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Comparison of Forearm Muscle Movements in Fine Skin SuturingComparison of Forearm Muscle Movements in Fine Skin Suturing
This study assesses forearm muscle movement during fine skin suturing while using a Webster or a newly developed pen needle holder. How do they compare? ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

FDA Approves New Silicone Breast ImplantFDA Approves New Silicone Breast Implant
The agency will require a series of postapproval safety studies. FDA Approvals (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine News Alert Source Type: news

Meet the face behind Boston Children’s Hand Transplant Program
Amir Taghinia, MD As a child, Amir Taghinia, MD, was fascinated by the mechanics behind how things worked. “I was always taking things apart and trying to fix them,” says Taghinia, surgical director of Boston Children’s Hospital’s newly launched Hand Transplant Program. “I ruined more than one toy truck back in the day, but it never upset me much. For me, the excitement of seeing how the individual parts worked together, and the challenge of trying to re-create it, was more fun than the toy anyway. ” It’s a fascination that would stay with Taghinia from grade school to medical schoo...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - June 17, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts Research Amir Taghinia hand transplant limb transplant Pediatric hand transplant Pediatric Transplant Center (PTC) Source Type: news

The future of robotics: in a transhuman world, the disabled will be the ones without prosthetic limbs
Bertolt Meyer's amazing bionic hand controlled by an iPhone app is a glimpse of the advances being made in prosthetics. But in years to come, will everyone want one?Bertolt Meyer is used to being viewed as not fully human. Born with a stump where his left hand should have been, he spent his childhood wearing a hook connected to an elaborate pulley and harness. "To open the hook and grasp things I had to flex my shoulders like this," he says, striking a he-man pose. "The harness was very uncomfortable. To stop it chafing my skin, I had to wear a shirt underneath it at all times. I was always sweating."Even when, at the age ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Mark Honigsbaum Tags: Robots Sport Disability sport Society FutureFest Drugs in sport Technology Editorial The Observer Science Source Type: news

Tissue expansion for correction of scars due to burn and other causes: A retrospective comparative study of various complications
Conclusion: This set of data suggests that the burn scar patient is at no greater risk to suffer complications from tissue expansion. Other factors like age, TBSA and anatomical site have far more influence on the expander complication rate than the initial indication for tissue expansion. (Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries)
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - June 15, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: A. Fochtmann, M. Keck, M. Mittlböck, Th. Rath Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Effects of keratinocyte growth factor on skin epithelial differentiation of human amnion epithelial cells
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of KGF on the differentiation of cultured human amnion epithelial cells (HAECs) towards skin keratinocyte. HAECs at passage 1 were cultured in medium HAM's F12: Dulbecco's Modified Eagles Medium (1:1) supplemented with different concentrations of KGF (0, 5, 10, 20, 30 and 50ng/ml KGF). Dose–response of KGF on HAECs was determined by morphological assessment; growth kinetic evaluation; immunocytochemical analysis; stemness and epithelial gene expression quantification with two step real time RT-PCR. KGF promotes the proliferation of HAECs with maximal eff...
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - June 15, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Simat Siti Fatimah, Geok Chin Tan, Kienhui Chua, Ay Eeng Tan, Abdul Ghani Nur Azurah, Abdul Rahman Hayati Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editorial Board
(Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries)
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - June 15, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: research

Acknowledgement to Reviewers 2012
(Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries)
Source: Burns : Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries - June 15, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Announcement Source Type: research

Firmer Silicon Gel Implant Gets FDA Go Ahead
The FDA has approved the firmer MemoryShape Breast Implants for breast augmentation in women aged 22 years or more, and for females of any age who require breast reconstruction. The MemoryShape Breast Implants are manufactured and marketed by Mentor Worldwide LLC, Santa Barbara, California. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) examined six years' worth of data from 955 adult females that demonstrated that the breast implant is reasonably safe and effective... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news

