Stoker DA

[BACKGROUND] Despite the increasing popularity of the combined augmentation mastopexy procedure among patients, the safety and efficacy of this surgery have been questioned by many surgeons. [OBJECTIVE] The authors investigated the safety …

[BACKGROUND] This study aimed to examine serial operative trends with patients who have experienced surgical implant deflation. In addition, the economic impact of deflation on practice caseload was analyzed. [METHODS] A retrospective revi…

[BACKGROUND] Combined cosmetic procedures have become increasingly popular. One of the most common combinations of cosmetic procedures includes abdominoplasty and cosmetic breast surgery. The shortened recovery and financial savings associa…

[BACKGROUND] In the last 15 years, reduction mammaplasty has been increasingly performed on an outpatient basis. Despite this evolution, few outcome studies have been published regarding outpatient breast reduction surgery. [OBJECTIVE] The…

[BACKGROUND] Since the introduction of fourth- and fifth-generation silicone gel implants, manufacturers have conducted several prospective, multicenter trials to examine their safety and efficacy. However, these studies were not standardiz…

[BACKGROUND] Abdominoplasty has traditionally been described in the literature as an operation that is performed in a hospital setting, although more recently it is likely that most procedures are performed on an outpatient basis. To date, …

[BACKGROUND] Although there is an abundance of data in the literature regarding the safety of breast reduction and augmentation, nearly all of the literature concerning mastopexy describes techniques. There are few studies regarding revisio…

[BACKGROUND] Simultaneous breast augmentation and mastopexy has historically been a controversial topic, and it has been considered by some to be a difficult and unpredictable procedure. Secondary breast augmentation and mastopexy after pre…

[BACKGROUND] One-stage mastopexy with breast augmentation is an increasingly popular procedure among patients. In the past 9 years, there has been a 506 percent increase in mastopexy procedures alone. Although some recommend a staged mastop…

[BACKGROUND] This study was designed to evaluate and compare the complication rates of patients having abdominoplasty without breast surgery with the rates of those having abdominoplasty with various types of elective breast surgery, includ…

[BACKGROUND] Although several studies have been published documenting the safety of laser-assisted breast reduction, they have involved only small numbers of patients. [OBJECTIVE] The authors conducted a retrospective chart review of a ser…

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not prefilled breast implants retain their volume in packaging. [METHODS] This study examined 32 Poly Implant Prosthesis prefilled textured saline breast implants. All of t…

[BACKGROUND] Although some authors have reported that 1-stage breast augmentation with mastopexy does not increase the risks of surgery, recent literature has raised the question of whether better results might be achieved by staging the pr…

[BACKGROUND] The popularity of plastic surgery "makeover" television programs has increased interest among the public and the medical community in both the positive and negative aspects of combined surgery procedures. In particular, the saf…

[BACKGROUND] Although inflatable saline implants have been in use since 1965, few studies have examined their deflation rates over time. [OBJECTIVE] We conducted a retrospective study to analyze the deflation rate for Mentor inflatable Sil…

[BACKGROUND] It is increasingly common for patients to request that multiple cosmetic procedures be performed during a single operation. The advantages of combined procedures include a single recovery period, reduced surgery costs, and fast…