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Comparison of postoperative analgesia requirements between lipoedema and lymphoedema patients undergoing lower limb liposuction.
Lymphoedema and lipoedema can present similarly however have different aetiologies and should be considered as distinct clinical entities. Pain is a distinguishing feature of lipoedema. Liposuction can be used in both conditions to reduce b…
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Age and cancer treatment factors influence patient-reported outcomes following therapeutic mammoplasty and contralateral symmetrisation for the treatment of breast cancer.
[BACKGROUND] Oncoplastic surgery for breast cancer has increased in popularity over the last few years, with oncological safety confirmed in several studies. There are, however, limited published data on patient-reported outcomes from this …
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Liposuction as an effective treatment for lower extremity lymphoedema: A single surgeon's experience over nine years.
[BACKGROUND] Lymphoedema is a chronic, debilitating condition caused by a compromised lymphatic system. In recent years, the success of treating upper extremity lymphoedema with liposuction has been translated to patients with lower extremi…
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Liposuction Treatment of Lymphedema.
In the Western world, lymphedema most commonly occurs following treatment of cancer. Limb reductions have been reported utilizing various conservative therapies including manual lymph and pressure therapy, as well as by microsurgical recons…
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Treatment of gynaecological cancer related lower limb lymphoedema with liposuction.
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate outcomes in patients with gynaecological cancer related lymphoedema treated with liposuction. [METHODS] A prospective analysis of 21 patients who underwent liposuction followed by compression therapy for chronic uni…
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Lymphoedema of the upper limb: a rare complication of thyroid surgery?
A 40-year-old woman underwent an elective thyroidectomy for a non-toxic, multinodular goitre. In the early postoperative period, the patient developed a significant unilateral swelling of the right upper limb, which was subsequently confirm…
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Referral patterns to a surgical lymphoedema service: 10 years of experience.
[INTRODUCTION] Liposuction for lymphoedematous limbs is an effective treatment for chronic lymphoedema, with excellent long-term results in well-selected patients. In 2008 NICE produced guidelines 'Liposuction for Chronic lymphoedema', ackn…
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Liposuction for Advanced Lymphedema: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Complete Reduction of Arm and Leg Swelling.
[PURPOSE] This research describes and evaluates a liposuction surgery and multidisciplinary rehabilitation approach for advanced lymphedema of the upper and lower extremities. [METHODS] A prospective clinical study was conducted at an Adva…
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The modified B-mammoplasty incision: an alternative skin-conserving technique for mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction.
A modification of the B-mammoplasty incision (originally described by Regnault for reduction mammoplasty) is presented for patients undergoing skin-conserving mastectomy and reconstruction. This approach has several advantages; not only doe…
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Trigeminal neuralgia, trophic ulceration and the plastic surgeon.
An 80-year-old woman presented with ulceration to the right alar margin about 20 years after first undergoing treatment for trigeminal neuralgia. This was reconstructed with a sensory innervated left nasal flap. Two years later she required…