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Alteration of Skin Mechanical Properties in Patients Undergoing Botulinum Toxin Type A Injections of Forehead Rhytides.
[BACKGROUND] Although application of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) for the treatment of forehead rhytides has become very popular, the effects of its intramuscular injections on the skin mechanical properties remain unclear. [OBJECTIVES] …
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Three-dimensional Superficial Liposculpture of the Hips, Flank, and Thighs.
[BACKGROUND] In the last 3 decades, liposuction has become a mainstay of the plastic surgeon's armamentarium, and the technique has evolved considerably. We retrospectively review all of the liposuction procedures that we performed over the…
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Lower-pole Shaping of the Breast by Means of a Double Glandular and Cutaneous Advancement Flap: The "Arrow" Flap.
Lower-pole shaping of the breast is sometimes a difficult challenge when performing vertical mammoplasty. The problems mostly encountered are too large breast bases, persistent dog ears, which require long incision, and poor breast projecti…
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[An example of a hub and spoke network system in Plastic Surgery: the Regional reference center for non-healing wounds in Ancona (Italy)].
Chronic wounds cause morbidity due to local infections, sepsis, osteomyelitis, but also increase mortality in the most severe cases and in patients with multiple comorbidities. Their increasing prevalence, associated disabilities and releva…
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A simple method to inset and position polyurethane-covered breast implants.
[BACKGROUND] Polyurethane-covered breast implants have been used increasingly for cosmetic and revision breast surgery. The incision for insertion should be of minimal length and the placement of these implants in the pocket can be more dif…
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Augmentation mammoplasty/mastopexy: lessons learned from 107 aesthetic cases.
[BACKGROUND] One-stage augmentation/mastopexy entails the challenge of augmenting breast volume with an implant while resecting excess skin. Although both augmenting and lifting the breast in a one-stage operation is gaining in popularity, …