abstract：:This article discusses the use of Radiesse; a semisolid, cohesive subdermal injectable implant. Through direct and invaluable experience gained over time, plastic surgeons will decide which areas of the face may best be suited for Radiesse and which may be appropriate for other fillers. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Jacovella PF

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past several years, there has been a tremendous growth and interest in buttocks augmentation in the United States. Surgical techniques have evolved over time to correct anatomical deficiencies and fulfill patient requests, including silicone implant placement (subcutaneous, intramuscular, submuscular, and sub...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Bruner TW,Roberts TL 3rd,Nguyen K

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of female beauty has changed throughout time, but the form and size of the breasts and gluteal region have remained constant as symbols of maximum femininity. Sculptures and prints show us feminine figures that are voluminous and reflect human history's interest in fertility. The early years of gluteal aug...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： de la Peña JA,Rubio OV,Cano JP,Cedillo MC,Garcés MT

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the author's personal philosophy for treatment of various abdominal wall defects resulting from surgical complications and unfavorable results of previous abdominal interventions. The purpose is not to discuss and analyze care and management of all soft tissue complications encountered after abdo...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Cohen M

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-level laser-assisted liposuction (LLLL), known as the Neira 4 L technique, is an excellent adjuvant tool for the surgeon practicing liposculpture. A low-level laser is used to create a transitory pore in the cell membrane of the adipocyte to move fat from inside the cell to the interstitial space outside without k...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Neira R,Toledo L,Arroyave J,Solarte E,Isaza C,Gutierrez O,Criollo W,Ramirez H,Gutierrez MI,Ortiz-Neira CL

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The apparent simplicity of liposuction and the ease with which it is performed, may lull the novice plastic surgeon into overlooking the evolutionary developments that have brought it to today's level of popularity in body contouring surgery. Patients who may benefit from liposuction range widely from the thin patient...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Hunstad JP,Aitken ME

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenge to understand reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome may require a better understanding of the complex relationship between the central and peripheral nervous systems. There is no comprehensive hypothesis that clearly explains the etiology and no uniformly successful treatment method...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Merritt WH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early experience of hand transplantation has yielded a mixture of successes and failures. No life-threatening adverse effects have been encountered from immunosuppression, yet additional medications were required in some cases with unknown long-term efficacy or side effects. Limited functional returns have been ob...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Andrew Lee WP,Nguyen VT

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of reconstruction after resection of head and neck tumors is to achieve acceptable functional and esthetic results with minimal donor site morbidity. Although many flaps have been developed for bone and soft tissue reconstructions, our experience in the past years has identified the anterolateral thigh flap (c...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Lutz BS,Wei FC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article discusses the indications for and the advantages and principles of flap combinations and the selection of two pairs of recipient vessels for double free-flap transfers in reconstruction of extensive composite head and neck defects. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Wei FC,Yazar S,Lin CH,Cheng MH,Tsao CK,Chiang YC

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each year, there are as many cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer as all other cancers combined. Although there is relatively low attributable mortality, the morbidity and expense of treatment is significant. Unlike many other malignancies, host and environmental factors relevant to the pathophysiology have been clearly d...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Acartürk TO,Edington H

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric plastic surgery research is a rapidly expanding field. Unique in many ways, researchers in this field stand at the union of multiple scientific specialties, including biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, polymer science, molecular biology, developmental biology, and genetics. The goal of this scientif...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Nacamuli RP,Wan DC,Lenton KA,Longaker MT

