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Flap thinning: Defatting after conventional elevation

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2018
Perforator flaps become a reliable option for coverage of various defects and the interest is change from survival of perforator flaps to make thin flaps for better aesthetic and functional outcomes.
Bo Young Park
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The Use of Local Perforator Flaps in Delayed or Secondary Breast Reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2020
Summary. Local perforator flaps are used as immediate volume replacement techniques in breast conserving surgery. Here, we describe a case series of local perforator flaps used in the delayed setting to correct defects following previous breast surgery ...
Edel Marie Quinn, MBBCh, MD, FRCS, Siobhan O’Ceallaigh, MD, FRCS(Plast), Lyndsey Highton, BMBCh, MA, FEBS(Breast), FRCS(Plast), John Murphy, MBChB, PhD, FRCS   +3 more
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Blood Supply to the Integument of the Abdomen of the Rat: A Surgical Perspective [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Many fundamental questions regarding the blood supply to the integument of the rat remain to be clarified, namely the degree of homology between rat and humans.
Alves, S, Casal, D, Goyri-O'Neill, J, Iria, I, Mascarenhas-Lemos, L, Mota-Silva, E, Pais, D, Pen, C, Vassilenko, V, Videira, P   +9 more
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Innovations in perforator flaps

Journal of Xiangya Medicine, 2019
Unlike most surgical interventions, the goal of the reconstructive surgeon is not just preservation of life; but to insure recovery of function with minimal complications at any recipient site while minimizing donor site morbidity. Often this will require utilization of a vascularized block of tissue or “flap”.
Geoffrey G. Hallock, Juyu Tang
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Virtual reality and haptic simulation in modern microsurgical endodontics: Case report and proof of concept

International Endodontic Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To highlight the development and application of a novel virtual reality (VR) haptic simulation program in endodontic microsurgery (EMS) to prepare for a clinical case performed by a resident student. Summary Modern EMS requires adequate training and a learning curve for mastering surgical techniques and refining individual skills.
Damiano Pasqualini, Giorgia Carpegna, Mario Alovisi, Elio Berutti, Sami Chogle   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Freestyle facial perforator flaps—a safe reconstructive option for moderate-sized facial defects [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Perforators are a constant anatomical finding in the facial area and any known flap can in theory be based on the first perforator located at the flap rotation axis.
Gudjon Leifur Gunnarsson, Ian Thomas Jackson, Jorn Bo Thomsen   +2 more
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The Multilayer Flowable Injection Technique for Highly Esthetic Restorations

Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This article introduces an alternative to the classic flowable injection technique to enhance esthetic outcomes and describes its application for the restoration of six maxillary anterior teeth in a young patient. Clinical Considerations An esthetically enhanced flowable injection technique was applied to six maxillary anterior teeth
Yolanda M. Liaropoulou, Ana K. Jiménez, Francesco Chierico, Markus B. Blatz   +3 more
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Evaluation of thin‐threaded implants primary stability in type IV bone right after maxillary sinus floor elevation: A human cadaver study

Journal of Prosthodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The bone‐implant interface plays a crucial role in obtaining sufficient primary stability for dental implants in weak bone supports. The aim of this human cadaver study was to evaluate the primary stability of new thin‐threaded implants when placed in type IV bone right after maxillary sinus floor elevation.
Jean‐Christophe Coutant, Camilla Canepa, Adrien Naveau, Cyril Sedarat, Yves Lauverjat, Bruno Ella   +5 more
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The impact of risk factors on the outcome of local perforator flaps used for lower extremity reconstruction

Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
Background: The use of local perforator flaps recently arose as an alternative to free flaps for lower extremity reconstruction. In this paper, a single surgeon's experience is discussed in the reconstruction of lower extremity defects with the use of ...
Goktekin Tenekeci, Alper Sari, Sakir Unal, Yavuz Demir, Bahar Tasdelen   +4 more
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Measuring the Pressure in the Superficial Inferior Epigastric Vein to Monitor for Venous Congestion in Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Breast Reconstructions: A Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2009
During deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap dissection, we noted that in many cases the superficial vein on the ipsilateral side of the flap was engorged and tense, and in others, it was empty.
Acosta, Rafael, Audolfsson, Thorir, Liss, Anders G., Smit, Jeroen M., Werker, Paul M. N., Whitaker, Iain S.   +5 more
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