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Ear reconstruction after traumatic injuries

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
BACKGROUND: Congenital or traumatic ear deformities are difficult and complex issues in plastic surgery due to the increasing number of cases and high degree of difficulty involved in surgeries to restore facial harmony. The authors assessed the techniques used in ear reconstruction, their complications,...

Filling the nasal dorsum with Gore-tex in rhinoplasties

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
BACKGROUND: Many autogenous and exogenous materials have been frequently used for the production of grafts and implants in rhinoplasties. The ideal graft or implant should be biocompatible, biointegrated, non-absorbable, and easily moldable and should not cause an inflammatory response. Gore-tex, an expa...

"Double duck" nasolabial lifting

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
BACKGROUND: During aging, the vermilion border of the upper lip wrinkles, stretches, and inverts because of the sphincteric action of the orbicularis oris muscle. Furthermore, a decrease of the nasolabial angle can be observed because of maxillary retropositioning. Most techniques for lip shortening do n...

Breast reconstruction with permanent expander: a different approach

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
BACKGROUND: Immediate or delayed breast reconstruction with tissue expanders can be performed in one or several surgical sessions. We opted to perform breast reconstruction over several sessions. The aim of this study was to report our experiences with the breast reconstruction technique involving Becker...

Mycobacteriosis in patients with breast implants: a case review from the Ivo Pitanguy Institute

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
INTRODUCTION: Reports of infections caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria during plastic surgery have increased in recent years despite improvements in techniques of asepsis/antisepsis and antibiotic prophylaxis. Infections occurring after the insertion of breast implants are a cause of patient morbidit...

Triangular umbilicoplasty with skin flap

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
BACKGROUND: Umbilicoplasty techniques vary greatly, in both the manner in which the incision the umbilical scar is incised, as well as the manner in which the skin of the abdominal flap is opened and repaired at the aponeurosis and/or the umbilical stump. As the postoperative appearance of the umbilical ...

Nymphoplasty: classification and technical refinements

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
BACKGROUND: Hypertrophy of the labia minora is a functional and esthetic problem that can have a significant impact on quality of life. Current surgical procedures are based on the excision of excess tissue and reconnection of the edges. However, anatomical alterations associated with labial hypertrophy ...

Inclusion of calf implants for the correction of lower limb amyotrophy

Rev. bras. cir. plást; 26 (3), 2011
BACKGROUND: Lower limb amyotrophy is a serious deformity that is often disabling and causes esthetic problems such as asymmetries and changes in the shape and contour of the legs. The present study evaluated the use of silicone implants for the correction of lower limb amyotrophy. METHODS: Women who unde...

Uso profilático de Mitomicina C para inibir a formação de 'haze' após ceratectomia fotorrefrativa em miopias altas resultados após dois anos

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 70 (4), 2011
OBJETIVO: Avaliar os resultados a longo prazo da aplicação profilática da Mitomicina C para inibir a formação de opacidade corneana em ceratectomia fotorrefrativa (PRK) em pacientes com miopia alta. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo, descritivo, longitudinal que compreendeu 59 olhos (30 pacientes) que ...

Queloides em orelhas: seguimento de 41 pacientes submetidos à cirurgia e infiltração com corticosteróides

Introdução: A cirurgia associada a infiltrações pós-operatórias de corticosteroides é considerada boa opção terapêutica no tratamento de queloides de orelha, mas o índice de recidivas ainda não é bem estabelecido. Não há consenso sobre o número mínimo de infiltrações de corticosteroide...