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Evaluation of Facial Volume Changes after Rejuvenation Surgery Using a 3-Dimensional Camera.
[BACKGROUND] Surgical rejuvenation alters facial volume distribution to achieve more youthful aesthetic contours. These changes are routinely compared subjectively. The introduction of 3-dimensional (3D) stereophotogrammetry provides a nove…
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Effects of breast augmentation on pectoralis major muscle function in the athletic woman.
[BACKGROUND] Techniques for augmentation mammaplasty commonly involve incisions through at least a portion of the pectoralis major muscle. The effects of implant position and surgical release of the muscle origin have not been thoroughly ad…
- Commentary: investigation of accolate and singulair for treatment of capsular contracture yields safety concerns.
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Classification of capsular contracture after prosthetic breast reconstruction.
The Baker classification of capsular contracture remains the most popular and practical method of assessing clinical firmness of the breast after augmentation mammaplasty. This classification system was never intended to describe prosthetic…
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The health status of women following cosmetic surgery.
A retrospective study was performed to determine the frequency of new symptoms and diseases after silicone breast implantation. Questionnaires were mailed to 826 women who made up a breast implant group (n = 516) and a control group who had…
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Male rhytidectomy incisions.
Because the preauricular segment of a face lift incision is less noticeable when located behind the tragus, it is our preferred method in females. The desirability of preserving the normal hairless strip between the ear and sideburn preclud…
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Occurrence and activity of myofibroblasts in human capsular tissue surrounding mammary implants.
Capsular tissue obtained from a series of 16 patients with silicone mammary implants was exposed in vitro to smooth-muscle stimulants and relaxants. Capsule relaxation was produced in 75 percent of the patients. The most active antagonists …
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The effectiveness of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) in reducing the incidence of spherical contracture around breast implants.
Vitamin E appears to be a safe, simple, and inexpensive means of reducing the number of postoperative capsular contractures following breast augmentation. The synthetic form of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) is recommended to avoid nausea or …
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Results of closed compression capsulotomy for treatment of contracted breast implant capsules.
A prospective study of 544 nonsurgical, closed compression capsulotomies performed on 243 patients for rupture of contracted breast capsule, with at least 1 year follow-up after the last closed capsulotomy procedure, is reported. Two-thirds…
- The office-based elective surgery center.
- Hypertension and haematomas: prophylaxis with apresoline.
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Closed compression technique for rupturing a contracted capsule around a breast implant.
When a breast becomes hard after an augmentation mammaplasty, the fibrous capsule around the implant can be ruptured, in most cases, by closed compression of the breast-resulting in immediate softness of the breast. As yet the duration of t…
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Repair of concavity of thoracic wall with silicone elastomer implant. Case report.
We corrected a chest wall defect by fabricating and inserting a prosthesis made from Silastic RTV 382 (a silicone elastomer). This reconstruction in our 19-year-old patient was easier, less expensive, less time consuming, and more acceptabl…
- Psychosexual dynamics of patients undergoing mammary augmentation.