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The options for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction have increased considerably over the past 50 years and depend on the resultant disfigurement from surgery and or radiotherapy. Radical and modified radical mastectomy were considered the…

Cosmetic rhinoplasty involves surgical manipulation of the nasal cartilages, nasal bones, lining mucosa and extracartilaginous soft. The nasal tip is a complex composite arrangement of tissues. These structures are responsible for creating …

Three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging has found its place in aesthetic surgery globally. The first attempt to use 3D surface imaging technique in clinic was in 1944 by Thalmaan, who used stereo photogrammetry to examine an adult with facia…

Since the first description of "The free abdominoplasty flap for breast reconstruction" by Hans Holmstrom in 1979, [see Ref. 1] the use of lower abdominal tissue has revolutionised reconstruction of the breast. DIEP (deep inferior epigastri…

[UNLABELLED] Abdominoplasty is a surgical procedure designed to rejuvenate truncal aesthetics, in which restoring "normal" waistline definition is one of the most challenging elements. Advancement in surgical techniques is reducing surgical…

[BACKGROUND] Polyurethane-coated conical implants were introduced by Silimed (US distributor: Sientra, Santa Barbara, California) in 2008 and offer an alternative to round or anatomically shaped implants. By their design and volume distribu…

Face-lifting is now a common aesthetic procedure, performed mainly by plastic surgeons but increasingly also by ENT surgeons, oral surgeons, general surgeons and dermatologists. The level of expertise is dependent on training and exposure t…

Silicone breast implants have been used for augmentation mammoplasty for cosmetic purposes as well as for breast reconstruction following mastectomy for more than three decades. Though the use of the silicone gel filled variety has been ban…

Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder which includes fibrosis of the skin. Facial skin contraction leads to loss of forehead, periorbital, and nasolabial wrinkling and at the same time causes radial furrows around the contracted oral …

Hemangiomas and lymphangiomas remain the most common benign tumors seen by the plastic surgeon that involve a neonate's skin and deeper tissues. A significant number of tumors undergo spontaneous regression and require no treatment. The por…