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It is generally claimed that short-scar mammaplasty is limited to small-to-medium reductions. Its use in patients with severe macromastia has been associated with a high rate of complications. This report presents our experience of reductio…

[UNLABELLED] Optimal male body contouring considers the entire body and drapes tight skin over the muscles. Males have pride in the appearance of their muscular development. There should be a deliberate effort to achieve an athletic body co…

[BACKGROUND] Silk fibroin is an emerging biomaterial with enhanced properties of cellular regeneration, growth, and proliferation. The use of a silk fibroin wound dressing has the potential to decrease the incidence of wound-healing complic…

[BACKGROUND]  Knowledge of tissue and implant density is crucial in obtaining both volume and weight symmetry in unilateral breast reconstruction. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine and compare the density of abdominal and br…

[BACKGROUND] Body contouring surgery after massive weight loss is associated with different risk factors. Wound healing disorders and seromas commonly occur postoperatively. Bariatric interventions lead to massive weight loss with excess sk…

[BACKGROUND] Medical adhesive-related skin injuries (MARSIs) affect about 1.5 million patients annually in the United States. Complications include allergic contact dermatitis, skin blistering, skin tears, and surgical-site infections (SSIs…

[INTRODUCTION] bariatric surgery is the main treatment for cases of severe obesity and body contour surgery to correct body dysmorphia resulting from weight loss. However, these procedures are associated with a significant number of postope…

[BACKGROUND] Postsurgical pain management is critical to patient satisfaction and value. Several studies have evaluated liposomal bupivacaine in postoperative pain management protocols; however, its economic feasibility remains undefined. T…

[BACKGROUND] Opioid overprescribing is a nationwide problem contributing to the current epidemic. This study evaluated opioid consumption, physician prescribing, and patient satisfaction with pain control following outpatient plastic surger…

[BACKGROUND] Management of postoperative pain often requires multimodal approaches. Suboptimal dosages of current therapies can leave patients experiencing periods of insufficient analgesia, often requiring rescue therapy. With absence of a…

[BACKGROUND] Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective approach for the treatment of morbid obesity. Surgically induced massive weight loss provokes skin deformities that can be addressed with plastic surgery. However, there is …

[BACKGROUND] Postoperative pain management following aesthetic plastic surgery traditionally has been achieved by systemic administration of several narcotic pain medications. Because this method can lead to undesirable side effects such as…

[OBJECTIVE] To present the clinical-surgical three year-experience related to body contour surgery in the massive weight loss patient, performed by the Plastic Surgery team of the Sapopemba State Hospital. [METHODS] Retrospective study per…

Body mass index (BMI) is the traditional way of assessing patients for body contouring surgery and has been shown to have a predictive value for surgical complications. In recent years, there have been discussions about accuracy of BMI as a…

Dermatofibrosarcomata protuberans are rare locally aggressive tumours that have a very high recurrence rate in the absence of wide resection. Normally, when the area to be covered is exceptionally large or when skin grafting is not possible…

We describe a technique to eliminate the vertical portion of the inverted-T incision in patients who have combined enlargement of the breasts and moderate to severe ptosis. Initial preoperative markings are made, placing the new nipple site…

The GalaFLEX Scaffold (Galatea Surgical, Inc., Lexington, MA) for plastic and reconstructive surgery belongs to a new generation of products for soft tissue reinforcement made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB). Other members of this new fa…

[BACKGROUND] Free nipple grafting (FNG) has been long reported as a viable alternative for aesthetic results and patient satisfaction in the setting of reduction mammaplasty in severe macromastia. This study demonstrates that FNG concepts u…