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The relationship between skin stretching/contraction and pathologic scarring: the important role of mechanical forces in keloid generationRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Wound Repair Regen 20:149-57. 2012..Thus, mechanotransduction studies are useful for developing clinical approaches that reduce the skin tension around wounds or scars for the prevention and treatment of not only keloids but also hypertrophic scars...
The importance of adipose-derived stem cells and vascularized tissue regeneration in the field of tissue transplantationRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 1:13-20. 2006..In this paper, we focus on adipose-derived stem cells and vascularized tissue regeneration within the context of tissue transplantation...
The most current algorithms for the treatment and prevention of hypertrophic scars and keloidsRei Ogawa
Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 125:557-68. 2010..This article presents an evidence-based review of previous articles and proposes algorithms for the treatment and prevention of hypertrophic scars and keloids...
Clinical and anatomical study of superficial cervical artery flaps: retrospective study of reconstructions with 41 flaps and the feasibility of harvesting them as perforator flapsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 118:95-101. 2006..Since 1986, they have harvested 41 superficial cervical artery flaps of various types from 32 patients to reconstruct head and neck scar contractures and intractable ulcers...
Clinical imaging diagnosis of implant materials for breast augmentationSatoko Kawahara
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 57:6-12. 2006..Thus, preoperative diagnostic imaging to identify the ingredients of implants may improve the treatment decision-making process. In this report, we created a clinical imaging index...
Is radiation therapy for keloids acceptable? The risk of radiation-induced carcinogenesisRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 124:1196-201. 2009....
Chondrogenic and osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells isolated from GFP transgenic miceRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
J Nihon Med Sch 71:240-1. 2004..This cell population can be easily identified through fluorescence microscope, it should be an ideal source of ASCs for further experiments of stem cell biology and tissue engineering...
Clinical and basic research on occipito-cervico-dorsal flaps: including a study of the anatomical territories of dorsal trunk vesselsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 113:1923-33. 2004..Each anatomical territory was clearly seen and its area identified...
Adipogenic differentiation by adipose-derived stem cells harvested from GFP transgenic mice-including relationship of sex differencesRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1 1 5 Sendagi Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 319:511-7. 2004..89 times greater than those harvested from male mice. This suggests that the adipogenic differentiation of ASCs is closely related to sex differences...
A rare case of chondroid syringoma arising from the lower eyelid with ectropionRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 118:137e-140e. 2006
Cartilage regeneration using adipose-derived stem cellsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1 1 5 Sendagi Bunyko ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Curr Stem Cell Res Ther 5:129-32. 2010..The necessary information includes necessary differentiation factors, cell scaffolds, and cell culture conditions. We reviewed the methodology for manufacturing cell constructs using ASCs for clinical applications...
Differential and exclusive diagnosis of diseases that resemble keloids and hypertrophic scarsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1 1 5 Sendagi Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 62:660-4. 2009....
The effect of hydrostatic pressure on three-dimensional chondroinduction of human adipose-derived stem cellsRei Ogawa
Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Tissue Eng Part A 15:2937-45. 2009..In this study, we optimized the conditions for human cartilage induction using human adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), collagen scaffolds, and cyclic HP treatment...
Postoperative radiation protocol for keloids and hypertrophic scars: statistical analysis of 370 sites followed for over 18 monthsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 59:688-91. 2007..Thus, we customized doses for various sites. This report describes our trial of postoperative radiation therapy...
Useful tips for successful skin graftingRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Regenerative Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Japan
J Nihon Med Sch 74:386-92. 2007..5) Povidone-iodine gel is recommended with a tie-over dressing. These procedures have been found to be extremely helpful for ensuring the success of skin-grafting procedures...
Lower leg reconstruction using three free flapsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 120:2130-1. 2007
Vascular tissue engineering and vascularized 3D tissue regenerationRei Ogawa
Nippon Medical School, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery1, 1 5 Sendagi Bunkyoku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Regen Med 2:831-7. 2007..However, additional studies into the maturation of neovascularization, the development of effective biomaterial, and the possibility of using stem cells will be needed before these techniques can be used in the clinical situation...
