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Skin lesions in patients treated with growth hormone and those with growth hormone excess: a current overview [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineGrowth hormone (GH) is an ancestral hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary gland. In adulthood, it is essential to regulate metabolism. GH synthesis and secretion are regulated in a complex manner, primarily through the actions of hypothalamic ...
Mateusz Matwiejuk +4 more
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Two Cases of Lower Body Contouring with a Spiral and Vertical Medial Thigh Lift [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2012 Massive weight loss results in skin excess, leading to an unsatisfying body contour. Various thigh lift procedures can correct flabby skin in the lower leg. We present a lower body contouring technique with a report on two patients.
Sang Wha Kim +6 more
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Comparative Study between Reconstruction of Grade III Gynecomastia in Single Stage versus Two Stage Reconstruction [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020 Background: The difficulty of treating severe grades ofgynecomastia lies in the resection of excess skin. This resectioncan result in extensive scars located in conspicuous sites.
Ahmed El Shahat, Riham Lashin
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Obesity Facts, 2021 Introduction: Western studies have explored post-bariatric patients concerning their views on excess skin and body contouring surgery (BCS), but Asian data were lacking.
Zhiyuan Jiang +7 more
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Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2006 Prosthetic breast reconstruction after subcutaneous mastectomy has some complications such as skin necrosis, loss of areola-nipple, haematoma, seroma, infection, displacement of implants, areola nipple disposition and inadequate skin construction ...
Coban Yusuf, Gumus Nazim
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Surgical Management of Pterygium Colli with Significant Skin Laxity: A Case Report
Biomedicines, 2023 Pterygium Colli or “palmate neck” is a congenital malformation that is most often part of a polimalformative syndrome. This deformity is a source of aesthetic and social embarrassment. Its correction is surgical.
Charline Huttin +6 more
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Survival of umbilicus on a superiorly based flap after fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty
Medicine, 2022 . Introduction:. Massive weight loss patients have a midline excess of abdominal adipose and skin tissue that contributes to an increased abdominal girth.
Demetris Savva, MD +4 more
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Estimation of Secondary Skin Cancer Risk Due To Electron Contamination in 18-MV LINAC-Based Prostate Radiotherapy [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Physics, 2016 Introduction Accurate estimation of the skin-absorbed dose in external radiation therapy is essential to estimating the probability of secondary carcinogenesis induction Materials and Methods Electron contamination in prostate radiotherapy was ...
Seyed Mostafa Ghavami, Hosein Ghiasi
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Shedding a New Light on Skin Aging, Iron- and Redox-Homeostasis and Emerging Natural Antioxidants
Antioxidants, 2022 Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are necessary for normal cell signaling and the antimicrobial defense of the skin. However excess production of ROS can disrupt the cellular redox balance and overwhelm the cellular antioxidant (AO) capacity, leading to ...
Charareh Pourzand +2 more
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ACR Open Rheumatology, 2022 Objective The study objective was to compare incident cancer rates among patients with anti‐neutrophil cytoplasm antibody‐associated vasculitis (AAV) and polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) in Western Australia (WA) with the general population and perform time ...
Joanna Tieu +5 more
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