혈관폐색 Vascular Occlusion

[UNLABELLED] Before injecting hyaluronic acid (HA) filler into high-risk zones of the face, considerable caution must be exercised, including careful selection of the most appropriate filler, volume, and injection technique. Rare but severe…

[BACKGROUND] Inferior pedicle and free nipple grafting are commonly used as breast reduction techniques for patients with breast hypertrophy and gigantomastia. Limitations of these techniques are, respectively, possible vascular compromise …

[OBJECTIVE] Sunken temporal fossa appears oftentimes in Asians and resembles bad fortune that people wish to change. Numerous techniques and materials have been applied clinically for augmenting the sunken temporal fossa with variable resul…

Dermal fillers are increasingly used for soft tissue augmentation of the face and hands. The widespread use of dermal fillers for rejuvenation has led to a rise in reports of associated complications. Although the majority of complications …

Vascular compromise with impending skin necrosis is one of the most serious potential complications. Early recognition of vascular occlusion and swift and aggressive treatment are required to avoid any irreversible changes. However, initial…

[BACKGROUND] Reduction mammoplasty procedures in patients with macromastia and gigantomastia can prove a major challenge to the plastic surgeon. Although several techniques have been described to reduce very large breasts, they can often re…

"Nonsurgical rhinoplasty" refers to the use of injectable temporary fillers used to augment select areas of the nose to achieve improved appearance or function in select patients. Nonpermanent fillers can be used safely and must be properly…

[PURPOSE] Soft tissue ischemia is a devastating and unpredictable complication following dermal filler injection. Multiple mechanisms to explain this complication have been proposed, including vascular compression, vessel damage, and intraa…

[BACKGROUND] With the increasing popularity of three dimensional filler treatments, the tip of the injecting needle or cannula is subdermal, often adjacent to the facial vasculature. Inadvertent canalization of these vessels can rarely resu…

[UNLABELLED] Acceptable scar positioning on the anterior male chest is very limited. In Gynecomastia surgery, an obvious areolar incision is the most sensitive indicator of a previous operation; a less apparent scar is indispensable for the…

[BACKGROUND] Radiesse is a well-tolerated facial injectable with unique filling and lifting capabilities. Although initially approved for facial volumizing in HIV-related lipodystrophy patients, it quickly gained wide acceptance for aesthet…

Injection-induced necrosis is a rare but dreaded consequence of soft tissue augmentation with filler agents. It usually occurs as a result of injection of filler directly into an artery, but can also result from compression or injury. We pr…

[BACKGROUND] A 3-dimensional approach to facial rejuvenation restores volume lost over time. Hyaluronic acid (HA) filling agents provide long-lasting correction with minimal side effects and a high level of patient satisfaction. The newest …

[BACKGROUND] Patients requesting abdominoplasty often have concomitant umbilical hernias and may request simultaneous treatment. The vascularity of the umbilicus is potentially at risk during these combined procedures. In this study, the au…

Performing secondary rhinoplasty in patients who underwent primary rhinoplasty using a silicone implant is difficult due to thinning of nasal skin and formation of a capsule. Excess capsule formation can cause capsular contracture, resultin…

[BACKGROUND] Skin necrosis after soft tissue augmentation with dermal fillers is a rare but potentially severe complication. Nitroglycerin paste may be an important treatment option for dermal and epidermal ischemia in cosmetic surgery. [O…

[BACKGROUND] Various alloplastic materials have been used for filling depressions and for body contouring. Among them, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has provoked many clinical compilations in both the acute and chronic phases. This study sh…

[BACKGROUND] Successful breast reduction involves remodeling the breast parenchyma and creating a pedicle to maintain blood supply to the nipple-areola complex (NAC). Although vascular compromise is generally venous in breast reduction surg…

[BACKGROUND] An understanding of the vascular anatomy of the breast is paramount in breast reduction surgery in order to minimize vascular complications. While most vascular compromise in breast reduction is largely venous in nature, the ve…