Firmer Breast Implant Gets FDA Nod
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA gave the go ahead Friday to a new firmer silicon gel implant for breast augmentation or reconstruction but will require long-term safety reassurance. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 14, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

FDA approves a new silicone gel-filled breast implant
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the MemoryShape Breast Implant to increase breast size (augmentation) for use in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild breast tissue (reconstruction) in women of any age. The MemoryShape Breast Implants are manufactured by Mentor Worldwide LLC. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - June 14, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Saline and Silicone Breast Implants for...
If you are considering breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, and prefer implants to tissue flap surgery (TRAM, DIEP, latissimus dorsi) you will need to know what kinds of implants are available. There are two kinds of implants that are approved for reconstruction. Learn more about saline and silicone breast implants. (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - June 14, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

Confessions of a Worrywart
While reading Susan Orlins’s poignant memoir, I was reminded continuously of the catchphrase from the late ’60s and early ’70s feminist movement: “The personal is political.” The specifics of Orlins’s life story are hers alone, but as many of her experiences, thoughts, and feelings are universal to all women, her book was a pleasure to read. Dubbed Confessions of a Worrywart: Husbands, Lovers, Mothers, and Others, and featuring such colorful chapter titles as “Shrinks are Like Boyfriends Who Can’t Dump You,” “Saving E-Mail, Saving Voicemail,” and “In Search of Grief,” Orlins’s story weaves th...
Source: Psych Central - June 13, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tamara Garvey Tags: Anxiety Book Reviews Essays General Personal Stories Boyfriends Catchphrase Chapter Titles Chronological Fashion Colorful Chapter Daydreams Divorcee Dr Miller E Mail Feminist Movement Garvey Initial Consultation Living In Source Type: news

Breast Reconstruction National Trends and Healthcare Implications
This study follows national trends in breast reconstruction and identifies factors associated with reconstructive choices. Data were obtained from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 1998 to 2008. Patients were categorized as having either implant or ARs. Bivariate and multivariate regression analysis identified variables associated with receiving implants versus AR. Physician fee schedules were analyzed using national average Medicare physician reimbursement rates. From 1998 to 2008, 324,134 breast reconstructions were performed. Reconstructions increased 4% per year. The proportion of implant reconstructions increased 1...
Source: The Breast Journal - June 12, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tina Hernandez‐Boussard, Kamakshi Zeidler, Ario Barzin, Gordon Lee, Catherine Curtin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Pharyngocutaneous Fistula Closure Using Autologous Fat GraftPharyngocutaneous Fistula Closure Using Autologous Fat Graft
In this case report, the authors describe the successful closure of a post-laryngectomy pharyngocutaneous fistula using autologous fat grafting. ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

PTSD Becomes (More) Complex in the DSM-5: Part 1
The diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has undergone much more than a minor tweaking or superficial facelift in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5. This guidebook to psychiatric diagnoses, released in May, now defines PTSD as a trauma and stressor-related disorder, not a disorder primarily of anxiety alone.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - June 11, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Julian Ford, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Neuroscience Psychiatry Stress adaptations American Psychiatric Association behavior relationships body functions brain chronic anxiety clinicians doi dsm 5 facelift intense stress posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD Source Type: news

Poggi Plastic Surgery moving to west Wichita, doubling space
Poggi Plastic Surgery is moving to a 3,000-square-foot space at 3510 N. Ridge Road, Suite 100. That’s in the same 16,000-square-foot building where the west-Wichita location of Custom RX Pharmacy and Wichita Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates are. Poggi is moving into the space that once housed a Bank of America loan processing center. That leaves one available space in the 16,000-square-foot building. With the move, Poggi will double its space. The clinic is moving from a 1,500-square-foot… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 10, 2013 Category: American Health Authors: Josh Heck Source Type: research

