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[BACKGROUND] Patients with longstanding facial paralysis often exhibit synkinesis. Few reports describe the prevalence and factors related to the development of synkinesis after facial paralysis. Botulinum toxin type A injection is an impor…

[BACKGROUND] Evaluation of outcomes after aesthetic surgery still is a challenge in plastic surgery. The evaluation frequently is based on subjective criteria. This study used a new clinical grading scale to evaluate aesthetic results for p…

[BACKGROUND] Ptosis with excess skin in the pubic area is a very common deformity in patients after massive weight loss. This deformity requires adequate surgical treatment whether combined with abdominoplasty or not. The enlarged pubogenit…

In a prospective study, indices of glucose homeostasis, lipid profile, and systemic inflammation were monitored after an aesthetic abdominoplasty, aiming to scrutinize the possible metabolic benefits for abdominal fat removal. Premenopausal…

[BACKGROUND] Protrusion of the abdominal wall secondary to abdominoplasty may occur in patients with weakness of the aponeurotic structures. The anterior layer of the rectus abdominis muscle consists of fibers that are transverse rather tha…

[BACKGROUND] Bilateral mammaplasty or mastopexy is frequently used for oncoplastic objectives. However, little information has been available regarding outcome following immediate and delayed reconstruction. [METHOD] Patients were divided …

[BACKGROUND] Collapsed skin folds after bariatric weight loss are often managed by plastic procedures, but changes in dermal composition and architecture have rarely been documented. Given the potential consequences on surgical outcome, a p…

[BACKGROUND] After massive weight loss, one of the stigmas that afflict women is the remaining deformity of the breasts which become flaccid and ptotic, with an absent or flat upper pole. The authors propose the use of a well-established ma…

[OBJECTIVE] To present the clinical-surgical three year-experience related to body contour surgery in the massive weight loss patient, performed by the Plastic Surgery team of the Sapopemba State Hospital. [METHODS] Retrospective study per…

[BACKGROUND] Abdominal skin overhang is not unusual after massive weight loss induced by antiobesity interventions, and poor quality of life should be feared in such circumstances, especially in women. However, long-term results of quality …

[BACKGROUND] Although various techniques have been used for breast conservation surgery reconstruction, there are few studies describing a logical approach to reconstruction of these defects. The objectives of this study were to establish a…

[BACKGROUND] The transaxillary approach plays a useful role for breast augmentation due to scar placement in a less visible position. However, the future impact of the procedure on the lymphatic drainage patterns and sentinel lymph node (SL…

[BACKGROUND] Although transaxillary breast augmentation (TBA) is a well-studied procedure, few previous reports exist concerning the subfascial technique, especially without endoscopic assistance. This study aimed to analyze the feasibility…

Changes in cutaneous sensibility are common after diverse plastic surgical procedures. Although prior studies examined aesthetic results, combined procedures, and new abdominoplasty techniques, few examined the effect of undermining on cuta…

[BACKGROUND] Although breast reconstruction with the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is a well-known technique, few publications have reported the aesthetic outcome of the abdomen and the donor-site closure techniques utiliz…

[BACKGROUND] Transaxillary breast augmentation has gained popularity because of the good aesthetic results and scar placement in a less visible position. As breast-augmented patients age, an increasing number of breast cancer cases can be e…

[BACKGROUND] The severely obese patient, after considerable loss of weight, has large remaining skin folds. Classic transverse abdominoplasties leave bulges in the flanks. This article presents an alternative procedure, circumferential abdo…

The principle of free flaps based on perforator vessels and the development of deep inferior epigastric perforator flap (DIEP) is currently used in reconstructive microsurgery. Clinical experience and research have shown that perforator fla…

The clinical features and the plastic surgery management of a 23-year-old woman with cutis laxa are presented. Two rhytidectomies were performed in this patient within 1 year. The first was associated with a SMAS flap; the second employed a…

Reduction mammaplasty is nowadays one of the most frequently performed plastic surgeries. The main purpose is the reduction of the volume of breasts, but the resulting scars can jeopardize the result of the operation. The Division of Plasti…

One hundred three patients underwent abdominoplasty combined with other intraabdominal procedures including 67 tubal ligations, 34 total abdominal hysterectomies and 2 cholecystectomies, from January 1983 to July 1991. The patients were div…

The clinical features of the toxic shock syndrome are well established. It is rapidly developing disease and may be lethal if not recognized and treated in time. Once the syndrome was associated with the use of tampon by menstruating women.…

From 1877 to 1991, 23 patients, 15 female and eight male, age ranging from eight to 42 years were treated for hemifacial depressions with microvascular transplants. Eight had hemifacial atrophy, four had hemifacial microsomia and one sequel…

The authors discuss the professional liability of plastic surgeon for the results of esthetic procedures. In their opinion, plastic surgery was artificially divided in reconstructive and esthetic one. Legal decisions have also separated the…

Fifty nine patients with extensive traumatisms of the external ear, including 3 total amputations, 10 partial amputations with maintenance of reduced pedicle and 46 extensive lesions without further vascularization, have been attended in th…

The authors review 58 female patients, submitted to abdominoplasty. They utilized a technical approach that permitted to obtain umbilical scars similar to the normal ones.…