro DN,Waljee J,Ranganathan K,Buchman S,Warschausky S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review to identify articles that discuss ethical issues relating to the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery and to evaluate whether ethical issues are underrepresented in the plastic surgery literature. METHODS:Four medical databases were select...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chung KC,Pushman AG,Bellfi LT

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suitability of the thigh as a donor site for a new free flap was examined in 100 cadavers. It was found that the vastus lateralis muscle can be used to form a myocutaneous or fasciomuscular flap, the raising of which causes no technical problems and leads to no functional and only minor aesthetic impairments. Depe...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Wolff KD,Grundmann A

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A one-stage lip-switch operation was successfully performed on an 80-year-old woman with accompanying disorders. Postoperative venous congestion was controlled mainly by dressing changes with wet gauze. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ohtsuka H

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dimpling of the skin of the thighs and buttocks is commonly referred to as cellulite, and it afflicts women much more frequently than men. Whereas many therapies that presume cellulite is caused by an abnormality of adipose tissue have gained recent popularity, the basic pathophysiology of cellulite has not been clear...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Rosenbaum M,Prieto V,Hellmer J,Boschmann M,Krueger J,Leibel RL,Ship AG

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capsular contracture is one of the most common complications associated with silicone breast implants. The surface of the implant is one of the factors often associated with the occurrence of capsular contracture. In this study, the authors evaluated the differences in morphologic and molecular characteristi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Vieira VJ,d'Acampora AJ,Marcos ABW,Di Giunta G,de Vasconcellos ZAA,Bins-Ely J,d'Eça Neves R,Figueiredo CP

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the efficacy of newer skin substitute scaffolds to reconstruct complex lower extremity wounds. The investigators present a multihospital experience of reconstructive surgeons utilizing collagen-GAG bilayer wound matrix in lower extremity soft-tissue reconstruction with the goals to (1) ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Shakir S,Messa CA 4th,Broach RB,Rhemtulla IA,Chatman B,D'Angelantonio A,Levin LS,Kovach SJ 3rd,Serletti JM,Fischer JP

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 3 patients with the Pierre Robin Syndrome who developed severe problems of airway obstruction after having the cleft palate closed and a pharyngeal flap done simultaneously. We now believe that, even at a later age, pharyngeal flaps should be done in these patients only after a most careful assessment of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jackson P,Whitaker LA,Randall P

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective postsurgical analgesia is a critical aspect of patient recovery. The goal of this prospective, randomized, controlled, blinded study was to examine the effect that liposomal bupivacaine delivered by means of a transversus abdominis plane block has on pain control in women undergoing unilateral deep inferior ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gatherwright J,Knackstedt RW,Ghaznavi AM,Bernard S,Schwarz G,Moreira A,Gurunluoglu R,Djohan R

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients requesting nipple or areolar reduction often desire simultaneous breast augmentation. A technique is described for implant placement by means of a nipple base incision with either nipple reduction or intraareolar reduction. Nipple reduction is accomplished by removing a ring of skin from the base of the nippl...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Baxter RA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal wall vascularized composite allotransplantation is the second most common form of vascularized composite allotransplantation. Sensory and functional recovery are expected in other forms but have never been demonstrated in abdominal wall vascularized composite allotransplantation. The authors hypoth...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Broyles JM,Sarhane KA,Tuffaha SH,Cooney DS,Lee WPA,Brandacher G,Sacks JM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial colonization of mammary implants is a prelude to clinical infection and has been implicated in the etiology of capsular contracture. Antimicrobial impregnation of a variety of medical devices with the combination of minocycline and rifampin has recently emerged as a potentially effective method for preventin...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Darouiche RO,Meade R,Mansouri MD,Netscher DT

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00