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excision of large and giant melanocytic nevi presents a distinct challenge to the pediatric plastic surgeon. The exact risk of malignant degeneration remains unknown. These unsightly lesions can be psychologically damaging to both parent and child. The pediatric plastic surgeon must have an armamentarium of techniques...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Bauer BS,Corcoran J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The "marriage" or union of aggressive truncal liposuction with modified abdominoplasty techniques has been applied by the authors to treat patients with abdominal deformities marked by lower abdominal skin excess, abdominal muscle laxity, and excess adipose tissue on the abdominal wall and in adjacent contours. In the...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Walgenbach KJ,Shestak KC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past 3 years the authors have used modified minimally invasive endoscopic techniques in the surgical correction of craniosynostosis. For selected patients, these techniques offer an alternative to traditional techniques, minimizing postoperative morbidity and the need for cranial banding. Long-term follow-up ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Cohen SR,Holmes RE,Ozgur BM,Meltzer HS,Levy ML

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gradual maxillary distraction by modified osteotomies and external force systems is a procedure with minimal morbidity and few complications. The interaction between surgeons and orthodontists is critical, however. The wide range of possibilities for remodeling a hypoplastic maxilla by distraction allows the potential...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Molina F

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principle objective of presurgical nasoalveolar molding (NAM) is to reduce the severity of the initial cleft deformity. This enables the surgeon and the patient to enjoy the benefits associated with a repair of a cleft deformity that is of minimal severity. Retraction of the premaxilla, presurgical elongation of t...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Grayson BH,Maull D

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 30 years, MMS has become recognized as the treatment of choice for certain uncommon cutaneous neoplasms and for certain variants of BCC, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. It offers an extremely high cure rate and maximally preserves healthy tissue, which often allows for preservation of function as we...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Lang PG Jr

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in tissue engineering provide an increased level of understanding of the mechanical and chemical stimuli that regulate tissue responses. Oral tissue engineering can be applied to recreate missing osseous or dental structures or correct orofacial deformities, changing the patient's smile, midfacial height, and...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Earthman JC,Sheets CG,Paquette JM,Kaminishi RM,Nordland WP,Keim RG,Wu JC

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary goal of engineering cartilage as a therapeutic approach is to restore the physiological conditions of an affected or defective tissue in the body. Cartilage tissue is distributed widely in the human body and possesses an organization related to the specific demand of a particular anatomical region. In sele...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Randolph MA,Anseth K,Yaremchuk MJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the development of modern microsurgical reconstruction, there are several alternative methods for the complicated head and neck defect or injured extremity. The double-paddled flap, double flaps, and double flap with vascular flow-through linkage are good tools for extensive wide, composite, and three-dimensional...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Huang WC,Chen HC,Wei FC,Cheng MH,Schnur DP

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An angiosome is a composite block of tissue that is supplied anatomically by source (segmental or distributing) vessels that span between the skin and bone. In addition to supplying the deep tissues, the source vessels of these angiosomes supply branches to the overlying skin, which pass either between the deep tissue...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Taylor GI

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although any peripheral nerve may be compressed anywhere along its course, nerve compression syndromes typically occur at predictable sites with predictable clinical presentations. A detailed history and physical examination can establish a diagnosis, and electrodiagnostic studies and at times imaging can confirm it. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Spinner RJ,Amadio PC

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free muscle transfer is now a feasible procedure in several fields of reconstructive surgery. In this article, basic science behind clinical free muscle transfer, including essential aspects like donor muscle selection (type of blood supply, architecture of fibers, fiber length, and muscle volume), donor nerve selecti...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Doi K,Hattori Y,Tan SH,Dhawan V

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal in breast reduction surgery is to reduce volume but at the same time to maintain circulation, sensation and breast feeding potential. A dermoglandular or central pedicle is the most likely to achieve all three. The superior pedicle is reserved mainly for very small reductions or mastopexies, but the author st...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Chiari A Jr

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvascular ear replantation is a rare event, having been reported only 25 times since the first case in 1980. It requires a lengthy operative time and hospital stay, results in multiple blood transfusions, and has a significant failure rate. Nevertheless, a successful ear replantation is a dramatic demonstration of...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Kind GM

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a technical innovation, microsurgery has changed concepts and strategies throughout plastic surgery. The infrastructures of plastic surgery currently are evolving in ways that make the identity and future of the specialty uncertain. Microsurgery also may be a basis for fresh thoughts in these areas of infrastructur...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Lineaweaver WC

