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Reduction genioplasty for mandibular prognathism and long chin.
[BACKGROUND] When evaluating patients' profile, surgeons usually note the lack of the chin projection and may suggest chin augmentation, but they rarely discuss reduction of an over-projecting chin. This is unfortunate, since there are quit…
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Calf Augmentation and Restoration: Long-Term Results and the Review of the Reported Complications.
[BACKGROUND] Augmentation or reconstruction of the calves is indicated in patients with thin legs, for bodybuilders, or when there is a defect after an injury or illness. The principle of placing implants under the investing crural fascia w…
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Noses of the Middle East: Variety of Phenotypes and Surgical Approaches.
[BACKGROUND] The Middle East (ME) proper, a vast area between the East coast of the Mediterranean Sea and Afghanistan, is populated by many nations and tribes. Several nose phenotypes are prevalent throughout the region, but there is no pub…
- Comparison of Various Rhinoplasty Techniques and Long-Term Results.
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Mondor's subcutaneous banding after transaxillary breast augmentation: case report and the review of literature.
[UNLABELLED] Mondor's disease is a rare benign condition characterized by the formation of subcutaneous bands or strings in various locations, generally assumed to be symptoms of thrombophlebitis or phlebitis of the subcutaneous veins. Some…
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Facial reconstruction using porous high-density polyethylene (medpor): long-term results.
[UNLABELLED] Medpor is a biocompatible, porous, high-density polyethylene implant material used as a skeleton substitute. During the last two decades, it has been successfully applied for aesthetic contour enhancement and at reconstruction …
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A plea to control medical tourism.
The growing phenomenon of patients seeking medical procedures abroad (MPA), formerly known as a medical tourism, is discussed. The dark side of the trend is exemplified by the tragic case of a 31-year-old Swedish woman who upon seeing a web…
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Improvements in transaxillary breast augmentation.
[BACKGROUND] Roughly 90% of breast augmentations are done through the submammary approach, yet patients, given the choice, sometimes choose the transaxillary approach, with the inconspicuous scar hidden in the axilla. Because the transaxill…
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Prospective study comparing two brands of cohesive gel breast implants with anatomic shape: 5-year follow-up evaluation.
[BACKGROUND] The new generation of breast implants has an anatomic shape. These implants are made with a textured shell and filled with a cohesive silicone gel. Available since 1993 except in the United States, these implants are gaining in…
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Lip enhancement: surgical alternatives and histologic aspects.
This study included 66 consecutive patients, 58 women and 8 men, who underwent 86 surgical procedures on the lips during 1989-1998. Lip enlargement was performed in 59 patients, and lip reduction was performed in 7 patients. Indications wer…
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Porous polyethylene implants for nasal reconstruction: clinical and histologic studies.
This paper describes a technique of using Medpor porous high-density polyethylene implants for nasal reconstruction and chin augmentation. This biocompatible material has been used successfully during the last decade for various application…
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Long-term results of fat transplantation: clinical and histologic studies.
Nine cases of idiopathic constitutional subcutaneous fat atrophy in the cheek area during the years 1988-1992 were treated by the autologous transplantation of fat for purely aesthetic reasons. The fat graft suspension was obtained by the l…
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Perioral dermabrasion: clinical and experimental studies.
From 1985 through 1989, 54 patients with wrinkles around the lips and in the chin area were treated by dermabrasion. Significant improvement, lasting longer than three years, was achieved using both types of abrading tool: the wire brush an…
- [Liposuction--six years experience in Sweden].