Endoscopic-assisted wire removal and neurolysis.

abstract：:We examined regeneration of Meissner corpuscles in palm skin grafts. In only one of the specimens (split-thickness skin graft from the sole of the foot), numerous regenerated Meissner corpuscles were found in the dermal papilla. This suggests that the nerve pattern of the graft depends on reinnervation from the recipi...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Wada H,Mihara K

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regional metastases from head and neck cutaneous tumors are uncommon, and most present within 2 years from initial diagnosis. Occasionally such metastases may manifest at a later date, increasing the possibility of being derived from a second noncutaneous primary cancer of the head and neck region. The authors studied...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Talmi YP,Horowitz Z,Wolf M,Kronenberg J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical research has a long history of joint venture between commercial entities and nonindustry researchers. Significant concern exists among accrediting bodies for medical education and federal granting agencies that conflicts of interest (COIs) exist that affect the validity of the research. This study evaluates th...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Leavitt A,Pace E,Reintgen C,Mast BA

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With a rise in tissue expander-based breast reconstructions (TEBRs) using acellular dermal matrix (ADM), we have seen an increase in ADM-specific complications. In this study, we aimed to evaluate clinically significant seroma (CSS) formation-defined by the need for a drainage procedure-to determine if there was a dif...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Michelotti BF,Brooke S,Mesa J,Wilson MZ,Moyer K,Mackay DR,Neves RI,Potochny J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In male-to-female genital sex reassignment surgery, the clitoris, its prepuce, and the labia minora remain among the most difficult structures to construct. We describe the authors' clitoroplasty and vulvoplasty technique. METHODS:All patients who underwent male-to-female sex reassignment surgery at a singl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Mañero Vazquez I,García-Senosiain O,Labanca T,Gómez Gil E

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasal reconstruction in 8 patients and cheek reconstruction in 1 using a free flap from the deltoid region has been successfully undertaken in our department since August 1987. The flap has a direct cutaneous artery--the acromial artery--as its vascular axis. The experiences and a brief anatomical review of the do...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Zhou LY,Cao YL

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare the quality of postburn facial scars before and after injection of unfiltered nanofat. The study was performed in the Plastic Surgery Department of Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, from January 2015 to December 2016. Forty-eight patients with postburn facial scars were included; ag...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Jan SN,Bashir MM,Khan FA,Hidayat Z,Ansari HH,Sohail M,Bajwa AB,Shami HB,Hanif A,Aziz F,Choudhery MS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suppression of elements associated with wound contracture and unfavorable scarring is a potentially important strategy in clinical wound management. In this study, the presence of α smooth muscle actin (αSMA), a protein involved in wound contraction, was analyzed in a series of wounds in which bovine fetal collage...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Lineaweaver W,Bush K,James K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, practical alternative to the traditional method of excising small cutaneous lesions is described. It has the advantages of decreased length of final closure and flexibility in determining the orientation of final incisions in areas where it may be difficult to accurately determine skin tension lines. ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Davis TS,Graham WP 3rd,Miller SH

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physician assistants (PAs) are commonly employed in plastic surgery. However, limited data exist on their impact, which may guide decisions regarding how best to integrate them into practice. METHODS:A review of the practices of 2 breast reconstructive surgeons was performed. A comparison was made between a...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Chao AH,Yaney A,Skoracki RJ,Kearns PN

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nine patients with symptomatic macroglossia, 3 with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, 3 with Down's syndrome, and 3 with lymphatic malformation of the tongue, were evaluated for postoperative improvement following partial glossectomy. Symptoms evaluated were speech intelligibility, oral competence at rest, drooling, and no...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Siddiqui A,Pensler JM

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adjuvant chemotherapy is often required for the treatment of bone cancers after tumor resection, which often results in a large continuity defect. The immunosuppressive side effects could instead be exploited to allow immediate reconstruction with a composite tissue allograft (CTA) that would provide for rep...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hui-Chou HG,Olenczak JB,Drachenberg CB,Shea SM,Rodriguez ED

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many techniques for cleft lip repair have been reported, but these techniques do not consider the contour lines of the upper lip and, in fact, destroy them. The upper lip has complicated contour lines including the vermilion free margin, vermilion border, upper lip horizontal groove (upper lip groove), philtrum (dimpl...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Onizuka T,Ichinose M,Hosaka Y,Usui Y,Jinnai T

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of posttraumatic large soft tissue defects and bone loss remains a therapeutic and surgical challenge for orthopedic surgeons. We assessed the use of a neurocutaneous flap and the Ilizarov technique in the reconstruction of severe composite defects in the tibia. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewe...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Xu J,Zhong WR,Cheng L,Wang CY,Wen G,Han P,Chai YM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2007), the number of cosmetic procedures has increased to over 10 million in 2006, representing a 48% increase from 2000. This increase in cosmetic surgery prevalence is paralleled by a surge in reality cosmetic surgery television programming. METHODS:T...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sperry S,Thompson JK,Sarwer DB,Cash TF