UK plastic surgeons renew call for universal PIP implant removal
Call follows decision in Sweden to act, in wake of new analysisRelated items from OnMedicaAlmost 8,000 women with PiP breast implants seek NHS helpNHS receives over 7,000 breast implant referralsPIP implants: Taking the right decision and lessons to be learntGPs should be told when patients have cosmetic surgeryStandards issued to curb rogue cosmetic surgery (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - June 7, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Is your BRA making you ill? Headaches, IBS, rashes, hernia and tendonitis are all linked badly-fitting underwear
EXCLUSIVE: Up to 80 per cent of women wear an ill-fitting bra, says consultant plastic surgeon Atul Khanna. This can trigger seemingly unrelated conditions due to irritated skin and poor posture. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 7, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Desire for Cosmetic Facial Surgery may...
Some patients who seek facial plastic surgery have a personality disorder. Surgery may benefit some of these patients, but others remain discontented and may seek legal recourse from their surgeon. (Source: About.com Mental Health)
Source: About.com Mental Health - June 5, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news

[Sensitivity of ultrasonographic diagnosis in hand malformations. About 80 cases.]
Abstract During pregnancy, the Haute Autorité de santé (HAS) recommends to realize three ultrasonographic evaluations, notably for the early detection of congenital malformations. Yet, in our experience, ultrasonographic antenatal diagnoses of hand malformations are rare. This is both a retrospective (years 2003-2008) and a prospective study (2009-2012). It quantifies the sensibility of hand malformations ultrasonographic diagnosis. Questionnaires have been sent or given during consultations to parents of children with upper limb malformation. The parents' acceptance of diagnosis and their anxiety have been evalu...
Source: Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique - June 5, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Martin G, Perrot P, Duteille F Tags: Ann Chir Plast Esthet Source Type: research

PIP implants should be removed for preventative reasons
Breast implants manufactured by Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) have a poorer mechanical durability and, in a number of cases, contain an irritant substance in significantly higher levels than other silicone breast implants. The Medical Products Agency and the National Board of Health and Welfare therefore recommend that clinics that have, in the past, used PIP implants inform the women affected of these risks and also that PIP implants should be removed for preventative reasons, except in individual cases where there are medical reasons for not doing so. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - June 4, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news

Breast implants manufactured by PIP should be removed as a preventative measure (recommendation)
The Medical Products Agency and the National Board of Health and Welfare change the previous recommendation regarding silicone breast implants manufactured by Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) as a result of the changed state of knowledge. (Source: MPA RSS news -)
Source: MPA RSS news - - June 4, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Medical Products Agency, Sweden Source Type: news

Daily Sunscreen Helps Middle-Aged Skin Stay Young: Study
After 4 years, less 'photoaging' seen among regular users in sunny Australia (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - June 3, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Dermatology, Oncology, Geriatrics, Cosmetic Surgery, Nutrition, News, Source Type: news

Yes, nanoscience can enhance humans – but ethical guidelines must be agreed
People 'enhanced' into spider-climbing individuals with hugely projected breasts and Einstein-brains… Where will it stop?Engineers are trained to try to figure out how to achieve things that humans cannot and in nanoscience and nanotechnology that challenge is no different.Many of the most exciting advances in the field try to improve human incapacities with things such as memory, hearing, stamina or intellect. In my field of nanomedicine, the notion of human enhancement is, in a lot of cases, a way to deal with disease: enhancing vision, cognitive functions or improving a person's ability to move independently.I have al...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 3, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Kostas Kostarelos Tags: Blogposts Biology guardian.co.uk Medical research Nanotechnology Human biology Science Source Type: news

Combination of herbal extracts and platelet‐rich plasma induced dermal papilla cell proliferation: involvement of ERK and Akt pathways
ConclusionIn this study, we have shown that combination of herbal extracts and PRP plays an active role in promoting the proliferation of human dermal papilla (DP) cells via the regulation of ERK and Akt proteins, and this may be applicable to the future development of herbal extracts and PRP combination therapeutics to enhance hair growth. (Source: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology)
Source: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology - June 3, 2013 Category: Dermatology Authors: Hosein Rastegar, Hamidreza Ahmadi Ashtiani, Mahmoud Aghaei, Amirohushang Ehsani, Behrooz Barikbin Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research