Keloid and hypertrophic scarring may result from a mechanoreceptor or mechanosensitive nociceptor disorderRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1 1 5 Sendagi Bunyko ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Med Hypotheses 71:493-500. 2008....
Severe neck scar contracture reconstructed with a ninth dorsal intercostal perforator augmented "Super-Thin Flap"Rei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 52:216-9. 2004..The flap size was 28 x 15 cm, and it survived completely. The cervico-mental angle was clear and esthetically pleasing, and not only the aesthetic results but also the functional results were excellent...
Clinical applications of basic research that shows reducing skin tension could prevent and treat abnormal scarring: the importance of fascial/subcutaneous tensile reduction sutures and flap surgery for keloid and hypertrophic scar reconstructionRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Regenerative Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
J Nihon Med Sch 78:68-76. 2011..Moreover, we have found that by using skin flaps (e.g., perforator flaps and propeller flaps), which release tension on the wound, in combination with postoperative radiotherapy, huge keloids can be successfully treated...
Mechanobiology of scarringRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Wound Repair Regen 19:s2-9. 2011..Mechanoreceptor or MS nociceptor inhibition and mechanical force reduction should propel the development of novel methods for scar prevention and treatment...
A rare case of intracranial metastatic amelanotic melanoma with cystR Ogawa
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1 1 5, Sendagi, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 0022, Japan
J Clin Pathol 56:548-51. 2003..Intracranial amelanotic melanoma is very rare, and there have been few reports of melanoma with cyst...
Postoperative electron-beam irradiation therapy for keloids and hypertrophic scars: retrospective study of 147 cases followed for more than 18 monthsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, and Marine Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 111:547-53; discussion 554-5. 2003..1 percent versus 13.5 percent, p = 0.0017). The results suggested that keloid sites with a high risk of recurrence should be treated with escalated radiation doses and posttreatment self-management...
Color Doppler ultrasonography in the planning of microvascular augmented "super-thin" flapsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 112:822-8. 2003
The microvascular augmented subdermal vascular network (ma-SVN) flap: its variations and recent development in using intercostal perforatorsH Hyakusoku
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Br J Plast Surg 55:402-11. 2002..Here, we describe the microvascular augmented subdermal vascular network flaps that we have devised...
Osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation by adipose-derived stem cells harvested from GFP transgenic miceRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Toky 113-8603, Japan
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 313:871-7. 2004..Since this cell population can be easily identified through fluorescence microscopy, it may be an ideal source of ASCs for further experiments on stem cell biology and tissue engineering...
An anatomical and clinical study of the dorsal intercostal cutaneous perforators, and application to free microvascular augmented subdermal vascular network (ma-SVN) flapsR Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Br J Plast Surg 55:396-401. 2002..The clinical application of microvascular augmented SVN flaps, both pedicled and free, is presented...
Propeller flaps: classification and clinical applicationsB Ayestaray
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1 1 5 Sendagi, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Ann Chir Plast Esthet 56:90-8. 2011..It is the international classification, which should be used for the description and conception of these flaps...
Improved viability of random pattern skin flaps through the use of adipose-derived stem cellsFeng Lu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 121:50-8. 2008....
An anatomical study and clinical cases of 'super-thin flaps' with transverse cervical perforatorTakafumi Chin
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital 1 1 5 Sendagi, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Br J Plast Surg 58:550-5. 2005..This flap is more useful for providing colour and texture matches than a skin graft, and it is easier to harvest the flap than a free flap because it is a kind of skin flap...
Central axis flap methodsHiko Hyakusoku
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
Burns 32:891-6. 2006..quot; We have employed these flaps to treat mild scar contractures in the axilla and cubital fossa. These methods are easily manipulated to restore function and improve aesthetics of scar contractures...
