Serra-Mestre JM

[BACKGROUND] Classic techniques of delayed prosthetic breast reconstruction use the mastectomy scar as an access route. As a result, the filling of the expander must be postponed until the wounds have healed. This creates an asymmetry betwe…

[BACKGROUND] The umbilicus is an essential feature of the abdomen. In this article, we describe a new technique for creating a neo-umbilicus in abdominoplasty. [METHODS] Thirty consecutive women underwent abdominoplasty with our new techni…

[BACKGROUND] In their descriptions of the ideal breast, most studies have focused primarily on the dimensions, shape, and proportions. The distance between the breasts has only very rarely been considered. The intermammary distance and the …

[BACKGROUND] The standard abdominoplasty technique uses a wide, vertically oriented plication of the rectus sheath to narrow the waistline. However, this plication is not always enough to achieve good cosmetic and functional results. This i…

Transcutaneous resection is the most common technique for the removal of facial lesions. In recent years, endoscopic techniques have been used in aesthetic surgery of the face, and have achieved good results. We know of few descriptions of …

[BACKGROUND] Treatment of tuberous breasts types 1 and 2 must deal with the problem of the pseudo-double bubble in the primitive inframammary fold and also must release the constrictive ring. Two techniques currently are used to overcome th…

[BACKGROUND] In secondary mammary reconstruction in irradiated patients, the use of expanders and prostheses is controversial, given that radiotherapy increases tissue fibrosis and capsular contracture. The authors assessed the usefulness o…