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[BACKGROUND] Augmentation mastopexy has a 20-fold higher complication rate than primary augmentation. Performing augmentation mastopexy in post-bariatric patients poses an additional challenge owing to the reduced quality of the soft skin t…

[BACKGROUND] Initial results after autologous fat transfer for treatment of thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis have been promising. But long-term results have not yet been available. [METHODS] In a prospective study, 42 patients wi…

[BACKGROUND] Bleeding events in surgery are a problem and can lead to revision surgery and bleeding anaemia, which sometimes must be treated by blood transfusion. Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic agent and is already known for its rol…

[BACKGROUND] The number of bariatric procedures, and thus also the number of post-bariatric operations, has increased dramatically in recent years. Although long scars are common in post-bariatric surgery and accepted in favour of body shap…

The concept of indication is used in many ways in medicine and in the healthcare industry. In connection with "medical" and/or "physician-based", it is often used to describe the path that a doctor and a patient take - after weighing up all…

[BACKGROUND]  Liposuctions are among the most frequently performed operations in plastic surgery worldwide. They are offered as inpatient as well as outpatient procedures. In the outpatient setting, tumescent anaesthesia is used in various …

When using photos of patients for the purpose of documentation, their distribution or publication various legal obligations are to be considered. It is essential to know in which cases a written consent of the patient is mandatory and when …

Lipoedema used to be a rather unknown disease. In the past five years, it has gained increasing awareness, especially through media attention. Besides non-surgical treatment by complex conservative decongestion, there are an increasing numb…

[BACKGROUND] Most operations for carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb irreversibly alter or destroy the anatomy. There is a high demand for minimally invasive alternatives. The authors report the results of autologous fat trans…

The requested by the "Norddeutsche Schlichtungsstelle ["North German Mediation Centre"] reveal the complications and problems of breast augmentation. The North German Mediation Centre is responsible for ten federal states in Germany (Berlin…

In Germany, Hand Surgery is an additional qualification that can only be obtained by a three-year training after a completed residency in General Surgery, Plastic Surgery or Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery. Nevertheless, injuries and disease…

[INTRODUCTION] The Arbitration Board for Medical Liability Issues of the Medical Association of North Germany ("Norddeutsche Schlichtungsstelle") is responsible for 10 federal states in Germany (Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklen…

[BACKGROUND] Water jet-assisted liposuction (WAL) and power-assisted liposuction (PAL) are used for autologous fat grafting. This study analyses the viability and particle sizes of fat grafts obtained by these techniques. [PATIENTS, MATERI…

To obtain information on the use of the Internet, 3,139 survey forms were sent out to plastic surgeons throughout the world. More than 90% of the 565 respondents have access to the Internet and 85.5% use electronic mail for professional mat…

The internet is a global network of computers with a broad variety of services and options. It offers completely new ways of communication and investigation. At present, this new medium seems to be the final technical revolution in communic…

The Internet is a global network of computers with a broad variety of services and options. Electronic mail (email) is the most frequently used service. For a plastic surgeon, this mode is the fastest and the most cost-effective way of tran…