The effect of adipose-derived stem cells on ischemia-reperfusion injury: immunohistochemical and ultrastructural evaluationA Cagri Uysal
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 124:804-15. 2009....
Reconstruction of axillary scar contractures--retrospective study of 124 cases over 25 yearsRei Ogawa
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, 1-1-5 Sendagi Bunkyo-ku, 113-0022, Tokyo, Japan
Br J Plast Surg 56:100-5. 2003..We also discuss and evaluate the various methods of reconstruction...
Mechanical receptor-related mechanisms in scar management: a review and hypothesisCaglayan Yagmur
Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, 55200 Kurupelit, Samsun, Turkey
Plast Reconstr Surg 126:426-34. 2010..The mechanisms by which the external or superficial actions of these treatments cause remission of a protruding scar may be related to mechanoreceptor (nociceptor and cellular mechanoreceptor) responses...
Hematopoiesis in regenerated bone marrow within hydroxyapatite scaffoldAtsushi Fujita
Department of Pediatrics, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo 113 8602, Japan
Pediatr Res 68:35-40. 2010..These data suggest that the functional niche is reconstituted at least partly and that regenerated BM on the scaffold may be used as a portable source of HSCs...
Local cardiac wall stabilization influences the reproducibility of regional wall motion during off-pump coronary artery pass surgeryT Shiga
Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School, Sendagi 1 1 5, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
J Clin Monit Comput 16:25-31. 2000..quot; This study was designed to investigate whether cardiac wall stabilization with an epicardial stabilizer could affect the interpretation of wall motion during coronary anastomosis without cardiopulmonary bypass...
Patients with diabetic neuropathy are at risk of a greater intraoperative reduction in core temperatureA Kitamura
Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Anesthesiology 92:1311-8. 2000..Accordingly, we tested the hypothesis that diabetic patients experience a greater reduction in core temperature during general anesthesia than nondiabetic patients...
Suppression of surgical hyperaldosteronism by potassium canrenoate during gynecologic surgery under sevoflurane anesthesiaT Watanabe
Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 44:758-62. 2000..This study investigated the effect of potassium canrenoate (PC) on pituitary adrenocortical function in lower abdominal surgery under sevoflurane anesthesia...
Milrinone improves lung compliance in patients receiving mechanical ventilation for cardiogenic pulmonary edemaS Takeda
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 47:714-9. 2003..Cardiogenic pulmonary edema is a frequent cause of respiratory failure. We investigated whether milrinone improved lung compliance...
A prostaglandin E2 receptor subtype EP1 receptor antagonist (ONO-8711) reduces hyperalgesia, allodynia, and c-fos gene expression in rats with chronic nerve constrictionH Kawahara
Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School, 1 1 5, Sendagi, Bunkyoku, Tokyo, Japan
Anesth Analg 93:1012-7. 2001..The EP1 receptor antagonist significantly reduced hyperalgesia, allodynia, and c-fos positive cells. These findings suggested that EP1 receptor antagonists may have a role in treatment of neuropathic pain...
Activation of the adenosine triphosphate sensitive mitochondrial potassium channel is involved in the cardioprotective effect of isofluraneJ Shimizu
Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
J Nihon Med Sch 68:238-45. 2001..Activation of the adenosine triphosphate sensitive mitochondrial potassium channel is involved in the cardioprotective effect of ISO, and the action of this agent has an acute"memory phase" like ischemic preconditioning...
Periodontal tissue regeneration with adipose-derived stem cellsMorikuni Tobita
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Tissue Eng Part A 14:945-53. 2008..Because large amounts of human lipoaspirates are readily available, and their procurement induces only low morbidity, ASCs may be useful in future clinical cell-based therapy for periodontal disease...
In vivo adipose tissue regeneration by adipose-derived stromal cells isolated from GFP transgenic miceHiroshi Mizuno
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Cells Tissues Organs 187:177-85. 2008..ASCs may be an ideal source for adipose tissue regeneration, which may in turn play an important role in augmentation surgery in surgically treated cancer or trauma patients...
