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Winged Ribs: An Underestimated Problem That May Compromise Breast Augmentation Outcomes.
Chest wall shape is an important aspect to consider when planning a breast augmentation. Minor chest wall deformities are usually underestimated by the patient and surgeon and may compromise postoperative outcomes. Lower costal cartilage dy…
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Introducing the Body-QoL®: A New Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Measuring Body Satisfaction-Related Quality of Life in Aesthetic and Post-bariatric Body Contouring Patients.
[OBJECTIVE] To develop a new patient-reported outcome instrument (PRO) to measure body-related satisfaction quality of life (QoL). [METHODS] Standard 3-phase PRO design was followed; in the first phase, a qualitative design was used in 45 …
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Reliability of Nasofacial Analysis Using Rhinobase® Software.
[OBJECTIVE] Rhinoplasty is a constant challenge for the surgeon, where the correct evaluation of facial aesthetic parameters allows harmonic changes appropriate for each patient. The aim of this study was to compare the preoperative and pos…
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The Body-QoL(®): patient reported outcomes in body contouring surgery patients [corrected].
[BACKGROUND] This study aimed to design a new patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument to measure patient satisfaction after body-contouring procedures such as liposculpture, abdominoplasty, body-lift, thigh-lift, and arm-lift. [METHODS] …
- Predatory pricing in plastic surgery.
- Academic plastic surgery leadership.
- Platysma chemical denervation with botox before neck lift.
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Lateral orbicularis oculi muscle plasty in conjunction with face lifting for periorbital rejuvenation.
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lateral orbicularis oculi muscle plasty as an alternative periorbital rejuvenation technique during face lift. [METHODS] The authors conducted a retrospective review of patients wh…
- Performance of public and private plastic surgery practice in times of recession: a possible way to 'ride out the storm'.
- Creativity, innovation, and knowledge should defeat financial crisis in plastic surgery.
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Perioperative thromboelastography analysis during suction-assisted lipectomy: a prospective cohort study.
[OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate coagulation during suction-assisted lipoplasty (SAL) and to compare it to other plastic surgery where no SAL was used, with the aid of a computerised thromboelastograph …
- Standing up for the professionalism of peer reviewers of plastic surgery manuscripts.
- The use of intra-SMAS absorbable barbed sutures to reinforce a high-vector pull during rhytidectomy.
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Areola-nipple perception threshold to faradic electricity: a new measure of sensibility of the breasts.
[BACKGROUND] We describe a new method to study the sensibility of the nipple-areola complex of the breast with faradic electricity delivered through an electromyographic device used to monitor peripheral nerve conduction. [METHODS] The obj…
- Breast augmentation today: saline versus silicone--what are the facts?
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Understanding modern breast reduction techniques with a simplified approach.
[OBJECTIVE] The purpose of this study was to analyse the geometrical principles of breast reduction, to propose a classification of reduction mammaplasty techniques and to show a simplified approach based on the authors experience. [METHOD…
- Creativity in plastic surgery.
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Composition of postabdominoplasty seroma.
[BACKGROUND] This study aimed to analyze the composition of postabdominoplasty seroma fluid at different intervals, compare it with blood and lymph, and determine whether it meets the criteria for being considered an exudate. [METHODS] The…
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Progressive tension sutures in the prevention of postabdominoplasty seroma: a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial.
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the seroma reduction capabilities of progressive tension sutures and compare them with the conventional use of drains. [METHODS] Sixty female patients were randomized into four groups:…
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Implications of transaxillary breast augmentation: lifetime probability of breast cancer development and sentinel node mapping interference.
After the "fifth-generation" breast implants with ultracohesive silicone gel technology are introduced, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will sooner or later retire the ban on the use of these devices in the United States. When this h…
- Decongestant sympathomimetic drugs sold "over the counter" can produce skin slough of face lift flaps.
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A clinical retrospective study comparing two short-scar face lifts: minimal access cranial suspension versus lateral SMASectomy.
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to retrospectively compare the short- and long-term cosmetic outcomes of two minimal incision rhytidectomies and analyze their advantages and disadvantages. [METHODS] The results of minimal access…
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Clinical trial evaluating the results of breast reduction with ancillary lipoplasty.
[BACKGROUND] Suction-assisted lipoplasty (SAL) may be used in breast reduction either alone or as an adjunct to standard reduction mammaplasty procedures. Although adequate results have been attained through breast reduction with ancillary …