Cárdenas-Camarena L

The rise in aesthetic surgery in recent years has led to an increased incidence of complications associated with these procedures. Liposuction and autologous fat transfer have become some of the most common cosmetic interventions worldwide,…

[BACKGROUND] Tranexamic acid (TXA) is used to reduce bleeding in body contouring procedures; however, there are no studies that show the effectiveness of TXA when it is also used in the immediate postoperative period. [METHODS] A controlle…

Lipoabdominoplasty is one of the most commonly performed procedures in body-contouring surgery. We present a retrospective study of our 26 years of experience to improve the results and assure the greatest possible safety in lipoabdominopla…

[BACKGROUND] Intraoperative hemostasis should be performed with great caution because bleeding is a huge enemy of patient safety during surgery. Tranexamic acid is a lysine synthetic derivate that inhibits fibrinolysis and diminishes the bl…

[BACKGROUND] TULUA (transverse plication, no undermining, full liposuction, neoumbilicoplasty, and low transverse abdominal scar) is the acronym for a radically different lipoabdominoplasty, intended to add simplicity, improve vascular safe…

[BACKGROUND] There are different procedures for gluteal augmentation. The authors describe their gluteal augmentation technique, which combines buttock implant placement, frame liposuction, and lipoinjection in the lateral third of the butt…

[INTRODUCTION] Liposuction is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures. As in any surgery, there are risks and complications, especially when combined with fat injection. Case reports of fat embolism have been reported. A possible…

Gluteal augmentation with fat has become one of the most common cosmetic procedures worldwide. Gluteal augmentation is designed to increase the volume and contour of the gluteal region. Intramuscular lipoinjection has been linked to multipl…

[INTRODUCTION] There is concern regarding the high incidence of thrombosis in plastic surgery patients. For this reason, we wanted to compare the results of the Caprini/Pannucci score in patients with and without a past history of thrombosi…

[BACKGROUND] Liposuction and gluteal lipoinjection are two of the most frequent surgical procedures in body contouring surgery, and two of the most important complications are microscopic (MIFE) and macroscopic (MAFE) fat embolism. Despite …

Buttock enlargement with lipoinjection is a procedure that has had a very high demand in the last 5 years. Changes in aesthetics have made more patients request greater volume in their buttocks and hips. The procedure requires not only lipo…

[BACKGROUND] The frequency of fat embolism mortality after liposuction has increased. As the only dependable evidence for this problem is that available in the medical literature, a study of clinical case reports is warranted. [METHODS] Th…

[INTRODUCTION] Aesthetic breast area improvements for gynecomastia and gender dysphoria patients who seek a more masculine appearance have increased recently. We present our clinical experience in breast masculinization and a classification…

[BACKGROUND] Liposuction has become one of the most common cosmetic surgical procedures, and severe complications secondary to this procedure have also increased significantly. That is why we carry out a research work to know the most frequ…

[BACKGROUND] Intramuscular gluteal lipoinjection has become one of the most commonly used surgical procedures for achieving improvement in the gluteal contour; however, there are few studies that report and analyze the causes of secondary d…

[BACKGROUND] Breast capsular contracture (BCC) is a commonly adverse event postmammoplastly characterized by an immune response mediated by cytokines and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 resulting in excessive synthesis and deposit of ex…

[BACKGROUND] Teaching aesthetic surgery within the different training programs worldwide sometimes presents significant challenges. The main difficulty lies in providing resident physicians with sufficient exposure to all of the conditions …

The techniques of reduction mammoplasty are multiple and varied. Each one has advantages and disadvantages. With any of them, full preservation of vascularity and sensitizing of the nipple-areola complex (NAC) should be sought, as well as f…

[BACKGROUND] The aim of this study was to determine any change in dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and lipid profile in non-obese women after abdominoplasty. [METHODS] An auto-controlled clinical trial was carried out. 9 women aged 35 to 40 y…

During a period of 8 years, 384 female patients underwent simultaneous surgery for placement of implants and mastopexy. The surgical techniques used were selected according to the characteristics of each particular case. The determining var…

[BACKGROUND] Studies have documented an increase in collagen production and acceleration of the scarring process when galvanic electrostimulation of less than 300 mV is used, but the effects of electrostimulation with characteristics differ…

[BACKGROUND] Aesthetic surgery of the thoracoabdominal area combining abdominoplasty and circumferential lipoplasty during the same surgical procedure is not a very common surgical procedure, but its use has increased during recent years. T…

Although lipoaspiration has been considered a safe surgical procedure for the last 30 years, reports indicate that this procedure has a high index of complications. This study was performed to analyze experience with patients in a clinical …

Forty-two female patients underwent liposuction of large volumes and extensive abdominoplasty during an 18-month period, with an average follow-up period of 9 months. Fifty-two percent of the patients underwent a third surgical procedure, w…