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[BACKGROUND] PrabotulinumtoxinA is a 900-kDa botulinum toxin type A produced by Clostridium botulinum. [OBJECTIVES] The authors sought to investigate the safety of prabotulinumtoxinA for treatment of glabellar lines. [METHODS] This was a …

[BACKGROUND] There is a growing concern for microbial resistance as a result of overuse of antibiotics. Although guidelines have focused on the use of antibiotics for surgery in general, few have addressed plastic surgery specifically. The …

[BACKGROUND] Autologous fat grafting has been gaining popularity in recent years, although there remains concern regarding the safety and efficacy of the practice for breast surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine national trend…

[BACKGROUND] Venous thromboembolism is a devastating complication representing one of the major causes of postoperative death in plastic surgery. Within the scope of plastic surgery, body-contouring procedures are often considered to carry …

The reader is presumed to have a broad understanding of plastic surgical procedures and concepts. After studying this article, the participant should be able to: Physicians may earn 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit credit by successfully complet…

[BACKGROUND] Data have been lacking to answer many questions raised in the clinical literature and by the US Food and Drug Administration with regard to patient satisfaction with breast implants, informed consent, the impact of augmentation…

[BACKGROUND] The first Online Breast Augmentation Survey (Aesthetic Surg J 2004;24:117-135) reported on women who had undergone or who were considering breast augmentation with regard to motivation for surgery, patient satisfaction with res…

Prophylactic bilateral mastectomy has been demonstrated to reduce breast cancer incidence in women with a high inherited susceptibility to breast cancer. For the majority of high-risk women, however, bilateral prophylactic mastectomy is not…

Calcification of the fibrous capsule surrounding silicone breast implants is a well-recognized occurrence that increases with time following implantation. These mineralized deposits potentially confound mammographic breast cancer surveillan…

The etiology of capsular contracture is unclear and probably multifactorial. This review covers the literature on several proposed contracture factors, including filler material, implant placement, surface texture, and bacterial infection. …

This pilot study's goal was to test the feasibility of a data collection form which will be used in a scale-up study analyzing multiple surgeons' records. The goal of this expanded study will be to develop identifying factors for women who …

The amount of silicone (polydimethylsiloxane [PDMS]) in capsular tissue surgically removed from women with breast implants was measured by using (29)Si and (1)H magic-angle spinning solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Twelve women having smooth s…

Perhaps one of the most historically well-known plastic surgeons is Vilray P. Blair. As commander of the U.S. Army corps of head and neck surgeons during World War I, he became well known for his work in posttraumatic reconstruction. Blair'…

Restrictions ordered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the use of silicone gel-filled breast implants, as well as patient and surgeon dissatisfaction with the aesthetic results sometimes attained with saline solution-filled implan…

The introduction of the silicone gel-filled breast implant more than 30 years ago changed the nature of alloplastic breast augmentation and reconstruction. Over the last three decades, it is estimated that one million American women have un…

This report describes a case of gross contamination with the filamentous fungus P. variotii cultured from an intraluminal saline breast implant removed from a patient 14 months after implantation because of severe capsular contracture. We s…

Since the 1970s, anecdotal reports have described a relatively small number of women who received silicone gel breast implants and later developed either a recognized rheumatologic disease or unexplained symptoms suggestive of an autoimmune…

In this study designed to quantify the degree of breast enlargement produced by augmentation mammaplasty, 112 women who underwent breast augmentation were interviewed. The size increase that typically resulted from various implant volumes w…

Three-dimensional surface changes that accompany facial surgical procedures were measured noninvasively and evaluated quantitatively. An optical three-dimensional surface scanner with 360-degree surface coverage of a subject's head and a su…

Three-dimensional computed tomographic scan images of facial deformities provide information that has been useful in planning and evaluating therapy. However, the benefits of computed tomographic imaging in cosmetic plastic surgery are ofte…

Macromastia is a common cause of physical and emotional suffering. Reduction mammoplasty can provide relief from shoulder grooving, back and neck pain, intertrigo, and symptoms of ulnar nerve compression. Similarly, emotional well being is …

[OBJECTIVE] A series of screening mammograms in asymptomatic women with breast implants was reviewed to determine the prevalence of clinically silent sequelae of breast augmentation and to analyze the mammographic findings. [MATERIALS AND …

Current implants for breast augmentation containing silicone gel, saline, or both are radiopaque on mammographic examination and can totally obscure microcalcifications and soft-tissue masses. The effect of these implants on the detection o…

Gynecomastia is a serious cosmetic concern for many adolescent and adult males. In the majority of cases no pathologic cause for the problem can be found. The authors discuss the types of surgical treatment of gynecomastia.…

A review of 253 consecutive digits with stenosing flexor tenosynovitis was done to clarify the respective role of steroid injection and surgical release in the management of stenosing flexor tenosynovitis. Treatment selection was based on t…

Hyperhidrosis is an idiopathic pathologic condition characterized by excessive sweating beyond that required to cool the body. Disturbance of the central nervous system, endocrine system, or obesity has been associated with this condition. …

We have presented a case of bilateral capsular calcification, an extremely rare but clinically important complication of augmentation mammoplasty. Little is known about its pathogenesis, but it is believed to be related to the presence of m…

Current implants for breast augmentation containing silicone gel, saline, or both can totally obscure mammographic detection of microcalcifications and soft-tissue masses. To investigate the possibility of developing a more radiolucent impl…

An experimental canine model for blindness following blepharoplasty was developed to demonstrate occlusion of retinal circulation resulting from simulated retrobulbar hematoma. Seven mongrel dogs were studied, monitoring retinal vascular pa…