abstract：:Various techniques are used to repair circular defects in special positions on the face. Simple closure will yield unsatisfactory results because of skin tension. As an ideal method of reconstruction, various flaps are used to provide a versatile and safe alternative. The authors applied double opposing-rhomboid flaps...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Wu HL,Le SJ,Zheng SS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capsular contracture is one of the most distressing complications after cosmetic breast augmentation. Evidence suggests that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) may play a key role in the onset or progression of several fibrotic disorders. In this study we use...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Ulrich D,Ulrich F,Pallua N,Eisenmann-Klein M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) as an implanted material for augmentation mammaplasty has been used for years in China. Many kinds of complications associated with PAAG use have been reported in the clinical literature. This report presents two cases of breast cancer occurring after injection of PAAG in augmented breas...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Cheng NX,Liu LG,Hui L,Chen YL,Xu SL

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report summarizes the opinions advanced by an international panel of acknowledged expert plastic surgeons convened to discuss women's attitudes about aesthetic breast surgery. To inform the discussions, a survey was undertaken to explore women's attitudes and opinions. The survey showed that significant numbers o...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Hedén P,Adams WP Jr,Maxwell P,Nava M,Scheflan M,Stan C

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Very large breasts associated with ptosis frequently present a challenge to the plastic surgeon in choosing the ideal procedure to obtain a satisfactory result. A free nipple graft, which for many represents the best option in these conditions, has many disadvantages. METHODS:The author's method of a superi...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gheita A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although it is seldom reported in the Western literature, the buried-suture operation to create a double eyelid is very popular in Asia. However, the buried-suture methods are traditionally associated with a high recurrence rate. Corneal damage and exposed conjunctiva suture are also possible. METHODS:The t...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Fan J,Low DW

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gold standard treatment for the many aesthetic aspects of aging has for many years been surgery in its many forms. However, with increasing patient demand for cosmetic rejuvenation and with the strong desire and drive by patients to attain aesthetic enhancement with minimal risk and rapid recovery, there has been ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Atiyeh BS,Dibo SA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ideal method of breast reconstruction should be safe, reliable, and have minimal or no donor-site morbidity. We present our experience with the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap for delayed breast reconstruction with immediate permanent implant insertion. METHODS:The latissimus dorsi musculocutaneo...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Agaoglu G,Erol OO

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertrophic scar is the abnormal appearance of wound healing that usually causes major physical, psychological, and cosmetic problems. Treatment of the hypertrophic scar still is a dilemma due to the lack of effective and excellent methods and agents. Recent reports show that botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Xiao Z,Zhang F,Cui Z

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to evaluate the structures, muscles, and fasciae of which the modiolus is composed. It can aid in the understanding and, therefore, the utilization of plastic surgery for the aesthetic or reconstructive treatment of that region, especially the angle of the mouth. METHODS:Dissections ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Al-Hoqail RA,Abdel Meguid EM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Body-contouring implants are becoming increasingly popular and more accepted and requested for aesthetic purposes. These implants must be placed in a safe and reproducible plane of anatomic dissection for a successful long-term outcome. Poor implant placement techniques result in greater complications such a...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Flores-Lima G,Eppley BL

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The authors have developed a new digital photogrammetric method of facial analysis known as balanced angular and proportional analysis (BAPA). Using BAPA, the authors analyzed the faces of attractive Korean entertainers. METHODS:The BAPA approach involves 28 landmarks and 14 measurements (10 proportional an...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Rhee SC,Dhong ES,Yoon ES

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Overresection of the lower lateral cartilages to narrow the tip in individuals with thick skin is a common mistake with functional and aesthetic consequences. The most frequent deformities are external valve dysfunction, alar retraction, alar pinch, tip asymmetry, lack of tip definition, and parrot beak defo...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gubisch W,Eichhorn-Sens J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to examine serial operative trends with patients who have experienced surgical implant deflation. In addition, the economic impact of deflation on practice caseload was analyzed. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted to examine patients who experienced deflation from 2000 to 2007. Pa...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Stevens WG,Pacella SJ,Hirsch E,Stoker DA