Complications after autologous fat injection to the breastHiko Hyakusoku
Department of Plastic, NMR Laboratory, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 123:360-70; discussion 371-2. 2009..The authors report several cases of complications after this procedure. Several related issues are discussed...
Clinical and vascular anatomical study of distally based sural flapShimpo Aoki
Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 61:73-8. 2008..Subsequently, tissue specimens were harvested from the upper, middle, and lower sites of the flap for histologic analyses...
Complications after polyacrylamide hydrogel injection for soft-tissue augmentationShimpei Ono
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 126:1349-57. 2010..However, studies on the safety of polyacrylamide hydrogel injection are limited and inconsistent. In the authors' experience, polyacrylamide hydrogel injections can induce complications...
Anatomical study of pectoral intercostal perforators and clinical study of the pectoral intercostal perforator flap for hand reconstructionKotoho Oki
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 123:1789-800. 2009..In this article, the authors discuss the arterial networks associated with this flap and present clinical cases...
The role of bone marrow-derived cells in bone fracture repair in a green fluorescent protein chimeric mouse modelKazuhiro Taguchi
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 331:31-6. 2005..We suggest that bone marrow cells migrated outside of the bone marrow and differentiated into osteoblasts to make up the calluses...
Effect of mesenchymal stem cells on skin graft to flap prefabrication: an experimental studyCagri A Uysal
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 65:237-44. 2010..The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor immunohistochemical staining was quantified. Furthermore, mesenchymal stem cells could be helpful in any prefabrication procedure in which neovascularization is indispensable...
Neural differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells isolated from GFP transgenic miceJuri Fujimura
Department of Pharmacology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 333:116-21. 2005....
Reconstruction of neck scar contractures using supraclavicular flaps: retrospective study of 30 casesVu Quang Vinh
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 119:130-5. 2007..The island flap has a wide rotation arc, and both the color and texture match are better for reconstructing contour-sensitive areas such as the chin and neck than those of free flaps harvested from distant sites...
The multilobed propeller flap methodMasahiro Murakami
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 116:599-604. 2005
Multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) analysis of the supra-fascial perforator directionality (SPD) of the occipital artery perforator (OAP)Shimpei Ono
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, 1 1 5 Sendagi, Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 63:1602-7. 2010..To optimise OAP flap design, it is important to determine the supra-fascial perforator directionality (SPD) of the three branches...
Clinical and anatomical study of cervicopectoral superthin flapsVu Quang Vinh
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Sendagi Bunkyo ku, Tokyo, Japan
Plast Reconstr Surg 119:1464-71. 2007..In the present study, the authors discuss the clinical usefulness of these flaps. Moreover, through their anatomical study using cadavers, the authors attempted to clarify the mechanism of blood flow into these flaps...
In vivo acceleration of skin growth using a servo-controlled stretching deviceMichael S Chin
Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Tissue Eng Part C Methods 16:397-405. 2010..Further analysis of mechanotransduction signaling pathways may provide additional insight to improve skin tissue engineering methods and optimize our device...
The scar band rotation flapMasahiro Murakami
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, 1 1 5 Sendagi Bunkyo ku, Tokyo 113 8603, Japan
Burns 31:220-2. 2005..We have found this method to be useful for the reconstruction of small scar contractures in locations such as finger joints and interdigital spaces after skin grafting to treat extensive burns...
The inferior labial artery island flapKoichiro Oki
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 62:e294-7. 2009..This long vascular pedicle could be returned through the inside of the flap. Thus, this flap appears to be ideal for one-stage reconstructions of full-thickness upper lip defects...
Use of the parabiotic model in studies of cutaneous wound healing to define the participation of circulating cellsGuodong Song
Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
Wound Repair Regen 18:426-32. 2010..Application of this approach enables further investigation into the contribution of peripheral blood in normal and abnormal healing responses...
