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[BACKGROUND] Surgical treatment of high anal fistulas is challenging and associated with a relatively high rate of complications and failure. Stem cell therapy has shown promising results for fistulas associated with Crohn's disease but rem…

[BACKGROUND] Gynecomastia, a common condition involving benign breast tissue enlargement in men, poses challenges for plastic surgeons, especially in severe cases. Current surgical methods for severe gynecomastia often require complex, inva…

[BACKGROUND] Abdominoplasty and body contouring operations are responsible for a majority of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in aesthetic surgery. Apixaban is a newer oral anticoagulant that may prevent VTE without increasing the risk f…

[BACKGROUND] Patients undergo abdominoplasty/panniculectomy following excessive weight loss and/or to improve abdominal appearance/shape. The authors aim to compare clinical outcomes and quality of life (QoL) following these procedures in p…

[BACKGROUND] Classification theories for gynecomastia often conflate breast ptosis degree with subcutaneous soft tissue composition, leading to further confusion in determining appropriate surgical regions and techniques. To address this, w…

[BACKGROUND] Subscarpal fat represents a loose, hypovascular layer that contributes to flap tension and ischemic risk in abdominoplasty. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided subscarpal liposuction using …

[INTRODUCTION] Liposuction is effective for body contouring but may cause transient cutaneous sensory changes. In lipedema, therapeutic liposuction involves higher aspirate volumes, fibrotic tissue, and exposure of distal-leg zones at risk.…

[INTRODUCTION] Lipedema is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by symmetrical deposition of adipose tissue in the upper and lower limbs, disproportionate to the trunk. It primarily affects women. The objective of this study was to …

[PURPOSE] To present a rare case of a suspected ophthalmic artery fat embolus in a patient who underwent bilateral elbow liposuction. [OBSERVATIONS] The patient, a 44-year-old female with past smoking history and stable meningioma with no …

[INTRODUCTION] Lipedema causes abnormal fat accumulation in the limbs, leading to pain, functional impairment, and body image disturbance. Nowadays, various liposuction techniques are available. The wet technique is increasingly being consi…

[BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION] Surgical interventions, such as mastectomies, play a key role in gender affirmation for female-to-male (FtM) transitions, helping to improve psychological well-being. This article explores a modified FtM mastec…

Autologous fat grafting is a well-established technique for tissue augmentation, with various methods having been reported. None of them, however, has demonstrated clear superiority. We describe a simple modification of a well-established t…

[BACKGROUND] Lipedema is a chronic condition characterized by abnormal fat accumulation, primarily in the lower extremities, affecting mostly women. Despite improvements in diagnosis and treatment, lipedema is often misdiagnosed as obesity …

The use of DIEP flaps in patients with a history of abdominal liposuction remains controversial due to concerns about potential damage to perforator vessels, which are crucial for the flap's perfusion. Some studies suggest liposuction does …

[BACKGROUND] The inframammary fold (IMF) is a crucial anatomical structure that influences breast aesthetics after reconstruction. However, mastectomy often compromises the IMF, necessitating effective reconstruction techniques. Current app…

[BACKGROUND] Rectus abdominis fat grafting (RAFG) has emerged as a valuable adjunct to liposuction and abdominoplasty to enhance muscular definition and abdominal contour. Despite its growing popularity, evidence regarding safety, standardi…

[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation is a common aesthetic procedure, often performed alongside abdominal wall repairs such as rectus diastasis or umbilical hernias. Traditional incisions include inframammary, periareolar, axillary, and transum…

[BACKGROUND] Lower eyelid blepharoplasty (LLB) is a widely performed cosmetic procedure. Many studies have investigated its postoperative complications; however, most have focused on lower eyelid retraction and malposition, with little atte…

[BACKGROUND] Cosmetic tourism has become increasingly popular, with patients seeking lower cost cosmetic surgery overseas. However, complications often necessitate management in local public hospitals upon their return, placing a burden on …