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A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Prospective Clinical Trial of Botulinum Toxin Type A in Prevention of Hypertrophic Scar Development in Median Sternotomy Wound.
[BACKGROUND] Linear hypertrophic scar is a common surgical problem that can be difficult to manage, especially for the median sternotomy scar. Botulinum toxin type A (BTA) is widely used in cosmetic surgery and has been shown to improve sca…
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Periauricular Purse-String Reinforced with SMAS plication and Malaria Fat Pad Elevation for Mid-and Lower Facial Rejuvenation: FACE-Q Report.
[BACKGROUND] Facial aging is a complex process influencing every layer of the facial structure. Most accepted surgical techniques for facial rejuvenation involve certain manipulation of the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS). Out …
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Complications and Treatment Strategy After Breast Augmentation by Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Injection: Summary of 10-Year Clinical Experience.
From 1997 to 2006, polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) was approved for use in China as a permanent filler for breast augmentation, and it is estimated that 200,000 women have undergone PAAG injection since then. After injection, complications s…
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Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells formed acinar-like structure when stimulated with breast epithelial cells in three-dimensional culture.
Lipotransfer has been applied in breast augmentation surgery for several years and the resident adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) play an important role in enhancing fat graft survival. However, the interaction between ASCs and mammary epit…
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The Individualized Facelift Technique in Improving Facial Asymmetry for Asian Patients.
[PURPOSE] Among multiple influential factors affecting facial symmetry, the role of soft tissue is often overlooked. Skin and skeletal differences between Asian and Caucasian people also require the adaptation of current techniques for Asia…
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Clinical outcomes of Botox injections for chronic temporomandibular disorders: do we understand how Botox works on muscle, pain, and the brain?
The main objective of this retrospective review was to analyze the clinical outcomes following the use of botulinum toxin (onabotulinumtoxinA, Botox) injections to relieve the symptoms of chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Seventy-o…
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Initial psychometric validation of the questionnaire on pain caused by spasticity (QPS).
[BACKGROUND] The Questionnaire on Pain caused by Spasticity (QPS) is a modular patient- and observer-reported outcome measure of spasticity-related pain (SRP) in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Originally developed for an English-speakin…
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Occurrence of Bruise, Hematoma, and Pain in Upper Blepharoplasty Using Blunt-Needle vs Sharp-Needle Anesthetic Injection in Upper Blepharoplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
[IMPORTANCE] Though it has been a common practice to use sharp needles to administer local anesthesia for upper blepharoplasty, the evidence for their benefit is lacking. [OBJECTIVE] To evaluate whether there is any benefit of using blunt-…
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Utilization of Body Contouring Procedures Following Weight Loss Surgery: A Study of 37,806 Patients.
[BACKGROUND] Bariatric surgery has substantial health benefits; however, some patients desire body contouring (BC) procedures following rapid weight loss. There is a paucity of data regarding the true rate of BC following bariatric procedur…
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Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor, ibandronate, improves endothelial function in spontaneously hypertensive rats.
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), originating predominantly from vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), lead to vascular damage and endothelial dysfunction in rats with hypertension. The downstream signaling pathways of farnesyl pyrophosphate (…
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Prevention of esophageal strictures after endoscopic submucosal dissection with the injection of botulinum toxin type A.
[BACKGROUND AND AIMS] The use of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for management of widespread superficial esophageal squamous carcinoma is closely associated with esophageal stenosis. We investigated the efficacy and feasibility of e…
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[The research of SurgiCase CMF software in surgical simulation and prediction for mandibular asymmetry].
[OBJECTIVE] To evaluate the predictive accuracy of the SurgiCase CMF software in surgical simulation and prediction for mandibular asymmetry with 3-dimensional simulation and measurement. [METHODS] CBCT data of 27 patients with mandibular …
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The Three-Dimensional Techniques in the Objective Measurement of Breast Aesthetics.
[UNLABELLED] Breast symmetry, size, and shape are key components of aesthetic outcomes of augmentation mammoplasty, reduction, and reconstruction. Many have claimed that the 3D scanning technique, which measures breast volumes directly and …
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In vitro expression of cytokeratin 18, 19 and tube formation of adipose-derived stem cells induced by the breast epithelial cell line HBL-100.
Fat transplantation is increasingly used in breast augmentation; and recently, the issue of safety concerns from a cellular and molecular point of view has been raised. In this study, attentions were paid to the interaction between adipose-…
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Analysis of alar balance in secondary cleft lip with Z-plasty technique of nasal cartilage.