Keloid and hypertrophic scar: neurogenic inflammation hypothesesSatoshi Akaishi
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, 1 1 5 Sendagi Bunkyo ku, Tokyo, Japan
Med Hypotheses 71:32-8. 2008..While further experimental studies and clinical confirmation are needed, our hypothesis may provide new insights into the etiology and pathology of FPD of the skin, such as keloids and hypertrophic scars...
Usefulness of multidetector-row computed tomography in the planning and postoperative assessment of perforator flapsShimpei Ono
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School
J Nippon Med Sch 75:50-2. 2008
Propofol alone, sevoflurane alone, and combined propofol-sevoflurane anaesthesia in electroconvulsive therapyZ Wajima
Department of Anaesthesia, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, 1715 Kamagari, Inba-mura, Inba-gun, Chiba 270-1694, Japan
Anaesth Intensive Care 31:396-400. 2003..Propofol-sevoflurane anaesthesia is advantageous in terms of haemodynamics, but disadvantageous in terms of seizure duration and recovery time. Propofol alone is most advantageous in terms of seizure duration...
The relationship between keloid growth pattern and stretching tension: visual analysis using the finite element methodSatoshi Akaishi
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 60:445-51. 2008..Thus, we analyzed the relationship between keloid growth patterns and stretching tension using a visualized finite element study...
Analysis of nerve and neuropeptide patterns in vacuum-assisted closure-treated diabetic murine woundsGeorge Younan
Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 126:87-96. 2010..With accelerated wound healing seen with the vacuum-assisted closure device, the authors studied its effects on nerve fiber regeneration, nerve sprouting, and the stimulation of neuropeptides and neurotrophins...
Role of inflammatory mediators in lipid A analogue (ONO-4007)-induced vascular permeability change in mouse skinH Ishida
Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
Br J Pharmacol 130:1235-40. 2000..Although ONO-4007 mimics LPS in increasing vascular permeability, mechanisms of permeability change elicited by ONO-4007 were not identical to those of LPS...
Analysis of neuropeptides in stretched skinMichael S Chin
Tissue Engineering and Wound Healing Laboratory, Division of Plastic Surgery, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 124:102-13. 2009....
Temporalis muscle-galea pedicled flap for reconstruction of longstanding facial paralysisZhi Qi Hu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital
J Nihon Med Sch 72:105-12. 2005..We have achieved dynamic reconstruction by using a temporalis muscle-galea pedicled flap in 38 longstanding facial paralysis patients. Our results show that this is a good option in treating such patients...
Visual and pathologic analyses of keloid growth patternsSatoshi Akaishi
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Ann Plast Surg 64:80-2. 2010..Severe infection or operative history may be the cause of irregularly shaped keloids. Thus, in the absence of significant infection or a surgical history, the shape of keloids may be determined uniquely by skin tension...
The perforator pedicled propeller (PPP) flap method: report of two casesHiko Hyakusoku
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Regenerative Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Japan
J Nihon Med Sch 74:367-71. 2007..In this paper, we report on two cases and describe the concept of using "perforator flaps" and "propeller flaps" together as what are called "perforator pedicled propeller (PPP) flaps."..
Anaesthesia and circulating blood volumeY Sano
Nippon Medical School, Department of Anaesthesiology, Tokyo, Japan
Eur J Anaesthesiol 22:258-62. 2005..We evaluated the changes in BV by general anaesthesia using simple and easy estimation methods...
The effects of intravenous lignocaine on haemodynamics and seizure duration during electroconvulsive therapyZ Wajima
Department of Anaesthesia, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, 1715 Kamagari, Inbu-mura, Inba-gun, Chiba 270-1694, Japan
Anaesth Intensive Care 30:742-6. 2002..However, intravenous lignocaine medication for electroconvulsive therapy is potentially useful for reducing tachycardia in high-risk patients and reducing the severity of propofol injection pain in comparison with a placebo...
