흉터교정술 Scar Revision

[BACKGROUND] Anterolateral thigh (ALT) and gracilis muscle flaps have been described as comparable reconstructive options regarding maximal flap dimension and indications. However, split-thickness skin-grafted muscle flaps are generally bel…

[BACKGROUND] Recently, there has been an increased acceptance of the primary cleft rhinoplasty providing acceptable outcomes. Nose reconstruction, and specifically cleft nose deformity, should be addressed based on this philosophy. The purp…

[PURPOSE] The conventional abdominal and groin flaps for resurfacing the defect have several disadvantages, including the risk of flap failure due to accidental traction or detachment, immobilization of the arm before division, and aestheti…

[BACKGROUND] Secondary deformities of the cleft lip and nose are mainly caused by the long period of craniofacial development and the secondary scarring. Correction of the secondary cleft lip-nose deformity is a complex process that require…

[BACKGROUND] After massive weight loss (MWL), the chest in men may show significant deformities. The surgical treatment of gynecomastia after MWL remains a difficult and partially misunderstood surgery due to 4 main factors: a complex exces…

[UNLABELLED] Despite an increasing surge of exosome use throughout the aesthetic arena, a paucity of published exosome-based literature exists. Exosomes are membrane-bound extracellular vesicles derived from various cell types, exerting eff…

[BACKGROUND] Meige syndrome is characterized by involuntary blepharospasm and varied subphenotypes of oromandibular tonic-clonic muscle contraction. Despite botulinum toxin (BTx) being the mainstay of treatment for Meige syndrome, a small s…

The aim of this study was to examine internal responsiveness and estimate minimally important differences (MIDs) for CLEFT-Q scales. In this prospective cohort study, participants completed the CLEFT-Q appearance and health-related quality …

[BACKGROUND] Bilateral breast augmentation has been the top surgical procedure performed worldwide by plastic surgeons for the past 5 years. Complex breast revision patients are challenging, with the cleavage area being one of the most diff…

[OBJECTIVE] CLEFT-Q is a condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). The aim of this study was to examine the cross-sectional construct validity of the CLEFT-Q scales. [DESIG…

[BACKGROUND] This study was conducted to see if better scar results could be obtained by administering botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNTA) injection and W-plasty incision for preventing rhytidectomy scar. [METHODS] All patients underwent e…

[BACKGROUND] Oncoplastic breast reduction has been shown to be an effective and safe approach to breast conservation surgery in women with macromastia. However, there remains a paucity of data investigating the comparative outcomes. This st…

Little is known about the safety and surgical outcomes of mastectomy after breast reduction in the trans male population. Several concerns have been voiced that performing mastectomy with prior breast reduction surgery, increases the risk f…

[BACKGROUND] Implant-based breast augmentation is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures performed worldwide. As the number of patients who have breast implants continues to rise, so does the number of those who request breast i…

The primary goal in the secondary correction of unilateral cleft lip nose deformity is to achieve symmetry of the nose and nostril. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of freeing the lower lateral cartilage from the pyriform ligame…

Scars from Nonsuicidal Self-Injury - What Plastic Surgery Can Do Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) can induce characteristic scar patterns indicating the origin of these scars. This frequently results in the stigmatization of the involved pa…

[OBJECTIVES] Congenital frontonasal dysplasia (CFND) is a rare heterogeneous collection of facial deformities. Due to the range of complexity, surgical management is not standardized. [METHODS] We present a severe case of CFND and approach…

[BACKGROUND] The number of revision surgeries to improve breast asymmetry after deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction is still high worldwide with impact on both patients and healthcare systems. These procedu…

[BACKGROUND] Lateral canthal webbing is a known complication of blepharoplasty, which occurs when the lateral aspect of the upper blepharoplasty incision is taken below the equator of the lateral canthus. Removing excessive eyelid skin late…

The aim of abdominoplasty is to restore a normal abdominal contour, with minimal signs of the surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility, safety, and advantages of en block removal of a skin island before upper abdo…