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insight into the physical processes of aging can be gained by comparing the loss of facial volume that occurs during aging with the dramatic fat loss resulting from acquired lipoatrophy, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment-associated lipoatrophy. The superficial effects of aging, such as r...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Coleman S,Saboeiro A,Sengelmann R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The practice of injecting phosphatidylcholine/sodium deoxycholate compounds into subcutaneous fat is growing rapidly. As with any new procedure, a standard of practice should be developed so that practitioners maintain patient safety as the primary goal. Efficacy and predictability of outcome are another priority. As ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Duncan DI,Palmer M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The eye area plays an important role in the assessment of a person. Although plastic surgery in this area is quite common, only a few studies have evaluated the features that create an attractive eye. This study aimed to determine whether a preference exists for a certain eye axis. METHODS:The stimulus mate...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gründl M,Klein S,Horczakiwskyj R,Feser D,Jung M,Eisenmann-Klein M,Prantl L

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ectopic primary carcinoma of breast tissue is a rare entity, and its diagnosis often is delayed. The axilla is the most common site involved. The Limberg flap as a random flap is easy and practicable for coverage of many defects including those involving the axilla. In the reported case, the vascularity of t...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Visconti G,Eltahir Y,Van Ginkel RJ,Werker PM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severely inverted nipples are invaginated deeply and present many aesthetic, functional, and psychological problems. Many methods have been proposed for correction of this deformity. The authors describe a new simple method using two broad triangular areolar dermofibrous flaps. This method affords sufficient tissue to...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Wu HL,Huang X,Zheng SS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This report introduces a new method for correction of congenital severe upper eyelid ptosis. METHODS:The poor levator-function upper eyelid ptosis of 22 patients was corrected using suspension of the frontal muscle flap overlapped with an inferiorly based orbital septum flap as a motor unit, which substitut...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Pan Y,Zhang H,Yang L,Song B,Xiao B,Yi C,Han Y

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are multitudes of procedures in plastic surgery used to correct hypertrophic and pendulous breasts in patients with heavy and ptotic breasts who need great resections of breast tissue, where the suprasternal notch-to-nipple distance is long and the use of nipple-areola transposition techniques is a cha...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Costa MP,Ching AW,Ferreira MC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Dermabrasion is an accepted method for improving the appearance of facial scars. It allows the epidermis to regenerate as a smooth surface after the defective dermis and epidermis have been removed. Several methods and instruments are currently being employed for dermabrasion. This study is an update on a ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Emsen IM

更新日期：2008-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most popular surgical cosmetic procedures, breast augmentation, has enjoyed large acceptance in the last few decades. One of the most important factors in the dynamics established between the implants and the soft tissues after breast augmentation is the pocket plane. Surgeons have been seeking th...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Siclovan HR,Jomah JA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the management of a 28-year-old female patient who had herniation of part of her left breast through a defect in the superficial fascia of the anterior thoracic wall. Closure of the defect was associated with correction of the deformity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report desc...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Yaghan RJ,Heis HA,Lataifeh IM,Al-Khazaaleh OA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) (Sculptra, Dermik Laboratories, Bridgewater, NJ, a business of sanofi-aventis US, LLC) is a novel biocompatible and biodegradable injectable device currently under review by the Food and Drug Administration for a cosmetic indication. When implanted into soft tissues, PLLA is thought to elicit...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Burgess CM

