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Enhanced Scar Reduction With Triamcinolone Acetonide and Botulinum Toxin A Combination Therapy Compared to Botulinum Toxin A Monotherapy: A Translational Pilot Study.
[BACKGROUND] The efficacy of combining triamcinolone acetonide (TAC) and botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) to treat hypertrophic scars and keloids remains unclear. [OBJECTIVES] This pilot study aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of BTX-A …
- Reply to the Commentary: Effective minimal invasive strategy for mixed type gynecomastia using vacuum-assisted mastectomy and power-assisted liposuction.
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Effective minimally invasive strategy for mixed-type gynecomastia using vacuum-assisted mastectomy and power-assisted liposuction.
[INTRODUCTION] Mixed-type gynecomastia is a benign male breast condition characterized by the proliferation of glandular and adipose tissues. Conventional open surgery has been the main approach for treating gynecomastia. However, this meth…
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Extended frontalis orbicularis oculi muscle flap shortening for treating refractory apraxia of eyelid opening associated with blepharospasm.
[BACKGROUND] Refractory apraxia of eyelid opening (AEO) is mostly unresponsive to botulinum toxin (BTx) and inevitably leads to functional blindness. To treat this challenging condition, an innovative surgical technique was proposed. [METH…
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Selective Myectomy and Myotomy In Situ for the Management of Refractory Blepharospasm in Meige Syndrome.
[BACKGROUND] Meige syndrome is characterized by involuntary blepharospasm and varied subphenotypes of oromandibular tonic-clonic muscle contraction. Despite botulinum toxin (BTx) being the mainstay of treatment for Meige syndrome, a small s…
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Epidemiology and risk factors for notifiable Clostridium botulinum infections in Taiwan from 2003 to 2020.
Botulinum toxin is produced by Clostridium botulinum, a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium. This study aimed to examine the epidemiological characteristics, including sex, age, season in which infection occurred, place of residence, and epid…
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Synergic Effect of Botulinum Toxin Type A and Triamcinolone Alleviates Scar Pruritus by Modulating Epidermal Hyperinnervation: A Preliminary Report.
[BACKGROUND] Patients often experience scar-related pruritus, which adversely affects quality of life. Triamcinolone acetonide (TAC) is widely used to treat pathologic scars, and botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) reportedly improves scarring a…
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Personal Approach to Optimizing Inframammary Fold Incision for Asian Augmentation Mammoplasty.
[BACKGROUND] The rates of aesthetic breast augmentation have risen substantially in Asia. Outcomes of various breast augmentation approaches in Asia have not been comprehensively studied. In the past, the inframammary approach to breast aug…
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A novel 3D histotypic cartilage construct engineered by supercritical carbon dioxide decellularized porcine nasal cartilage graft and chondrocytes exhibited chondrogenic capability .
Augmentative and reconstructive rhinoplasty surgical procedures use autologous tissue grafts or synthetic grafts to repair the nasal defect and aesthetic reconstruction. Donor site trauma and morbidity are common in autologous grafts. The d…
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Fat Grafting for Facial Contouring (Nose and Chin).
The concept of microautologous fat transplantation (MAFT), proposed by Lin and colleagues in 2007, emphasized that the volume of each delivered parcel should be less than 0.01 mL to avoid potential fat grafting morbidities. The MAFT-GUN fac…
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Three Simple Steps for Refining Transcutaneous Lower Blepharoplasty for Aging Eyelids: The Indispensability of Micro-Autologous Fat Transplantation.
[BACKGROUND] Lower blepharoplasty has been used for rejuvenating lower eyelids, and diverse modifications have been used to treat conjunct deformities at the tear trough/lid-cheek junction. Strategies for recontouring prominent tear trough/…
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Micro-Autologous Fat Transplantation for Treating a Gummy Smile.
[BACKGROUND] A gummy smile is treated using many techniques, including botulinum toxin injection and various surgical interventions. Micro-autologous fat transplantation (MAFT) is a potentially advantageous alternative approach that has not…
- Vulvar siliconoma migrating from injected silicone breast augmentation.