The cleft nasal deformity is a prevailing problem of complex challenge for plastic surgery, especially in the secondary correction. We mainly chose 40 patients with unilateral secondary cleft lip nasal deformity with alar collapse. Based on…
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Edge locked stitching between nostril ala and lateral cartilages with a mucochondrial Z-plasty in correction of unilateral cleft nasal deformity in secondary rhinoplasty.
[BACKGROUND] Ala and nostril collapse are most raised complaints in secondary deformity of unilateral cleft patients. While a lot of techniques have been introduced so far, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of edge…
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The pharmacological research of Tek-1 relevance to anti-neuroinflammation, a candidate compound based on Telmisartan.
In this paper, BV-2 mouse small glial cell inflammation model induced by LPS is established. The experiment used 0.1-10 μM of telmisartan and Tek-1 to incubate with small glial cell and used telmisartan and Tek-1 to incubate with PPAR gamma…
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Introducing the Quill™ device for modified sleeve circumcision with subcutaneous suture: a retrospective study of 70 cases.
[OBJECTIVE] The purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of treatment for male circumcision using modified sleeve circumcision and subcuticular suture with the Quill™ device. [METHODS] From May 2011 to March 2012, 70…
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Effects of FGF-2 and OP-1 in vitro on donor source cartilage for auricular reconstruction tissue engineering.
[OBJECTIVE] Microtia is a congenital partial or total loss of the external ear with current treatment approaches involving autologous construction from costal cartilage. Alternatively, tissue engineering provides possible use of normal or m…
- The emergence of craniofacial surgery in China.
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The impending shortage and cost of training the future plastic surgical workforce.
An expanding US population with increasing demand for aesthetic surgery, growing competition from other specialties, a constant rate of retiring plastic surgeons, and a static number of residents places increasing demands on the plastic sur…
- Using a closed-tube irrigation technique to treat the infection of soft tissue expansion and fat injection.
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A treatment strategy for postburn neck reconstruction: emphasizing the functional and aesthetic importance of the cervicomental angle.
The authors describe an algorithm for reconstruction of both the soft tissue and skeletal components of severe postburn neck deformities. The critical functional and aesthetic importance of the cervicomental angle is emphasized. The neck is…
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[Application and review of the reversed posterior interosseous artery flap in 78 clinical cases].
[OBJECTIVE] To assess and review the indications and methods of the reversed posterior interosseous artery flap for repairing soft tissue defects of the hand. [METHODS] In the series, three types of flaps were utilized including the revers…
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Reconstituted normal human breast in nude mice: effect of host pregnancy environment and human chorionic gonadotropin on proliferation.
The proliferation of normal human breast epithelial cells in women is highest during the first trimester of pregnancy. In an attempt to analyze this hormonal environment in a model system, the effect of host mouse pregnancy and the administ…
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Estrogen and progesterone receptors can be maintained in normal human breast epithelial cells in primary culture and after transplantation into nude mice.
The estrogen and progesterone receptor expression was determined in breast epithelial cells from reduction mammoplasty specimens. Only a subset of the luminal epithelial cell population was found to be positive for these receptors. When the…
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Estrogen receptor variants in epithelial compartment of normal human breast.
Estrogen receptor (ER) splice variants have previously been identified in normal human breast. Normal breast, however, comprises many cell types including fat cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and a variety of inflammatory cells beside…
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Adeno-associated virus vector mediated transduction of primary normal human breast epithelial cells.
Cultured human breast epithelial cells from reduction mammoplasty specimens were transduced using an adeno-associated virus vector encoding the marker gene E. coli -galactosidase. Subconfluent, growing, breast epithelial cells were more eas…
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Isolation of a cDNA for the human homolog of MAT-1 oncogene and its expression in human breast cancer cells.
Overexpression of mouse MAT-1 oncogene is associated with carcinogensis of mouse mammary epithelial cells. A human cDNA (hMAT) homologous to MAT-1 was isolated from normal human breast tissue. The hMAT cDNA is 1312 bp long and produces a 8.…
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In vivo growth stimulation of collagen gel embedded normal human and mouse primary mammary epithelial cells.
A new system for studying growth of normal human mammary epithelial cells in an in vivo environment using athymic nude mice is described. Human mammary epithelial cells dissociated from reduction mammoplasty specimens were embedded within c…