Long X ⚠ 동명이인 가능성

[BACKGROUND] An increasing number of surgical and nonsurgical interventions are available in the field of female genital plastic surgery. The rate of female genital plastic surgery has increased by nearly 220 percent over the past 5 years. …

[BACKGROUND] Indocyanine green angiography (ICG-A) has been widely applied for intraoperative flap assessment in DIEP flap breast reconstruction. However, the beneficial effect of ICG-A in DIEP flap breast reconstruction is still uncertain …

[BACKGROUND] Mandibular defects can greatly affect patients' appearance and functionality. The preferred method to address this issue is reconstructive surgery using a fibular flap. The current personalized guide plate can improve the accur…

[BACKGROUND] The ageing in the mid-face involves volume deficiency in multiple anatomical units, including the zygomatic arch, infraorbital region, medial and lateral cheek and nasolabial fold (NLF). Hyaluronic acid (HA) is extensively used…

[BACKGROUND] Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) can not only reduce the dynamic wrinkles but also improve the skin quality. This study aims to quantitaively and comprehensively assess the improvement of dynamic wrinkles and skin quality follow…

[BACKGROUND] Masseter reduction by botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT-A) injection is a popular procedure in East Asia. Inappropriate injection can result in various complications. [OBJECTIVES] The aim of this study was to develop an approach fo…

[BACKGROUND] Multiple muscles contribute to the formation of dorsal nasal lines (DNLs) and affect nasal aesthetics. Few attempts have been made to explore the range of distribution of DNLs in relation to injection planning. [OBJECTIVES] Th…

[BACKGROUND] Patients nowadays seek medical reduction of the upper trapezius muscle to achieve aesthetic pleasing necklines. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A), a neurotoxin that reduces the force of muscle contraction, is widely used for shou…

[BACKGROUND] Eyebrow position affects human facial expression and aesthetic appearance. However, upper-eyelid surgeries may cause brow position changes and affect the function and aesthetics of the eyebrow. The purpose of this review was to…

[BACKGROUND] High crease correction is difficult to achieve in secondary blepharoplasty. Currently, patients tend to have more precise requirements for crease-lowering procedures, such as low in-fold or low out-fold creases. For the out-fol…

[BACKGROUND] Single eyelids are common among Asians. It is not uncommon to see people with single eyelids raise their eyebrows to wide open their eyes. This results in frequent compensatory contraction of the frontalis muscle and thus leads…

[BACKGROUND] In recent years, immediate replacement with a prosthesis (direct-to-implant, DTI) is gaining more popularity than two-staged methods (tissue expander followed by an implant, TEI). The safety of immediate implant-based breast re…

To explore the pathological characteristics of three mice models of temporomandibular joint degenerative joint disease (TMJDJD), including osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis, and to provide references for animal experimental study regarding …

[BACKGROUND] Botulinum toxin (BoNT) injection is the most commonly performed procedure in cosmetic surgery. However, blind injection is unable to take individual anatomical variations into consideration, which is the main contributing facto…

[BACKGROUND] Large calves are considered unattractive. Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A), acting as a neurotoxin that reduces muscle contraction, is widely used in calf contouring. However, there lacks detailed anatomical data to guide clinic…

[BACKGROUND] Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection is a popular cosmetic procedure in East Asian countries, and there are multiple types of toxins on the market. Whether different toxin types induce different changes in the masseter has…

[BACKGROUND] The inframammary approach is one of the most commonly used incisions in breast augmentation. There are many suture methods for inframammary incisions; however, no one method has proven optimal. We modified the traditional three…

[BACKGROUND] This article presents a new method using a dermis-outer orbicularis fascia-orbicularis-levator (DOOL) fixation technique for double-eyelid blepharoplasty. [METHODS] Our surgical technique preserves the preorbicular venous netw…

[PURPOSE] Incisional double eyelid blepharoplasty is the most common cosmetic operation in East Asia. Although numerous articles on surgical techniques have been published, complications, such as fold loss, asymmetry, and visible scars, sti…

[BACKGROUND] Double eyelid blepharoplasty is a popular procedure among Asian population. Double eyelid shape is important to achieving high satisfaction rate. Currently, there lacks large sample survey and detailed analysis on preferred dou…

[BACKGROUND] Vaginal laxity, usually accompanied with prolapse symptoms, affects women's sexual satisfaction and quality of life. Vaginal tightening surgery aims to reinforce perivaginal muscle strength and restore normal vaginal anatomy. …

[BACKGROUND] Full lips are beauty standards. Botulinum toxin A (BTA) paralyzes the orbicularis oris muscle to achieve the eversion of the lip, and thus makes the lip look plump. [AIMS] This study presents three cases of BTA injection to th…

[BACKGROUND] No reports of the potential areas of surgeons' aesthetics in blepharoplasty. [AIMS] To explore the association between the surgeons' own double eyelid morphology and their aesthetics and surgical outcome. [METHODS] An investi…

[BACKGROUND] For the patients seeking secondary upper blepharoplasty, a static double-eyelid fold featuring an immobile lower flap and depression of the fold is common. [OBJECTIVES] In this study, the authors propose a novel technique of r…

[BACKGROUND] There is currently no consensus on the ideal plane for implant placement in breast reconstruction. The study compares the clinical efficacy and safety between prepectoral and subpectoral implant-based breast reconstruction. [M…

[BACKGROUND] The need for postmastectomy breast reconstruction surgery has increased dramatically, and significant progress has been made both in implant and autologous based breast reconstruction in recent decades. In this paper, we perfor…

[BACKGROUND] Secondary lymphedema is a common condition that affects patients with malignant tumors. Conservative treatments fail to provide lasting relief because they do not address the underlying pathological accumulation of excessive fa…

Autologous fat grafting has become increasingly popular in the field of aesthetic surgery because of its biocompatibility and low donor site morbidity. However, some fatal complications may occur following the surgery. We herein describe a …

[BACKGROUND] The authors aimed to analyze factors related to lipotransfer for localized scleroderma, and to explore the feasibility of cell-assisted lipotransfer for localized scleroderma treatment. [METHODS] Abdominal fat samples were tak…

Bifid nose, an indicator of Tessier No.0, is a rare congenital malformation. Because of its rarity, few cases were reported and the optimal surgical procedure and the best time for surgery have not been widely acknowledged. In this brief re…