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Capsular contracture in the modern era: A multidisciplinary look at the incidence and risk factors after mastectomy and implant-based breast reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] Capsular contracture causes pain, poor cosmesis, and reoperations. This study analyzes its incidence and risk factors in a more modern treatment era. [METHODS] Patients undergoing mastectomy with implant reconstruction from 20…
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The evolution of breast reconstruction: a historical perspective.
Plastic surgeons have been performing operations to improve the aesthetic aspect of the breast for centuries. Throughout ancient times, great controversy produced many theories of how breast cancer occurred and the best treatment. Because o…
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Plastic surgery marketing in a generation of "tweeting".
[BACKGROUND] "Social media" describes interactive communication through Web-based technologies. It has become an everyday part of modern life, yet there is a lack of research regarding its impact on plastic surgery practice. [OBJECTIVES] T…
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Who is providing aesthetic surgery? A detailed examination of the geographic distribution and training backgrounds of cosmetic practitioners in Southern California.
[BACKGROUND] In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of non-plastic surgeons performing cosmetic procedures. This has the potential to have an impact on the plastic surgery practitioner by increasing competition…
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The battle for hearts and minds: who is communicating most effectively with the cosmetic marketplace?
[BACKGROUND] Cosmetic surgery, historically the purview of plastic surgeons, has in recent years seen an influx of practitioners from other fields of training. Many of these new providers are savvy in marketing and public relations and are …
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Canary in a coal mine: does the plastic surgery market predict the american economy?
[BACKGROUND] Economic tools have been used in the past to predict the trends in plastic surgery procedures. Since 1992, U.S. cosmetic surgery volumes have increased overall, but the exact relationship between economic downturns and procedur…
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The quality of Internet advertising in aesthetic surgery: an in-depth analysis.
[BACKGROUND] The aesthetic market is a growing business, as evidenced by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) reporting an increase of 147% in the number of cosmetic procedures performed by members since 1997. This mar…
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Minimum ptosis corrected by lid fold procedure.
The lid fold procedure has become a popular ophthalmic plastic surgical procedure among Oriental girls following World War II here in Hawaii and in the Orient. In addition to creating a lid fold, the procedure can be used to correct a mild …
- The local use of heparin in plastic surgery.