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:One of the main steps in perforator flap surgery is to identify the dominant perforator. Using multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT) for the preoperative planning of deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEAP) flap surgery, we identified a perforator with a large caliber, an excellent location ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Pons G,Masia J,Sanchez-Porro L,Larrañaga J,Clavero JA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Good mammography in the augmented patient is often difficult to achieve. A case is described that illustrates that posterior breast tissue is generally better seen with standard compression mammography and that physical examination by the radiologist must accompany mammography. Implant displacement mammography, while ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Silverstein MJ,Gamagami P,Handel N

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transverse facial clefts (macrostomia) are rare disorders that result when the embryonic mandibular and maxillary processes of the first branchial arch fail to fuse properly to form the corners of the mouth. Macrostomia may be seen alone or in association with other anomalies. It may be unilateral, extending along a l...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Sowande OA,Anyanwu LJ,Ademuyiwa AO,Talabi AO,Adejuyigbe O

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with metopic synostosis have a well-described clinical picture of trigonocephaly, often with hypotelorbitism. The craniofacial disorder itself is well recognized; however, objective prognostic factors for predicting the risk of reoperation are not well known. In 39 children with metopic synostosis, measuremen...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Paige KT,Cohen SR,Simms C,Burstein FD,Hudgins R,Boydston W

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic facial surgery is gaining wide acceptance, as results are providing comparable if not superior to the standard, superficial musculoaponeurotic system rhytidectomy, with minimal scarring. Frontal branch facial nerve injury remains a troublesome complication. The purpose of our study was to determine if a sub...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Burnett CD,Rabinowitz S,Rauscher GE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first reports on gender-confirming surgery had been published in Germany in the 1920s, but it took some 30 years before sex reassignment surgery for transsexuals became generally known. Initially, such surgery was performed mostly in Europe and Casablanca. In 1956, the gynecologist Dr Georges Burou (1910-1987) ind...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hage JJ,Karim RB,Laub DR Sr

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative localization of the perforators allows precise planning of the flap design and improves surgical efficiency. Recently, infrared thermography is introduced as a reliable alternative, where the perforator corresponds to the "hot spot" on the thermogram. This study aims to compare the application o...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Xiao W,Li K,Kiu-Huen Ng S,Feng S,Zhou H,Nicoli F,Blondeel P,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients, burned at ages 2 and 5, developed scars that required multiple reconstructive operations over a period of several years. Tissue expanders were used as part of their reconstructive procedures. After the expanders were removed, skeletal deformity was encountered in the area underlying the expander in each ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Still JM,Law E,Craft-Coffman B

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of patients with infected median sternotomy wounds includes debridement and closure using vascularized tissue, most often the pectoralis major muscle. However, occasionally, surgeons use other flaps to close sternotomy wounds. The purpose of this study is to review 1 center's experience with infected median ...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Oh AK,Lechtman AN,Whetzel TP,Stevenson TR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since its introduction, the transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap has become the mainstay of autologous breast reconstruction. However, concerns regarding donor site morbidity due to the breach of abdominal wall musculature integrity soon followed. Muscle-sparing techniques, eventually eliminating the mus...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Tessone A,Nava M,Blondeel P,Spano A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microneurovascular techniques make transfer of innervated soft tissue a reality. The present study investigated the sensory potential of four such donor sites: volar wrist, dorsal hand, dorsal foot, and great toe. Normal moving and static two-point discrimination values for these areas are reported. A sensory reeducat...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Brown CJ,Mackinnon SE,Dellon AL,Bain JR

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axillary hyperhidrosis, although not life-threatening, is a troublesome condition which produces a personal and social handicap of great significance to patients for many years before they seek a cure. Treatment has consisted of application of topical antiperspirants, systemic anticholinergic medications, excision and...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shenaq SM,Spira M,Christ J

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of keloids and hypertrophic scars continues to challenge health-care providers. Though both forms of pathologic scarring are distinct entities at the macro and microscopic level, their etiologies and treatment are often similar. Potential treatment approaches are progressing, and combinations of treatme...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Shridharani SM,Magarakis M,Manson PN,Singh NK,Basdag B,Rosson GD

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven male patients and 8 total ears underwent composite excision for neoplasm of the auricular helix. Defect size ranged from 2.5 to 4.5 cm exceeding the conventional limit of l.5 cm for wedge excision with primary closure. An incision at the root of the helix released the superior auricular muscle and a portion of t...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： McRae MC,Au A,Narayan D

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old male with fibrous dysplasia, in which rapidly increasing proptosis of the left eye was induced by a mucocele behind the globe, is reported. The mucocele was removed and the expanded bone was completely recontoured back to normal dimensions with the aid of an acrylic skull replica fabricated preoperativel...

journal_title：Annals of plastic surgery

authors： Hirabayashi S,Kagawa K,Ohkubo E,Sugawara Y,Sakurai A

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00