Otoplasty: the experience of 100 consecutive patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Face transplantation has emerged as a viable option for certain patients in the treatment of devastating facial injuries. However, as with autologous free tissue transfer, the need for secondary revisions in face transplantation also exists. The authors' group has quantified the number of revision operations...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aycart MA,Alhefzi M,Kueckelhaus M,Krezdorn N,Bueno EM,Caterson EJ,Pribaz JJ,Pomahac B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of the study was to investigate the morphologic changes of distraction osteogenesis performed on the mandible in growing minipigs. METHODS:Eighteen piglets were divided into four groups. In group A (n = 6), animals received unilateral osteotomy and the distractor device was activated for 2 weeks...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Chang HH,Tseng H,Hsieh TM,Huang CY,Chen YH,Hsu CY,Cheng WM,Chen MH,Chen SR,Yao CC

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a series of 70 patients who have had bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies with immediate placement of implants under the intact pectoralis major and upper part of the serratus anterior. Twenty-two of these patients have had a simultaneous mastopexy, with a free nipple graft. All 70 patients have both of thei...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Jarrett JR,Cutler RG,Teal DF

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In late presentation of brachial plexus trauma, it is unclear whether donor nerves should be devoted to nerve reconstruction or reserved for free functional muscle transfer. The authors systematically reviewed recovery of elbow flexion after nerve reconstruction versus free functional muscle transfer for lat...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hoang D,Chen VW,Seruya M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The buccinator myomucosal island pedicle flap is a useful means of introducing relatively large amounts of vascularized mucosa into the oral cavity. Using cadaver dissections and clinical cases, the anatomy and clinical relevance of this tissue are defined. Emphasis is placed on the technical caveats and pitfalls of t...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Carstens MH,Stofman GM,Hurwitz DJ,Futrell JW,Patterson GT,Sotereanos GC

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is commonly assumed that a progressive sagging of the eyebrow occurs with the facial aging process. Only a few studies have analyzed this modification, and the findings are disparate and inconclusive. This study, based on reproducible and validated data, aimed to quantify the modifications of eyebrow posi...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bruneau S,Foletti JM,Muller S,Vercasson C,Lauwers F,Guyot L

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is proven therapeutic benefit in bariatric surgery for obese patients. Successful bariatric surgery will result in massive weight loss and ptotic skin, which can cause significant functional and psychological problems. As the incidence of bariatric surgery increases, so will the demand for plastic surg...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Al-Hadithy N,Aditya H,Stewart K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthotopic cartilage transplants are performed in the course of numerous rhinosurgical operations. Precondition of a permanent success of the operation is preservation of vitality of the transplanted cartilage. Although numerous study results of heterotopic cartilage transplants exist, corresponding examinations in or...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Gubisch W,Greulich M,Donath K

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoke, and specifically nicotine, has been shown to reduce skin-flap survival. The purpose of this study was to determine if the preoperative administration of pentoxifylline can counteract the deleterious effects of nicotine on skin-flap survival in the rat. Sixty rats were distributed into four groups (n =...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Aker JS,Mancoll J,Lewis B,Colen LB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the 2012 approval of shaped implants, their use in breast reconstruction has increased in the United States. However, large-scale comparisons of complications and patient-reported outcomes are lacking. The authors endeavored to compare surgical and patient-reported outcomes across implant types. METHO...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Khavanin N,Clemens MW,Pusic AL,Fine NA,Hamill JB,Kim HM,Qi J,Wilkins EG,Kim JYS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although surgical release and reconstruction have been used extensively to treat severe postburn knee flexion contractures, the degree of correction is sometimes unsatisfactory, and the procedure is not exempt from significant complications. Based on the principle of slow, gradual external fixation distraction, we hav...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Barquet A,Suero C,Cortés O,López L

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six cases of free toe-to-fingertip neurovascular flaps are presented. The principal advantages of this procedure over rotation island flaps are (1) achievement of better two-point discrimination, (2) an acceptable donor defect, (3) no cortical reorientation is necessary, and (4) there is minimal tension on the nerve. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Buncke HJ,Rose EH

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein depletion appears to augment, rather than decrease, the length of a skin flap surviving in rats. We were able to document a lowering of serum viscosity in these animals. The augmentation of flap survival produced by protein depletion may even be greater than that produced by the delay phenomenon. A reduction i...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Ruberg RL,Falcone RE

