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Barbed thread facelift has grown in popularity, however, optimal strategies for thread placement remain inconclusive. Currently, most practitioners use cannula-driven method for thread facelifts. However, the lifts are generally performed w…

[BACKGROUND] Ideal methods for double-eyelid crease creation in Asian upper eyelids remain controversial because of the complexity of the Asian upper eyelid anatomy. Key issues include the underestimation of tarsal height and the septum/apo…

Microsurgical free flap surgery has revolutionized reconstructive surgery at most academic centers worldwide. However, free flap failures still occur even in the hands of the most experienced microsurgeon. Although we have achieved a great …

Free tissue transfer to the knee can be difficult due to limited options for reliable recipient vessels and vein grafts or arteriovenous loops may also be associated with an increased risk of flap failure. In this study, the authors describ…

[BACKGROUND] One severe type of congenital breast asymmetry, with a hypoplastic breast on one side and a hyperplastic breast on the other side, has been recognized in the author's practice. Although breast augmentation, mastopexy, and breas…

Asian upper blepharoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures for Asians, but less optimal result is still common. The authors' comprehensive approach to Asian upper blepharoplasty includes (1) to determine both the height and l…

Scalp reconstruction for a critical neurosurgical patient, as lifesaving efforts continued, can be challenging and a free tissue transfer is often needed to achieve reliable soft tissue coverage. However, the patient's labile perioperative …

Modern medicine tends to provide comprehensive medical services based on disease or pathological features. As a result, the overlap between plastic surgery and other surgical departments greatly deepened. What was exclusively done by plasti…

Free tissue transfer to the lower extremity for limb salvage remains challenging. A comprehensive approach includes patient selection, flap selection, selection of the recipient vessels, flap dissection, flap preparation, microvascular anas…

Improved knowledge of vascular anatomy has enabled surgeons to preoperatively identify perforators and design free-style flaps based on that perforator. Options for choosing the optimal donor site tissues are increased with the free-style t…

[BACKGROUND] Asian upper blepharoplasty is the most popular cosmetic procedure for Asian women. However, there is no standardized approach to this procedure and suboptimal results are still common. [OBJECTIVES] The aim of this article was …

Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedures in the United States. Modern breast augmentation has evolved with the development of various implant options, as well as surgical techniques. To achieve …

While helping and supporting other surgical services at our academic medical center, we noticed that many clinical problems presented to our plastic surgery team are truly unique and challenging. Many of the necessary reconstructive procedu…

[BACKGROUND] Although many aesthetic surgeons believe that beveling the angle of an incision improves the aesthetic outcome with regard to scaring, the literature remains scarce largely because few studies have been conducted. [OBJECTIVE] …

The clinical outcome after fat grafting for facial rejuvenation and contouring can be less optimal because lack of standardized techniques is performed by the surgeon for the procedure. In this review, the author has tried to provide a rati…

[BACKGROUND] Palpable lumps as sequelae of fat necrosis after fat grafting to the breast may not only cause physical or psychological symptoms to patients but also potentially complicate breast cancer screening. In this article, the authors…

[BACKGROUND] Recent anatomical findings have suggested that facial fat distribution is complex and changes with age. Here, the authors developed a grafting technique based on the physiologic distribution and volume changes of facial fat com…