Recycle of temporal muscle in combination with free muscle transfer in the treatment of facial paralysis
Summary: We experienced three patients with long-standing unilateral complete facial paralysis who previously underwent temporalis muscle transfer to the cheek for smile reconstruction. All patients complained of insufficient and uncomfortable buccal motion synchronised with masticatory movements and incomplete eyelid closure with ptotic eyebrow.To attain a near-natural smile and reliable eyelid closure, temporalis muscle was displaced from the cheek to the eyelid, and a neurovascular free latissimus dorsi muscle was transferred for the replacement of cheek motion. As a result, cheek motion synchronised with the contralate...
Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - June 1, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Masakazu Kurita, Akihiko Takushima, Tomohiro Shiraishi, Mikio Kinoshita, Mine Ozaki, Kiyonori Harii Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

[News] Cosmetic implants could delay breast cancer diagnosis
Cosmetic breast implants are radio-opaque, which makes the mammograms of women with implants difficult to read; even with specialised radiographic techniques, about a third of the breast is not adequately visible. Therefore, although the available evidence does not suggest that cosmetic implants themselves increase the risk of breast cancer, concerns remain that they might cause a delay in diagnosis. It is also unclear whether women who have undergone cosmetic breast augmentation—more than 300 000 in the USA alone in 2011—are more likely to die from breast cancer than are women diagnosed with the disease who have not...
Source: The Lancet Oncology - June 1, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Talha Khan Burki Tags: News Source Type: research

A psychological perspective on male rejuvenation
Male rejuvenation, defined as a process in men to both limit the impact of aging on body image and experience greater virility, is growing among middle-aged and older men. While rejuvenation was primarily in the domain of the younger male athlete with the use of performance enhancing hormones or in the aging woman through the use of cosmetic surgery, it is now more common among middle-aged and older men. Male rejuvenation can occur both through aesthetic surgical means and hormonal manipulation through anabolic steroid use. In this article, the authors review the psychological issues and perceptions surrounding male aesthe...
Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 1, 2013 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Martin M. Miner, Michael A. Perelman Tags: Views and reviews Source Type: research

Endoscopic supraomohyoid neck dissection via a retroauricular or modified facelift approach: Preliminary results
ConclusionEndoscopic selective neck dissection via an RA or an MFL approach is technically feasible and safe with satisfactory cosmetic results for patients with clinically node‐negative early‐stage head and neck cancer. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2013 (Source: Head and Neck)
Source: Head and Neck - June 1, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Hyung Kwon Byeon, F. Christopher Holsinger, Yoon Woo Koh, Myung Jin Ban, Jong Gyun Ha, Jeong Jin Park, Dahee Kim, Eun Chang Choi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Fire Risk During Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
A high oxygen concentration was reported as the major risk factor behind 74% of all surgical fires. Given that surgical fires are a dreaded complication of combining electrocautery and oxygen use, minimizing increases in oxygen concentration above atmospheric levels should be the goal of not just anesthesia staff, but also surgeons. With 28% of surgical fires occurring on the face, reducing this risk factor is of particular interest to the ophthalmic surgeon. (Source: Ophthalmology)
Source: Ophthalmology - June 1, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Stephen Huddleston, Syeda Hamadani, Margaret E. Phillips, James C. Fleming Tags: Reports Source Type: research

Consultation-liaison psychiatry interventions for suicide attempt by self-immolation: Prevalence and clinical profile in a department of burn care and plastic surgery
This study aims to estimate the prevalence of attempted suicide by self-immolation in a burn care unit and to describe the clinical features of these inpatients. (Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research)
Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - June 1, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: M. Guitteny-Collas, A. Sauvaget, Samuel Bulteau, Jean-François Arnould, Ronan Le Floch, Nicolas Mauduit, Franck Duteille, Jean-Marie Vanelle Tags: Abstracts of the Inaugural Conference of the European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine (EAPM) Source Type: research

