Expander Eye Prosthesis Assisting Ocular Rehabilitation in Child with Eye Loss [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017 This clinical report describes the ocular rehabilitation of a child, initially using an acrylic expander and subsequently the conventional prosthesis.
Daniela Micheline Dos Santos +4 more
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Volumetric assessment of breasts in patients undergoing fat grafting with pre-operative expansion (BRAVA®): experience of Santa Casa de São Paulo [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Autologous fat graft possesses the desired qualities of a filling material. However, the largest barriers to its further development are unpredictable results and high rate of absorption of the grafted fat over time.
Murillo Francisco Pires Fraga +3 more
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An alternative method to create a breast mound after tissue expander insertion: The modified Goldilocks technique [PDF]
Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2020 With the recent increase in reported cases of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), fears of breast implants have increased. In particular, some patients now desire expander removal without implant insertion.
Dong Nyeok Jeon +2 more
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2020 Background Giant congenital melanocytic nevus (GCMN) is a rare disease, for which complete surgical resection is recommended. However, the size of the lesions presents problems for the management of the condition.
Min Ji Kim, Dong Hwan Lee, Dong Ha Park
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Immediate breast reconstruction using permanent expanders [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Breast cancer has become increasingly prevalent, resulting in a greater number of patients undergoing mastectomies. Post-mastectomy immediate reconstruction is an important alternative treatment in the various stages of breast ...
Gustavo Felipe Pasqual +1 more
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New economical and simple device for intraoperative expansion on small and medium sized soft tissue defects [PDF]
Archives of Craniofacial Surgery, 2018 Intraoperative expansion has been used to cover small to large defects without disadvantages of the conventional tissue expanders. Various materials, for example, expanders and Foley catheters are being used. We introduce a new, convenient and economical device immediately available in the operating room, according to the defect size for intraoperative
Lee, Jun Won +5 more
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Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2020 Background This study evaluated the Blossom system, an innovative self-filling, rate-controlled, pressure-responsive saline tissue expander (TE) system.
Youna K. Choi +2 more
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Serial Tissue Expansion at the Same Site in Pediatric Patients: Is the Subsequent Expansion Faster?
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2017 Background Serial tissue expansion is performed to remove giant congenital melanocytic nevi. However, there have been no studies comparing the expansion rate between the subsequent and preceding expansions.
Moon Ki Lee +2 more
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The use of a suture retention device with punctureless technique for rapid tissue expansion in facial and lower extremity wounds [PDF]
JAAD Case Reports, 2018 Surgical defects of the face and lower extremity provide unique reconstructive challenges because of the highly visible site and limited local tissue supply.1 Aesthetic reconstructive options are scarce when a patient declines a flap or graft. As previously published, the use of a novel suture retention device (SRD) (SUTUREGARD; SUTUREGARD Medical ...
Stoecker, Allison +3 more
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Increase of glandular epithelial cell clusters by an external volume expansion device promotes adipose tissue regeneration by recruiting macrophages [PDF]
Bioscience Reports, 2019 Abstract Background: There is a clinical need for the use of engineered adipose tissue in place of surgical reconstruction. We previously found that the external volume expansion (EVE) device increased special cell clusters in well-vascularized connective stroma during adipose regeneration.
Xihang Chen +6 more
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