Abramo AC

[BACKGROUND] Changes in breast tissue thickness and in implant projection 5 years after augmentation with high- and extra-high-profile round implants were measured through MRI with a DICOM standard viewer. [METHODS] Twenty-four females wit…

[BACKGROUND] Rippling and implant edge visibility after breast augmentation depends on several factors. Among the most relevant are breast soft tissue thickness, particularly the retroareolar mammary parenchyma, and implant profile. They we…

[BACKGROUND] Mastopexy autoaugmentation by using an extended vertical flap and two transverse triangular flaps of mammary parenchyma was performed through an adjustable vertical ice cream cone-shaped approach. [METHOD] A vertical rectangul…

[BACKGROUND] In this series of patients the cutaneous insertion and strength of voluntary contraction of the muscles in the upper third of the face were used as guidelines for botulinum toxin application named "BTA Codes." [METHOD] Anatomi…

[BACKGROUND] Nipple-areola nourishment and sensation have been the main concern in reduction mammaplasty for severe breast hypertrophy and ptosis. Free grafting for the nipple-areola can cause flatness and loss of sensation. These complicat…

[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation was performed on nine female volunteer patients to determine the influence of three textured surfaces on fibrous capsule formation. The high degree of surface texture reduced the capsular fibrous tissue form…

H-shaped, double-contour plication, by reducing the longitudinal and transverse abdominal diameters, improves the waistline and reinforces the entire anterior abdominal wall, with better accommodation of the cutaneous flap. The decrease in …

Two-fusiform plications are recommended for contouring the abdomen to produce a slimmer waistline in abdominoplasty, rather than the classical median xiphoid-pubic fusiform plication. This procedure was accomplished in 11 patients. After th…

Full facelift through an endoscopic approach has been indicated for young individuals without significant skin excess but with mild laxity of the midface. It also has been indicated in secondary rhytidoplasty. Wide undermining of the face a…

We propose reinforcing the abdominal wall in abdominoplasties with a polypropylene mesh over three fusiform plications. A marked degree of musculoaponeurotic reinforcement is achieved and maintained postoperatively, especially if these laye…

As a method of performing a lower blepharoplasty, the author proposes a partially joined skin and muscle flap. This procedure allows one to resect separately different amounts of skin and muscle for appropriate correction of the lower-lid c…

A new surgical planning pattern is described that permits application of the "coning principle" of the regional tissue after mammary reduction. It makes use of a superior vertical dermal pedicle for nourishing the nipple-areola complex. The…

The release of abnormal insertions of orbicularis oris muscle from the columella and ala base, and from their inferior attachments along the labial margin, provides muscle flaps for a double-breasted suture in cleft lip repair. Using the mu…

The authors present an addition to standard abdominoplasty techniques. Transverse plication of the aponeurotic layer in the epigastrium corrects the prominence in this area and helps the flap to reach the pubic region.…