The effects of diltiazem on hemodynamics and seizure duration during electroconvulsive therapyZ Wajima
Department of Anesthesia, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, 1715, Kamagari, Inba mura, Chiba 270 1694, Japan
Anesth Analg 92:1327-30. 2001..IMPLICATIONS: Diltiazem can blunt acute hyperdynamic responses after electroconvulsive therapy, but seizure duration is also significantly reduced, possibly making this therapy less effective...
The effect of oral clonidine premedication on lumbar cerebrospinal fluid pressure in humansK Maruyama
Department of Anesthesiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
J Nippon Med Sch 67:429-33. 2000..619, p=0.019). We conclude that Lumbar CSF pressure was attenuated by oral premedication with 5 microg/kg clonidine. Clonidine also contributed to a significant correlation between preanesthetic mean blood pressure and CSF pressure...
Severe lightning pain after subarachnoid block in a patient with neuropathic pain of central origin: which drug is best to treat the pain?Z Wajima
Department of Anesthesia, Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Nippon Medical School, Inba gun, Japan
Clin J Pain 16:265-9. 2000..We performed SAB 16 times in this patient, and he complained of severe pain each time. We investigated which drug was best for treating such induced pain by administering various drugs to the patient...
Bipedicled free super-thin flap harvesting from the anterior chestRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 113:1299-300. 2004
A case of neck scar contracture reconstructed using a pedicled supraclavicular flapQuang Vinh Vu
Plast Reconstr Surg 121:350-2. 2008
Adipose tissues differentiated by adipose-derived stem cells harvested from transgenic miceFeng Lu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nanfang Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
Chin J Traumatol 9:359-64. 2006....
Variations in gap junctional intercellular communication and connexin expression in fibroblasts derived from keloid and hypertrophic scarsFeng Lu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Plast Reconstr Surg 119:844-51. 2007..Therefore, in this report, the authors studied in vitro gap junctional intercellular communication function and connexin expression in fibroblasts derived from keloid and hypertrophic scar patients...
Fas-mediated apoptotic signal transduction in keloid and hypertrophic scarFeng Lu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Plast Reconstr Surg 119:1714-21. 2007..In this report, the authors performed a comparative study on apoptotic signal transduction in fibroblasts derived from keloids and hypertrophic scars...
Reconstruction of the face and neck scar contractures using staged transfer of expanded "Super-thin flaps"Jian hua Gao
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nanfang Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Burns 33:760-3. 2007..quot; In this report, we introduce expanded "Super-thin flaps" for reconstruction of the face and neck for the first time in a patient...
Intraoperative repiercing for earlobe keloidRei Ogawa
Ann Plast Surg 59:354-5. 2007
The distally based sural flapRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 121:689-90; author reply 690. 2008
Fat grafting to the breastRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 121:702-3. 2008
The small-wave incision for long keloidsHiko Hyakusoku
Plast Reconstr Surg 111:964-5. 2003
A new skin closure technique with running sutures and tissue adhesiveHiko Hyakusoku
Plast Reconstr Surg 113:1526-7. 2004
Postoperative radiation therapy for keloidRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 121:1513. 2008
Biological differences between fibroblasts derived from peripheral and central areas of keloid tissuesFeng Lu
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nanfang Hospital Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Plast Reconstr Surg 120:625-30. 2007..The aim of this study was to investigate the biological differences between peripheral and central keloid areas...
Three-dimensional external wire frame fixation of digital skin graftRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 119:440-2. 2007
Crucial incision method for Stahl's ear reconstructionRei Ogawa
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 60:961-3. 2007
Effectiveness of mugwort lotion for the treatment of post-burn hypertrophic scarsRei Ogawa
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 61:210-2. 2008
Fat grafting to the breastRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 121:341-2. 2008
Flap thinning technique: the effect of primary flap defattingRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 122:987-8. 2008
Defining vascular supply and territory of thinned perforator flaps: part I. Anterolateral thigh perforator flapA Cagri Uysal
Plast Reconstr Surg 118:288-9. 2006
Keloids as a serious disease such as malignancyRei Ogawa
Plast Reconstr Surg 122:993-4. 2008
