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Craniofacial Suspension and Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System Plication Using a Diffuse Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System Weave: A Bulletproof Adjunct to Long or Short Scar Facelifts.
The plethora of facelift techniques described in literature suggests that no single method addresses all age-related changes in facial anatomy. To reduce the limitations of a single approach, a multimodal technique is recommended. Craniofac…
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in Breast Implant Capsules.
Breast augmentation and reconstruction utilizing implants are among the most common plastic surgery procedures performed in the United States. A small proportion of these implants are removed each year. We report 2 cases where routine patho…
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Plastic Surgery and the Malpractice Industry.
The current status of the plastic surgeon in the medical liability spectrum and ways to avoid litigation are explored by using pooled national data from the Medical Professional Liability Association, private information from Applied Medico…
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Experiential learning in aesthetic surgery training: a quantitative comparison among surgical subspecialties.
[BACKGROUND] The specialty of plastic surgery has evolved to encompass a wide breadth of both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Practitioners in other specialties have increasingly advanced on procedures and areas that have traditionall…
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Reconstruction of the cranial base defect.
Cranial base resection and reconstruction is the newest frontier in head and neck cancer surgery. It is following in the footsteps of all previous surgical challenges. Impossibility is the gauntlet. Development of improved imaging allows us…
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The through-and-through oromandibular defect: rationale for aggressive reconstruction.
Through-and-through oral cancer (T4+) involving contiguous mucosa, mandible, and skin is a devastating disease with poor prognosis and represents one of the most difficult reconstructive challenges in head and neck surgery. Thirty-eight pat…
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Classification of mandibular defects.
A classification of mandibular defects based on functional as well as aesthetic factors is presented. By taking into account the difficulties in restoring form and function and not simply relying on traditional anatomic landmarks, it is hop…
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Tissue expansion in reconstruction.
Tissue expansion offers a new alternative in plastic surgery. Its applications are numerous for reconstruction of the scalp, head and neck, trunk, breast, and extremity. Over the past year I have used tissue expansion for reconstruction in …
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Bilateral functional mandibular reconstruction using the iliac crest free flap. A case report.
A patient who developed multiple metachronous primary carcinomas of the oval cavity is presented. After initial radiation therapy, a right hemimandibulectomy was required, followed ten months later by a left hemimandibulectomy. Immediate re…
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Effect of steroids in maxillofacial surgery.
Thirty-six pediatric patients (age range, 6 to 18 years; mean, 15 years) undergoing mandibular and/or maxillary osteotomies were examined in a randomized double-blind study to determine objectively whether steroids are therapeutic in such o…
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Reduction mammaplasty: a comparison between the Robbins and Pontes techniques.
The purpose of this paper is to propose a practical classification of mammary hypertrophy and compare perioperative factors in two types of reduction mammaplasty: the Pontes and Robbins techniques. In a series of 51 patients, the advantages…
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The extended deep inferior epigastric flap: a clinical technique.
A versatile flap based on the deep inferior epigastric artery is presented. Its application for local and free-flap transfer is discussed and presented in two clinical cases. The possible inclusion of bone as an osteocutaneous flap is outli…