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Recently an increasing number of reports of clinical experience have been published on nipple-sparing mastectomy. By the preservation of uninvolved skin and the nipple areola complex, this surgical technique greatly facilitates immediate reconstruction and optimal aesthetic outcome. However, the proc...
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PMID: 21788206
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Excision of medial sited breast tumours in small breasted patients can result in poor cosmetic outcomes, making this a difficult group of patients to manage. Traditional oncoplastic volume replacement techniques available to treat this area of the breast are limited and usually requi...
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PMID: 21570373
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In recent years, new devices providing multiple channels have made the performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy through a single access site not only feasible but much easier. The potential benefits of laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) cholecystectomy may include scarless surgery, reduced postop...
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PMID: 21600559
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Patients' motives for implant BR were primarily related to surgical issues, whereas women who chose DIEP-flap BR especially focussed on regaining a breast that resembles their own lost breast as well as possible. Clinical variables (such as therapeutic or prophylactic mastectomy, breast irradiation,...
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PMID: 21514261
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There is sufficient evidence in the literature to conclude that septal surgery improves objective measures of nasal patency, and that improved nasal airflow may have beneficial effects for the patient.
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PMID: 21332671
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We are regularly faced with the problem of repairing large surgical defects on the nose. The paramedian forehead flap is currently one of the techniques of choice for the repair of such defects....
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PMID: 21377637
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We quantify the complexity embedded within the paintings of the Jackson Pollock and the musical works of Johann Sebastian Bach. We discuss the challenges inherent in comparisons of the spatial patterns created by Pollock and the sonic patterns created by Bach, including the differing roles that time...
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PMID: 21382264
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I recession. The combined technique used resulted in approximately 100% root coverage in the treated site after 6 months. Treatment outcomes met the patient's aesthetic demands and also eliminated her root sensitivity....
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PMID: 21789932
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This study presents preliminary data from a prospective randomized multicenter, single-blinded trial of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) versus standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy (4PLC).
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PMID: 21367381
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Some loop ear surgical procedures include cartilage section or abrasion, while others involve antihelix folding by simple suture.
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PMID: 21345394
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In otoplasty, an anterior approach with sutures is commonly used, because it is not aggressive with cartilage. The aim of this study on otoplasty was to evaluate the usefulness of the anterior approach, comparing it to the results obtained after the posterior approach.
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PMID: 21295762
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Aims and background. To compare the outcome of concurrent versus sequential administration of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil (CMF) chemotherapy and radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery in early breast cancer. Methods. From February 1992 to January 2002, 156 patients underw...
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PMID: 21789003
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The evolution of minimally invasive surgery led to the development of laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery (LESS).
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PMID: 21452159
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The concept of endoscopic surgery performed through natural orifices - Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) - represents one of the most exciting ideas recently introduced in surgery. The use of natural orifice as a transluminal access to the peritoneal cavity has been shown to be...
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PMID: 21452160
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These results suggest that the skeletal morphology of the face changes with age. This change in skeletal morphology may contribute to the appearance of the aging face....
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PMID: 20871486
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Three-dimensional scanning offers new opportunities to enable objective and quantitative analysis of the breast. The authors introduce an innovative method of performing a thorough analysis of breast asymmetry by means of three-dimensional scanning.
One hundred breast augmentation patients underwent...
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PMID: 21124152
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Second toe-to-thumb transfer is a good alternative to using the great toe for reconstruction of the thumb. It achieves excellent function and reduces morbidity to the donor foot. However, cosmesis is often poor. The second toe has three unattractive features, a narrow "neck," a bulbous tip, and a sh...
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PMID: 21124145
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The available medical literature lacks data about the effect of otoplasty on health-related quality of life.
In the present study, 84 patients, having received otoplasty using a suture technique, were asked to answer validated questionnaires (the Glasgow Benefit Inventory and the Glasgow Children's...
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PMID: 20697314
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We used the transcutaneous, subcutaneous, and intratarsal suturing technique for 118 patients with a single-eyelid appearance. One hundred six of these patients underwent follow-up ranging from 3 to 36 months. Most of these patients [95 of 106 patients (89.6 percent)] were satisfied with the outcome...
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PMID: 21124153
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I posterior impaction and bilateral sagittal split osteotomy were included. The patients were divided into two groups: 13 received presurgical orthodontics, and 20 did not. Cephalometric radiographs and study models were used to evaluate the treatment outcome.
There were no between-group differences...
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PMID: 21124147
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Successful tongue reconstruction should restore swallowing, speech function, and cosmesis. The purpose of this prospective study was to evaluate the functional and aesthetic outcomes of tongue reconstruction using variable free flaps based on different tongue defects.
One hundred four patients with...
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PMID: 21124135
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The postmastectomy reconstruction of large and/or ptotic breasts poses a more difficult aesthetic challenge than the reconstruction of small or moderately sized breasts because of an excessively large skin envelope in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. The Wise-pattern skin excision best addre...
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PMID: 21124123
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We describe the "gunsight skin closure" technique and highlight its potential advantages. METHOD: Four triangles of skin are excised to enlarge the skin incision. This increases exposure for mobilization of the bowel. The resulting skin wound is approximated with a pursestring suture to give a small...
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PMID: 20940608
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The object of this study was to investigate the dimension change after bone of the outer mandibular table had been grafted to different facial recipient sites.
Six cases of hemifacial skeleton dysplasia had accepted therapeutics of onlay bone grafting at both mandibular angle and infraorbital region...
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PMID: 20948423
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We propose some classifications and guidelines to prevent synmastia....