Data On Sports-Related Facial Fractures In Kids May Help To Inform Preventive Measures
Facial fractures are relatively common, and potentially serious, sports-related injuries among children participating in a wide range of sports, according to a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The five-year study provides insights into the characteristics of sports-related facial fractures in young athletes - including the causes and patterns of fractures in specific sports... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news

Research Moving Closer To Gene Therapies For Regenerative Surgery
Experimental genetic techniques may one day provide plastic and reconstructive surgeons with an invaluable tool - the ability to promote growth of the patient's own tissues for reconstructive surgery. A review of recent progress toward developing effective gene therapies for use in "regenerative surgery" appears in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news

Platelet gels
(PG) are blood‐derived biomaterials that are generally obtained through the activation of a platelet‐rich plasma or a platelet concentrate by thrombin or calcium chloride, resulting in the simultaneous conversion of fibrinogen into a fibrin gel and in the generation of a platelet releasate rich in a physiological cocktail of growth factors. To reinforce the physical strength of the fibrin network, a fibrinogen‐rich fraction – generally cryoprecipitate – can be added to the platelet fraction prior to activation, resulting in the generation of platelet fibrin glue (PFG). PG and PFG, prepared from single donations,...
Source: ISBT Science Series - May 31, 2013 Category: Hematology Authors: T. Burnouf Tags: State of the Art Source Type: research

Transcript posted for May 2, 2013 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Meeting
(Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - May 29, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

Advanced Aesthetic Rhinoplasty
Art, Science, and New Clinical TechniquesAesthetic rhinoplasty is among the most common aesthetic operations in the field of facial aesthetic plastic surgery, but it is also viewed as one of the most complex. This comprehensive book provides a wealth of up-to-date information on advanced aesthetic rhinoplasty techniques. After discussion of anatomy, psychological issues, and preoperative planning, a wide range of primary and ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)
Source: Springer Medicine titles - May 28, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Plastic Surgery Source Type: news

Treatment of OtophymaTreatment of Otophyma
Learn more on the presentation, assessment, and treatment options for otophyma in this case report and literature review. ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Atypical fibroxanthoma of the medial canthus: a rare presentation.
Conclusion: This case emphasises the importance of a diagnostic biopsy. A panel of immunohistochemical markers is essential to make the correct diagnosis of AFX and distinguish it from malignant fibrohistiocytoma and non-keratin expressing squamous cell carcinoma. It usually follows a benign course, but can occasionally demonstrate aggressive local recurrence as well as distant metastasis. Invasion beyond the dermis and a rapid rate of recurrence are suggestive of a more aggressive clinical course. Paraffin fixed sections are preferred over frozen section techniques for this tumour. Medial canthal AFX has not been reported...
Source: Orbit - May 25, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Rathore D, Mohyudin MN, Mehta P, Ahluwalia HS Tags: Orbit Source Type: research

Timour Haider To Share The Stage As Faculty Member of the 9th Annual...
Timour Haider, Managing Director of Aesthetic Brand Marketing Inc. will present on stage at Vegas Cosmetic Surgery 2013, a Multi-Specialty meeting taking place at the Bellagio Hotel and Resort in Las...(PRWeb May 23, 2013)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10753687.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - May 24, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

[Financial rating optimization in pressure ulcers management: Yes, but at what price?].
Abstract The surgical management of pressure ulcers remains very expensive even if preventive measures and improved care pathways allowed to reduce spending in this domain in recent years. Since 2004, the funding of French hospitals by "fee-for-service" and the needs of saving health spending necessarily compels us to interest ourselves in these purely economic considerations and sometimes modify our requirements for hospital stay to optimize a "patient' valorisation group". In the future, this may lead the surgeon to bias the real needs of the patient for the benefit of hospital establishment. Through a medico-eco...
Source: Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique - May 24, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Crouzet C, Chaput B, Grolleau JL Tags: Ann Chir Plast Esthet Source Type: research