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a comprehensive review of 17,096 deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps in 693 articles published between the first description of the DIEP flap in 1989 and August of 2011, the authors found that the methods used to categorize partial necrosis and fat necrosis were inconsistent. As a result, the...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Lie KH,Barker AS,Ashton MW

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When selecting flaps for coverage of pressure ulcers of the sacrum and perineal region in paraplegic patients, long-term high recurrence rates should be considered. Therefore, the authors developed an infragluteal perforator flap to avoid "burning bridges" for future reconstruction. METHODS:Infragluteal per...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Scheufler O,Farhadi J,Kovach SJ,Kukies S,Pierer G,Levin LS,Erdmann D

更新日期：2006-11-01 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：: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：:For breast reconstruction, we have found that breast symmetry can be created optimally when the patient is brought to a totally upright position with the trunk vertical and perpendicular to the floor. The size of the opposite breast can better be appreciated. Nipple and areola position can be determined accurately eve...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Smoot EC,Ross D,Silverberg B,Ruttle M,Newman LM

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plastic surgery has historically been linked to war. Between 2008 and the end of combat operations in Afghanistan in 2014, British military plastic surgeons formed part of the multinational military surgical team at the Role 3 Medical Treatment Facility, Camp Bastion, Helmand Province. The present study aime...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Maitland L,Lawton G,Baden J,Cubison T,Rickard R,Kay A,Hettiaratchy S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appropriate study design and proper statistical analysis are necessary ingredients for improving the quality and reliability of the information in journal articles. General surgery and plastic surgery articles were compared for principal author's academic degree, a Ph.D.'s presence as a coauthor, the study type, the p...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Velanovich V,Robson MC,Heggers JP,Smith DJ Jr,Koss N

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to report outcomes after initiation of an algorithmic approach (Bethesda protocol) using intracranial free flaps, cranial bone autografts, and dermal/fat grafts to treat warfare-related cranial frontofacial defects after war-related decompressive craniectomy. METHODS:A retros...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Kumar AR,Tantawi D,Armonda R,Valerio I

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case in which an undelayed cervical myocutaneous flap was used early to cover the denuded cartilage of a burned ear. The ear was saved, and a good result was obtained. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： McGrath MH,Ariyan S

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of unusual myxoma in a 2-year-old child is reported with its surgical treatment and postoperative outcome. Differential diagnosis with other pathologies such as mucocele and sarcoma is discussed. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Caleffi E,Toschi S,Bocchi A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Refinements made in latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction have improved the aesthetic appearance of the breast without changing the donor-site location. The optimal location for donor-site placement, from a patient's perspective, is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess women's preference f...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bailey S,Saint-Cyr M,Zhang K,Mojallal A,Wong C,Ouyang D,Maia M,Zhang S,Rohrich RJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The roots of the working hours mandate and controversy are outlined, the effect on resident education is described, and the service versus education equation is defined. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Luce EA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Le Fort I osteotomy is a versatile operation for correction of developmental, congenital, and posttraumatic deformities of the lower midface. One of the challenges of the osteotomy is pterygomaxillary separation, with the potential for unfavorable fractures to the orbit/skull base or vascular injury. A modified te...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Susarla SM,Ettinger RE,Egbert MA

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the use of the hyaluronic acid with cohesive polydensified matrix hyaluronic acid has been well explored in subjects with lighter skin (i.e., Fitzpatrick skin types I, II, and III), further exploration in subjects with Fitzpatrick skin types IV, V, and IV is warranted. The primary purpose of the stu...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Downie JB,Grimes PE,Callender VD

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inferiorly based rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap is transferred to the sacrogluteal region through a transiliac approach. This technique is a simple and safe alternative to obtain a short pathway from the anterior abdomen to the sacral area. ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Hayashi A,Maruyama Y

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plagiocephaly is a term commonly used to describe congenital forehead asymmetry. Sixty patients with frontal plagiocephaly were evaluated retrospectively and separated into three types: synostotic (N = 24), compensational (N = 3), and deformational (N = 33). Categorization of frontal plagiocephaly as synostotic or def...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Bruneteau RJ,Mulliken JB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Penile transplantation may provide improved outcomes compared with autogenous phalloplastic reconstruction. The optimal approach to vascularizing penile allografts is unknown. In penile replantation, typically only the dorsal arteries are repaired, but using the cavernosal and external pudendal arteries may ...

journal_title：Plastic and reconstructive surgery

authors： Tuffaha SH,Sacks JM,Shores JT,Brandacher G,Lee WPA,Cooney DS,Redett RJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00