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-month experience with an endoscopically assisted "closed" technique of modified transblepharoplasty lower lid and midface rejuvenation is presented. In the modified approach, preseptal dissection in the body of the lower lid is eliminated to decrease the incidence of septal scarring and lower lid retraction. The...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Hester TR Jr

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomic implants provide useful alternatives to breast augmentation for the discerning surgeon, particularly in breasts with tight skin envelopes or deficient lower poles. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Hobar PC,Gutowski K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors contend that the conventional flap (LAF) and the ELAF should be considered among the best choices of all possible fasciocutaneous flaps for head and neck reconstruction. Easy and quick dissection under tourniquet, design variability, and potential sensory innervation make these flaps superior to other fasc...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Ninkovic M,Harpf C,Schwabegger AH,Rumer-Moser A,Ninkovic M

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flap prefabrication and prelamination are evolving, new techniques that are useful in reconstructing complex defects of the head and neck. Flap prefabrication involves the introduction of a new blood supply by means of a vascular pedicle transfer into a volume of tissue. After a period of neovascularization, this volu...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Pribaz JJ,Fine NA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft-tissue augmentation lends another dimension to facial rejuvenation. Human collagen tissue matrix offers the most physiologic solution to dermal volume depletion, structural soft-tissue malposition, and the correction of facial rhytides and various soft-tissue contour defects. Results with the use of Dermalogen ha...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Fagien S,Elson ML

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For a century, under various implant circumstances, the propensity of pFGs to be replaced with host fibroblasts and collagen has been established. Harvested from screened human donors, Fascian is an injectable formulation of the same substance that is applicable for soft-tissue repair and augmentation. Provided in pre...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Burres S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microdermabrasion is the general term applied to the technique of abrading the skin with a high-pressure flow of crystals. Patient selection, equipment, and technique for face, hands, and chest are described. Results of a survey on the efficacy of the treatment are provided. ...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Bernard RW,Beran SJ,Rusin L

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents the clinical features of a spectrum of pigmented lesions. It begins with benign lesions that may be confused with melanocytic nevi, such as lentigines, seborrheic keratoses, and dermatofibromas. The next section focuses on the various types of melanocytic nevi, including congenital, blue, and Spi...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Schaffer JV,Bolognia JL

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We are in a state of evolution in long-term hair removal. Safe and effective technology is now available. Lasers will always become smaller, faster, and perhaps more effective. For those interested in offering this procedure, evidence indicates that we are beyond the experimental phase. The treating physician should c...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： DiBernardo BE,Perez J,Usal H,Thompson R,Ferraro FJ,Fallek SR

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fundamental principles of management of breast burns begin with recognition and preservation of any viable breast bud tissue. Reconstruction begins when the burned breast envelope is insufficient to allow unrestricted breast development. Complete contracture release is obtained by incision or excision of the restricti...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： MacLennan SE,Wells MD,Neale HW

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article assesses the current state of the art of tissue engineering and its applications in dentistry, especially in the reconstruction and repair of orofacial tissues, including bone and oral mucosa, for the restoration of function and improved cosmetics. The article discusses at length the tissue engineering of...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Buckley MJ,Agarwal S,Gassner R

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pittsburgh Tissue Engineering Initiative (PTEI) is the prime catalyst for tissue-engineering research and the development of a viable for-profit tissue-engineering industry in southwestern Pennsylvania. PTEI operates targeted programs that support commercializable research; provide professional and community educa...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Russell AJ,Farkas DL,Huard J,Rubin RT

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary edema and local anesthetic toxicity are potential complications of the use of large volumes of infiltrate during lipoplasty. In most patients, these unfavorable developments are prevented by physiologic and pharmacologic mechanisms. The latter may be inadequate in some patients, however, and it is imperative...

journal_title：Clinics in plastic surgery

authors： Rubinstein EH

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00