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Setting up a new microsurgical breast service in a non-tertiary hospital: Is it safe, and do outcomes compare to centres of excellence?
[AIMS] Access to autologous reconstruction continues to be limited in some areas of the United Kingdom. This is, in part, due to the perceived difficulty offering this service outside of a large tertiary centre. We present our experience se…
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Impact of liposome bupivacaine on the adequacy of pain management and patient experiences following aesthetic surgery: Results from an observational study.
[BACKGROUND] Despite the efficacy of opioid analgesics for postsurgical pain, they are associated with side effects that may complicate recovery. Liposome bupivacaine is a prolonged-release formulation of bupivacaine approved for intraopera…
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A randomized 'N-of-1' single blinded clinical trial of barbed dermal sutures vs. smooth sutures in elective plastic surgery shows differences in scar appearance two-years post-operatively.
[BACKGROUND] Barbed sutures have unidirectional circumferential shallow barbs, which distribute tension throughout the wound and close wound securely without the need to tie knots. [OBJECTIVES] We compare two different methods of wound clo…
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Safety and efficacy of office-based surgery with monitored anesthesia care/sedation in 4778 consecutive plastic surgery procedures.
Office-based surgery has several potential benefits over hospital-based surgery, including cost containment, ease of scheduling, and convenience to both patients and surgeons. Scrutiny of office-based surgery by regulators and state-licensi…
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Stromal progenitor cells present within liposuction and reduction abdominoplasty fat for autologous transfer to aged skin.
[BACKGROUND] Autologous fat is used for direct transfer to locally replace fat, as well as for use intradermally in the treatment of rhytids in aged skin. [OBJECTIVE] To determine if the components of the autologous fat could be separated …
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Upregulation of basic fibroblast growth factor in breast carcinoma and its relationship to vascular density, oestrogen receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor and survival.
[BACKGROUND] Angiogenesis, the process whereby endothelial cells divide and migrate to form new blood capillaries, has been assessed in tumours by measuring microvessel density. High microvessel density is a significant adverse prognostic f…