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past few years, treatment of burn scars with lipofilling has shown encouraging clinical results in terms of texture, color, softness, and quality of skin patterns. This clinical application has been widened to include treatment for scars resulting from surgical correction of cicatricial ectropion. I...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Caviggioli F,Klinger F,Villani F,Fossati C,Vinci V,Klinger M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nipple necrosis is a potential complication of breast reduction and mastopexy procedures that can be prevented if the surgeon is acquainted with the arterial blood supply to the breast, particularly the nipple-areolar complex (NAC). A review of the latest research on this with its clinical application is given. ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： van Deventer PV,Page BJ,Graewe FR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammaplasty for patients who have experienced massive weight loss involves some concepts that differ from those that apply to mammaplasty for normal patients. Breast anatomic characteristics make this procedure a very challenging situation. The authors present their experience with a new mammaplasty technique using an...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Graf RM,Mansur AE,Tenius FP,Ono MC,Romano GG,Cruz GA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Capsular contracture can be an ongoing problem in breast augmentation even with good surgical technique. In the author's practice, a higher incidence of capsular contracture was observed with the use of a periareolar incision than with an inframammary incision. METHODS:A review of breast augmentations perfo...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Wiener TC

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The APTOS threading procedure is a relatively new method in antifacial ptosis surgery. The reported cases present a small percentage of minor complications. A 57-year-old woman experienced scarring after APTOS threading. Scar biopsy showed an epidermoid inclusion cyst. Epidermoid inclusion cysts are a potential compli...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Goldan O,Bank J,Regev E,Haik J,Winkler E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estimation of breast implant size in both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery often is a matter of clinical and intraoperative trial and error, with subsequent differences in the resulting postoperative outcomes. Numerous techniques for preoperative estimation of implant size are in current use. However, although...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Caulfield RH,Niranjan NS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the past 15 years, reduction mammoplasty with a short vertical scar has become increasingly common in the world of plastic surgery. Still, the indication for this technique often is limited to smaller reduction weights, so that the inverted T-scar techniques have yet to be regarded as the gold standar...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Heine N,Eisenmann-Klein M,Prantl L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Van der Woude syndrome (VWS; OMIM 119300) is an autosomal dominant developmental malformation presenting with bilateral lower lip pits related to cleft lip, cleft palate, and other malformations in about half the patients. These congenital lip pits appear clinically as a defect in the vermilion border of the...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Souto LR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increasing trend toward day surgery management requires plastic surgeons not only to be cognizant of block techniques, but also to assess their safety and efficacy objectively. Paravertebral block offers benefits by enhancing surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. This study aimed to assess the ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Cooter RD,Rudkin GE,Gardiner SE

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Body-contouring aesthetic surgery focused on the gluteal region has been increasingly in demand. This article aims to describe the surgical technique, the results, and the complications for 28 women who underwent endoscopically assisted gluteoplasty using high-profile, high-cohesion round silicone implants between 199...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Badin AZ,Vieira JF

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermabrasion of the periorbital region has been traditionally contraindicated due to the fear of complications. A method for safe dermabrasion of the lateral canthal region is described. Lateral canthal dermabrasion has the demonstrated advantages of being economical and relatively free of pigmentary problems. The res...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Gruber R,Miranda E,Antony A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thigh dermolipectomy is one the most challenging procedures for the treatment of postobesity deformities. Excessive tissue on the medial portion of the thigh is associated with the poor results of the classic approach. Recently, different techniques have been proposed with the goal of improving the results. ...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Mazzarone F,Pitanguy I,Vargas AF,Nunes D,Gabriele J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plastic surgeons are always concerned about integrity of facial vascularization in smokers and elderly candidates for face-lifting. Using Doppler ultrasound, this study aimed to evaluate influence of chronic smoking and aging on facial transverse and infraorbital artery blood flow. METHODS:For this study, 4...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Jacobovicz J,Tolazzi AR,Timi JR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dermatix is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-registered substantial equivalent to silicone gel sheeting for the prevention and management of hypertrophic scars and keloids. METHODS:A 90-day prospective study evaluated the efficacy of Dermatix, silicone gel sheeting, and a combination of these treatments...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Chernoff WG,Cramer H,Su-Huang S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diced cartilage grafts have long been used in rhinoplasty. Along with their various reported advantages, they also have some disadvantages. The irregular resorption rate of the engrafted mass is one of the major issues noted with diced cartilage grafts. An explanation for the unpredictable resorption rate ha...

journal_title：Aesthetic plastic surgery

authors： Arslan E,Majka C,Polat A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00