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Abdominoplasty Combined with Hip Expansion by Fat Grafting: An Evolution in Waistline Contouring

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Recent sociocultural trends show numerous patients requesting more curvaceous profiles. Abdominoplasty techniques had evolved into a combination of fascial plication with liposuction of the lateral torso, but often left patients with “boxy ...
Wilberto Cortes, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perforator-Sparing Abdominoplasty Technique in the Presence of Bilateral Subcostal Scars after Gastric Bypass [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: The number of patients after gastric bypass being referred to plastic surgery units for secondary plastic surgery procedures is increasing. The characteristic abdominal deformity includes a draping apron of panniculus, occasionally associated
Aschwanden, Markus   +5 more
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Update of Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)) : Part B [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In 2014 the International Endohernia Society (IEHS) published the first international "Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias".
Bain, K.   +41 more
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Managing Complications in Abdominoplasty: A Literature Review

open access: yesArchives of Plastic Surgery, 2017
Background Abdominoplasty, with or without liposuction, is among the most frequently performed aesthetic procedures. Its main objective is to improve the body contour by means of excising redundant skin and fat tissue.
Pedro Vidal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Skin permeation and metabolism of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Phthalates are suspected to be endocrine disruptors. Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is assumed to have low dermal absorption; however, previous in vitro skin permeation studies have shown large permeation differences.
Berthet, Aurélie   +5 more
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Body Contouring Surgery Following Bariatric Surgery and Dietetically Induced Massive Weight Reduction: A Risk Analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: This study analyzed the impact of weight reduction method, preoperative, and intraoperative variables on the outcome of reconstructive body contouring surgery following massive weight reduction. Methods: All patients presenting with a maximal
Banic, A.   +3 more
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Body Taping for Contour Surgery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: Preoperative marking is of primary importance in body contouring and when precise simulation of skin excisions is difficult. Because the "cut as you go” principle can be delicate, especially in patients after massive weight loss, a simple and
Erba, Paolo   +5 more
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Laser-assisted Abdominoplasty Marking to Achieve a Better Design of Abdominal Scar

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Summary:. Ensuring bilateral symmetry when marking for abdominoplasty incision is critical and can be challenging when using traditional landmarks. This study aims to compare the outcomes of laser-assisted abdominoplasty marking to the traditional method.
Apinut Wongkietkachorn, MD, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalência de hérnias de trocar laparoscópico em abdominoplastias pós-bariátricas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: We have found a high prevalence of trocar site hernias during abdominal plastic surgery of patients that had previously undergone laparoscopic bariatric surgery, and our findings are in disagreement with reports in the literature.
Zardo, Marcelo
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Hyaluronan and self-assembling peptides as building blocks to reconstruct the extracellular environment in skin tissue [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Funding for this study was provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, grant PTDC/EBB-BIO/114523/2009). D. S.
Agren   +50 more
core   +1 more source

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