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Use of the Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap for Urethra and/or Shaft Reconstruction in Gender-Diverse Persons: 10-Year Single-Center Experience.
[BACKGROUND] Although the free radial forearm flap (FRFF) is the standard for phalloplasty, the conspicuous donor-site scar, need for microsurgery, and tendency for the phallus to deflate over time leads both patients and surgeons to seek a…
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Staged Phalloplasty by Metoidioplasty First Does Not Appear to Lower Complication Rates.
[PURPOSE] Genital gender-affirming surgery in transmasculine patients encompasses both metoidioplasty and phalloplasty. Some patients opt to undergo staged phalloplasty by metoidioplasty first (SPMF). The aim of this study was to evaluate w…
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KECORT Study: An International e-Delphi Study on the Treatment of KEloids Using Intralesional CORTicosteroids in Clinical Practice.
[BACKGROUND] Intralesional corticosteroid administration (ICA) is a first-line keloid treatment. However, it faces significant variability in current clinical and scientific practice, which hinders comparability of treatment results. [OBJE…
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ESSM Position Statement "Sexual Wellbeing After Gender Affirming Surgery".
[INTRODUCTION] Much has been published on the surgical and functional results following Gender Affirming Surgery ('GAS') in trans individuals. Comprehensive results regarding sexual wellbeing following GAS, however, are generally lacking. …
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Human decellularized dermal matrix seeded with adipose-derived stem cells enhances wound healing in a murine model: Experimental study.
[OBJECTIVE] Full-thickness cutaneous wounds treated with split-thickness skin grafts often result in unaesthetic and hypertrophic scars. Dermal substitutes are currently used together with skin grafts in a single treatment to reconstruct th…
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An Update on the Surgical Treatment for Transgender Patients.
[INTRODUCTION] As gender dysphoria is becoming increasingly accepted in the general population, the number of patients seeking gender reassignment surgery is increasing. Although not every patient with gender dysphoria requires surgery, med…
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Hormonal and surgical treatment in trans-women with BRCA1 mutations: a controversial topic.
[INTRODUCTION] Male-to-female transgender persons (trans-women) receive livelong cross-sex hormonal treatment in order to induce and maintain secondary female characteristics. One of the concerns of long-term estrogen treatment is the induc…
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The use of platelet-rich plasma in plastic surgery: a systematic review.
[OBJECTIVE] The study's aim was to evaluate the available evidence regarding the use of platelet-rich plasma in plastic and reconstructive surgery, through implementation of a systematic review of the literature. [DATA SOURCES] PubMed and …
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Autologous breast augmentation with the lateral intercostal artery perforator flap in massive weight loss patients.
The body contour deformities that develop in morbidly obese patients following bariatric surgery often involve the breasts. Mastopexy is virtually always required in the female massive weight loss patient, and breast augmentation is often a…
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Septum-based mammaplasty: a surgical technique based on Würinger's septum for breast reduction.
[BACKGROUND] During the past 7 years, the senior author (M.H.) has been performing septum-based mammaplasty. The aim of this article is to report the safety and ease of breast shaping by using this technique. [METHODS] A series of 110 cons…
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Prevalence and demography of transsexualism in Belgium.
[AIM] The Belgian medical world has acknowledged the diagnosis of transsexualism and accepted Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) as one of the steps in the treatment of choice since 1985. This prevalence and demographic study analyses data on a…
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The versatility of the inter-costal artery perforator (ICAP) flaps.
[INTRODUCTION] Anatomy and classification of intercostal perforator flaps in addition to our experience with will be demonstrated for different indications. [MATERIAL AND METHODS] The intercostal vessels form an arcade between the aorta an…
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What exactly was wrong with the Trilucent breast implants? A unifying hypothesis.
Trilucent soybean oil-filled breast implants were initially announced as the ultimate prostheses for breast augmentation. However, after an increasing number of reports of local complications and hazardous metabolites attributable to lipid …
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Bilateral autogenous breast reconstruction using perforator free flaps: a single center's experience.
The authors present a single center's experience in bilateral breast reconstruction using perforator free flaps. The aim of this study was to show their indications, surgical technique, and results. A series of 53 patients underwent this pr…
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Autologous breast augmentation by pedicled perforator flaps.
A technique is described for autologous breast augmentation based on perforator flaps of the lateral chest wall. Raising these flaps as perforator flaps implies minimal donor site morbidity; however, the price to pay is a scar underneath th…
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Evaluation of nipple-areola complex sensitivity after the latero-central glandular pedicle technique in breast reduction.
[INTRODUCTION] Previous anatomical and clinical studies have shown that nipple-areola sensitivity decreased significantly after conventional superior and inferior pedicle technique for 3-6 months postoperatively. We found it necessary to mo…
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Minimal access cranial suspension lift: a modified S-lift.
There is a strong trend at hand toward less dramatic facial rejuvenation surgery. Most of the authors' patients want a cosmetic improvement but not at the cost of prolonged disfigurement or a high risk of complications. In 1999, a very simp…