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[INTRODUCTION] Face and neck lifting is the cornerstone in the treatment of the lower third of the face and the neck but, as classically described, it has not a significant impact on the middle third, and fails to rejuvenate the upper third…

[INTRODUCTION] The Ribeiro flap was originally described to increase breast projection during breast surgery. The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes in breasts of patients with gigantomastia undergoing reduction mammaplasty with a…

[INTRODUCTION] Ptosis is a common complication after reduction mammoplasty, but its main influencing factors remain unclear. We aimed to evaluate the roles of age, smoking, pregnancies, hypertension, diabetes, preoperative glandular composi…

[BACKGROUND] Over time, all the face structures inevitably undergo the effects of chrono-aging with changes in their intrinsic characteristics, position and volume. Keeping in mind that all the possible aging defects may be concomitant, in …

[BACKGROUND] Very little is known of how urinary symptoms and low back pain related to rectus abdominis diastasis tend to change after reparative surgery. [OBJECTIVES] In this study we aimed to investigate these symptom changes in women wh…

[BACKGROUND] Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) is a condition commonly affecting women postpartum, often leading to functional impairments, negative body image, and reduced quality of life. While abdominoplasty with DRA correction is known to…

[BACKGROUND] Inverted-T scar reduction mammaplasty is still the most chosen technique for breast reduction even if scars are relevant. Sometimes, surgical scars may be esthetically unpleasant and may cause severe pain, tenderness, sleep dis…

[BACKGROUND] Lower eyelid displacement is probably the most feared complication following lower blepharoplasty.In order to properly plan revision surgery, it is crucial to understand which lamella is involved in the retraction, since differ…

Breast reduction is one of the most required plastic surgery procedures worldwide, improving significantly the quality of life for patients with macromastia and gigantomachia. Despite various proposed approaches aiming to yield more stable …

[BACKGROUND] Primary breast augmentation is one of the most sought-after procedures in cosmetic surgery. It is generally related to a high degree of patient satisfaction, but it is not always obvious which factors have greater influence on …

[BACKGROUND] Scarring at the incision site represents one of the most impactful outcomes in breast augmentation surgery for both the patient and the surgeon. Few studies exist with the aim of assessing patient perception of scarring outcome…

[BACKGROUND] Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) periprosthetic infections after breast augmentation procedures are increasingly common worldwide and should raise suspicion after empirical antimicrobial therapy fails but clinical signs of inf…

[INTRODUCTION] Facial ageing, particularly in the periorbital region, is a growing concern in contemporary culture. Upper blepharoplasty, a widely performed cosmetic surgery, addresses both aesthetic and functional issues related to eyelid …

[BACKGROUND] Rhinoplasty procedure has a strong impact on patient quality of life. Plastic surgery patients show a degree of appearance-related distress higher than general population, especially patients undergoing rhinoplasty. Relationshi…

[BACKGROUND] When there is insufficient autologous septal cartilage for graft sculpting in revision rhinoplasty, valid alternatives need to be found. Both autologous and homologous costal cartilage usage has been described in the literature…

[BACKGROUND] Patient satisfaction is the primary goal in breast augmentation, but in a few cases patient satisfaction and surgeon satisfaction are in disagreement. [OBJECTIVES] The authors try to explain the reasons associated with dispari…