[Quality of life after lipomodelling: Retrospective study about 42 patients].
CONCLUSION: Lipofilling improves significantly patients' quality of life. A clinical research protocol (GRATSEC) is currently underway to extend its indications. The lipofilling should not replace a bad indication of breast reconstruction. PMID: 23518258 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique)
Source: Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique - May 24, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Le Brun JF, Dejode M, Campion L, Jaffré I, Bordes V, Classe JM, Oger AS, Dravet F Tags: Ann Chir Plast Esthet Source Type: research

[Interventional angioradiology as a solution for microsurgical flap failure].
We present two case reports describing a novel method of free flap salvage using angioradiological techniques. Our first case shows the potential utility of in situ thrombolysis, our second case describes the first use of stents within a microsurgical anastomosis. In boths cases, the flap would have been lost immediately, because flap revisions failed. Thus, before abandoning on a flap, one could perform a simple angiography to evaluate further angioradiological salvage possibilities and hereby contribute to improve long term microsurgical failure rate. PMID: 23602272 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Annales de Chirurgie...
Source: Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthetique - May 24, 2013 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Coeugniet E, Harris PG, Soulez G, Paek LS, Dellifraine P, Danino MA Tags: Ann Chir Plast Esthet Source Type: research

Did my faulty breast implants kill my darling daughter? As experts warn leaking implants may harm babies, we talk to the mothers terrified they have paid a terrible price for their vanity
When Luna Petagine was diagnosed with cancer aged just 18 months, her mother, Lucy, pictured, from Watford, was plagued with doubts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Facial artery myomucosal free flap for cheek mucosa reconstruction: A case report
In this report, a case of a 76‐year‐old man with SCC of the left cheek mucosa and extending to the posterolateral superior alveolar ridge is presented. The patient underwent radical excision of the tumor, omolateral modified radical neck dissection (MRND‐III), and contralateral selective neck dissection (levels I–III). Reconstruction was performed with a facial artery myomucosal free flap. The flap was transplanted successfully, and there were no donor or recipient site complications. This technique is a good reconstructive option because of its adherence to the plastic surgery principle of “replacing like with l...
Source: Microsurgery - May 24, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Olindo Massarelli, Roberta Gobbi, Andrea Biglio, Antonio Tullio Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

[Postbariatric plastic surgery.]
Abstract Postbariatric plastic surgery after major weight loss can improve quality of life through functional reconstruction and restoration of a normal body contour. Comorbidities associated with obesity necessitate individual indications and precise preoperative planning in order to reduce the rate of postoperative complications. Postbariatric plastic surgery includes a variety of sophisticated surgical techniques and therefore requires profound knowledge and experience in this special field. Satisfactory results can be achieved by complying with basic principles and through the use of established methods. The pr...
Source: Der Chirurg - May 23, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Altintas MA, Vogt PM Tags: Chirurg Source Type: research

Meeting Announcement: June 26, 2013 General and Plastic Surgery Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Meeting Announcement
(Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - May 23, 2013 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

The pursuit of beauty: what compels women to go under the knife?
Leading plastic surgeon Dr Bryan Mendelson talks to Louisa Peacock about the pursuit of beauty and what leads women to having cosmetic surgery. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

[Palliative Plastic Surgery in Multidisciplinary Therapeutic Concepts.]
Discussion: Opportunities and limitations in plastic and reconstructive surgery should be continuously presented in tumour boards, to clarify these important procedures for palliative patients to all members of the tumour board. There is an increasing impact of plastic surgery for improving the quality of life in palliative patients in a multimodal therapeutical concept. PMID: 23696204 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie)
Source: Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie - May 21, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Kippenhan T, Hirche C, Lehnhardt M, Daigeler A Tags: Zentralbl Chir Source Type: research