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PMID: 20948424
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We operated between 2003 and 2009 for deviated nose deformity were included in the study. In this study, septoplasty was performed in all patients, and hump was resected Z-shaped whereas osteotomy was carried out in a unilateral low to low fashion. Edema and periorbital ecchymosis were minimal on th...
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PMID: 20948426
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With high success rates, flap survival should no longer be the sole criterion in judging success in dorsal hand and wrist reconstruction. The authors sought to determine the best flap for dorsal hand coverage in terms of aesthetic appearance, donor-site morbidity, and minimization of revision surger...
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PMID: 21042118
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We prospectively evaluated aesthetic outcomes in a group of randomised patients who underwent elective day-case hand and wrist surgery using either absorbable or non-absorbable sutures.
A cohort of 100 adult patients were randomised using sealed envelopes to receive either absorbable or non-absorbab...
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PMID: 20659358
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Nipple-sparing mastectomy is gaining widespread popularity, as it could allow improved aesthetic outcome without increasing oncologic risk. To investigate the reconstructive issues experienced with immediate implant reconstruction, the authors reviewed the cosmetic outcomes of their series.
The auth...
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PMID: 21042102
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The demand for bilateral mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction has increased in recent years, primarily due to the development of genetic testing. The aim of this study was to evaluate if there was a difference between anatomically shaped and round permanent expandable implants in one-stage...
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PMID: 20639801
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This article is a review of studies on how strongly responses from static media (such as color slides) and dynamic media (such as virtual reality models) compared to onsite evaluations or to each other. Eighty-four empirical findings were found. 6,323 participants and 967 environments were included...
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PMID: 21162439
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To compare the focus on targeted people while taking a photograph, samples of American and Chinese college students were randomly selected and asked to take casual pictures of people around them with digital cameras. About 200 photographs were rated for the focus on the intended target in the pictur...
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PMID: 21117488
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We currently live in an 'Information Age' fuelled mainly by the Internet, with an ever-increasing medically and dentally literate population. The media has played its role by reporting scientific advances, as well as securitising medical and dental practices. Reality television such as 'Extreme make...
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PMID: 20829856
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Since 1957, when the concept of rotation-advancement repair was introduced by Millard, this technique has become the procedure of choice for unilateral cleft lip worldwide. More recently, modifications described by Noordhoof, Mohler, Skoog, and McComb started being jointly performed so that better r...
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PMID: 20856042
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We think that an inversion of the anterior wall of the hypertrophied frontal sinus and topping with a folded pericraniogaleal flap are an alternative measure to treat frontal sinus hypertrophy....
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PMID: 20856065
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To introduce our experience of correction of prominent ears by ear cartilage-folding method, which amalgamates some well-known techniques.
Preoperative design was in a routine way. The anterior area of antihelix was dissected subcutaneously, and the surface of the cartilage was scored thoroughly. Sa...
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PMID: 20856052
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We present an overview of objective measures in both aesthetic and functional nasal surgery and discuss future trends and applications that have the potential to change the way we assess nasal form and function.
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PMID: 20665410
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We report full-thickness skin grafting using a marginal deepithelialization technique for treatment of helical rim keloids. After keloid excision, the surrounding normal skin was deepithelialized 2 to 3 mm wide over the defect border, followed by full-thickness skin grafting. All grafts survived com...
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PMID: 20548227
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Our procedure allows for a skin-sparing mastectomy (SSM type V) with immediate reconstruction, achieving a natural breast shape also in this group of patients previously excluded....
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PMID: 20657195
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The face-lift/rhytidectomy, considered a premier surgical procedure in the specialty, is designed to reverse the effects of aging on the face. Yet our understanding of aging is incomplete, for example, only recently has it been recognized that there are different fat compartments in the face: how ag...
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PMID: 20606579
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We found that extrusion occurs less frequently with the rapidly absorbed polyglytone 6211 suture material, without increase in granuloma formation, infection, dehiscence, cellulitis, necrosis, seroma formation, and hematoma formation. We also observed no clinical difference in the cosmetic appearanc...
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PMID: 20585236
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We suggest its application not only for surgical-administrative reasons but also for academic purposes....
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PMID: 20606587
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Recognition of the brow as an integral contributor to periocular appearance improves and prolongs results from facial rejuvenation surgery. The approach to the brow and forehead in periocular rejuvenation must be chosen on an individual basis. The approaches discussed require in-depth knowledge of c...
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PMID: 20659670
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Thorough preoperative evaluation with meticulous surgical planning to achieve facial aesthetic balance between the forehead, eyelids, and midface is imperative to avoid or decrease potential functional and/or cosmetic complications in cosmetic periocular surgery. Before performing surgery, the physi...
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PMID: 20659676
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Aging of the midface and lower eyelid represents one of the earliest clinically detectable areas of aging on the face. These senile changes include laxity of eyelid skin, pseudoherniation of orbital fat, ptosis of the suborbicularis oculi and malar fat pads, and loss of facial volume. Several approa...
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PMID: 20659669
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Resecting the cephalic component of the lateral crus in an attempt to reduce tip bulbosity has the potential to aggravate and/or cause alar retraction. It is a more serious problem for those patients who exhibit borderline alar retraction.
Fourteen primary rhinoplasty patients with borderline alar/c...
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PMID: 20375762
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Viewing hedonically negative paintings increased the hedonic ratings of subsequently viewed test paintings (positive hedonic contrast; Experiment 1) and also increased the degree of preference between the test paintings (Experiments 2 and 3). This result differs from the reduction in hedonic prefere...
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PMID: 20601708
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We present the case of an 85-year-old female patient with an extensive, aggressive and highly invasive basal cell carcinoma of the upper lip and the columella. We describe a modification of the nasolabial flap technique using cheek tissue for the reconstruction of the defect. The modified flap is us...
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PMID: 19771441
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