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The Effect of 222nm UVC Irradiation on Germ Density on Breast Implants and Epidermis.
[INTRODUCTION] Bacterial colonization of breast implants can lead to infections and capsular contracture, making contamination prevention essential. While conventional UVC254 light is germicidal, it poses risks to human skin and eyes. In co…
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Implementing a Point-of-Care Image Application Into the Clinical Setting: Introducing a Viable Approach.
Photo documentation is an invaluable tool in many medical specialties, particularly in plastic surgery. Although camera-enabled smartphones have become omnipresent, point-of care clinical image applications are not established in most hospi…
- Letter to the Editor "Laparoscopic harvest and free transplantation of great omentum flap for extensive tissue defects in complex wounds".
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[Sequential Chimeric Osteocutaneous DCIA-Perforator-SIEA Flap to Reconstruct an Osteocutaneous Defect in the Lower Extremity and the Importance of Preserving the Ascending Branch - A Case Report].
[BACKGROUND] The deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) perforator flap is an established method to reconstruct osteocutaneous defects. However, the cutaneous perforators come with a great anatomic variability. To deal with this problem, we us…
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Emesis as a Risk Factor for Postoperative Hematoma in Abdominoplasty: A Retrospective Study in 189 Cases.
[BACKGROUND] Among aesthetic procedures, abdominoplasty is associated with an increased complication rate. In general, postoperative nausea and vomiting is frequently experienced. As vomiting increases the intraabdominal pressure and blood …
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[Breast implant removal and simultaneous aesthetic optimization : Possibilities, technical considerations and outcome analysis].
[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation is currently the leading aesthetic surgical procedure worldwide. Thus, there is a high prevalence of women with breast implants demanding serious know-how and expertise concerning long-term complication mana…
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The Subcalcaneal Fat Pad: An Innovative Space for Passage of the Pedicle in Free Flap Reconstruction of Lateral Heel Defects.
Soft-tissue defects of the lateral heel remain a challenge for reconstructive surgeons. Although a reliable vascular supply for free flap anastomosis is available anteriorly from the anterior tibial vessels and medially from the posterior t…
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The Single-port Laparoscopic Omental Free Flap: Reconstruction of Dorsal Hand Defects with Negligible Donor-site Scar.
The reconstruction of complex dorsal hand injuries can be challenging. For coverage of dorsal hand defects, thin flap tissue is preferred. In addition, it is ideal to raise flaps with minimal donor-site morbidity and a discrete scar. In a 6…
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Patient-Reported Outcome Analysis after Resident Performed Upper Blepharoplasty: A Suitable Procedure for Young Surgeons.
Upper blepharoplasty is one of the most frequently performed aesthetic surgeries worldwide. While it is considered a low risk procedure, patients have high expectations regarding the outcome of elective surgery of the face and the majority …
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Anterograde Injection of Alteplase Salvages Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap in Reconstructive Breast Surgery.
The DIEP flap is currently considered the gold standard for autologous reconstructive breast surgery. Postoperative flap failure due to microvascular postanastomotic thrombotic occlusion is a rare but severe complication. Alteplase, a throm…
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Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Transverse Myocutaneous Gracilis Flap Breast Reconstruction: Historical Appraisal and Review of the Present Literature and 300 Cases.
[BACKGROUND] Happy 30th birthday to the transverse myocutaneous gracilis (TMG) flap. Since 1991 the TMG flap has been used to reconstruct a wide variety of defects and became a workhorse flap and reliable alternative to the deep inferior ep…
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Bilateral Simultaneous Breast Reconstruction with DIEP- and TMG Flaps: Head to Head Comparison, Risk and Complication Analysis.
[BACKGROUND] A two center retrospective cohort study of simultaneous bilateral breast reconstructions using double deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps and double transverse myocutaneous/upper gracilis (TMG) flaps was conducted.…
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Effects of Preoperative Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Scar Formation-A Pilot Study on 24 Subjects Undergoing Abdominoplasty Surgery.
[OBJECTIVES] Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been demonstrated as a feasible noninvasive method to improve wound healing. This effect was demonstrated to result from increased perfusion and angiogenesis due to systemic growth fa…
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Minimizing the Short-term Reoperation Rate in Abdominoplasty Procedures by Prolonged Postoperative Immobilization.
[BACKGROUND] Abdominoplasty is a common procedure in postbariatric surgery. Over the years, a high number of technical refinements of the procedure have been established to improve safety and reduce associated complications. Nevertheless, t…
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Thighplasty: improving aesthetics through revival of the medial, horizontal procedure: A safe and scar-saving option.
[INTRODUCTION] Thighplasty is a common bodycontouring procedure, but also associated with a high complication rate. The purpose of this study was to access the outcome of the medial horizontal thigh lift as it is a common surgical technique…
- Hailey-Hailey Disease and Reduction Mammoplasty: Surgical Treatment of a Gene Mutation.
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Aesthetic Breast Augmentation Mastopexy Followed by Post-surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PSPG): Clinic, Treatment, and Review of the Literature.
[INTRODUCTION] Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare autoinflammatory neutrophilic ulcerative skin disease, often developing after a trauma or surgical wounds. In the literature there are several reports of post-surgical PG (PSPG) of the brea…