Norma Cruz-Korchin

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Affiliation: University of Puerto Rico
Country: Puerto Rico

Publications

  1. ncbi Lactational performance after breast reduction with different pedicles
    Norma I Cruz
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Plast Reconstr Surg 120:35-40. 2007
  2. ncbi Macromastia: how much of it is fat?
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Division of Plastic Surgery and the Department of Pathology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan 00936 5067, USA
    Plast Reconstr Surg 109:64-8. 2002
  3. ncbi Vertical versus Wise pattern breast reduction: patient satisfaction, revision rates, and complications
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Department of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    Plast Reconstr Surg 112:1573-8; discussion 1579-81. 2003
  4. ncbi Breast-feeding after vertical mammaplasty with medial pedicle
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Plast Reconstr Surg 114:890-4. 2004
  5. ncbi Effect of pregnancy and breast-feeding on vertical mammaplasty
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, 00936 5067, Puerto Rico
    Plast Reconstr Surg 117:25-9. 2006
  6. ncbi Timing of ondansetron administration to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting
    Norma I Cruz
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    P R Health Sci J 27:43-7. 2008
  7. ncbi Breastfeeding after augmentation mammaplasty with saline implants
    Norma I Cruz
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Ann Plast Surg 64:530-3. 2010

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Lactational performance after breast reduction with different pedicles
    Norma I Cruz
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Plast Reconstr Surg 120:35-40. 2007
    ..Uncertainty still exists as to whether one type of pedicle is superior to another in preserving the breastfeeding potential of young women who need breast reduction surgery...
  2. ncbi Macromastia: how much of it is fat?
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Division of Plastic Surgery and the Department of Pathology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan 00936 5067, USA
    Plast Reconstr Surg 109:64-8. 2002
    ..Both methods of evaluation used in the study concur that the enlarged breast of macromastia consists primarily of fat and that the glandular element is rather small...
  3. ncbi Vertical versus Wise pattern breast reduction: patient satisfaction, revision rates, and complications
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Department of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    Plast Reconstr Surg 112:1573-8; discussion 1579-81. 2003
    ....
  4. ncbi Breast-feeding after vertical mammaplasty with medial pedicle
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Plast Reconstr Surg 114:890-4. 2004
    ..05). In conclusion, this study found no significant difference in the rate of breast-feeding success between women who had medial pedicle/vertical pattern reduction mammaplasty and women who had no prior breast surgery...
  5. ncbi Effect of pregnancy and breast-feeding on vertical mammaplasty
    Norma Cruz-Korchin
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, 00936 5067, Puerto Rico
    Plast Reconstr Surg 117:25-9. 2006
    ..A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the effect of pregnancy and breast-feeding on the breasts of women who had undergone vertical reduction mammaplasty...
  6. ncbi Timing of ondansetron administration to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting
    Norma I Cruz
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    P R Health Sci J 27:43-7. 2008
    ..The original guidelines for using ondansetron recommending its administration prior to induction of anesthesia have been questioned...
  7. ncbi Breastfeeding after augmentation mammaplasty with saline implants
    Norma I Cruz
    Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
    Ann Plast Surg 64:530-3. 2010
    ....