J J Hage

..Because his work was pioneering and innovative, Georges Burou and his vaginoplasty are given a place in the recorded history of plastic surgery...

..Because its place in the history of aesthetic plastic surgery needs to be acknowledged, González-Ulloa's Manifesto is presented and discussed here...

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..The authors' aims were to make a more exact and age-specific estimation of this occurrence and to evaluate the strategies used by Netherlands plastic surgeons to detect these cancers...

..We conclude that the surplus of labial skin ought to be retained during primary surgery because it is an ideal substitute to correct neourethral stenosis...

..We still consider metaidoioplasty to be a method of choice in selected patients...

..Therefore, it is concluded that Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine medicine had a rich knowledge and high standards. Contemporary surgical techniques may be found to be truly ancient if we search deep enough, far enough, and long enough...

..We found that this flap fills a therapeutic gap and provides a sound alternative to more extensive surgery...

..Its knot security depends on the additional half hitches used to backup the knot after it has been tightened. Only a few of the modifications improved the security of the knot or its previous modifications...

..In view of the potential dangers, feminization by the injection of high-viscosity fluids should be soundly condemned...

..The geometry of lockable, ratchet, or jamming sliding surgical knots was assessed to enhance practical and topological understanding of knots among surgeons...

..At a mean follow-up of 2.5 years (range, 1-5 years), the cosmetic appearance was acceptable in all patients and their penile length ranged from 7.5 to 9 cm. All were able to void while standing without soiling themselves...

..Because the appearance of the vulva may charge gradually during the first postoperative year, secondary vulvar corrections should not be performed in that period...

..The demand for aesthetical corrections of the external genitals will increase...

..Ovarium cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer-related death in women and is the most common fatal gynecologic malignancy. So far, ovarium carcinoma has not been reported to have occurred in female-to-male transsexuals...

..Immediate arterial reconstruction using a venous graft is to be considered in cases in which the adequacy of circulation is debatable...

..Because there are multiple reasons for castration, we advise that bilateral orchidectomy be performed in the course of sex reassignment surgery for male-to-female transsexuals...

..Male-to-female trans-sexuals often request large breasts and repeated augmentation mammaplasties were required, mainly in cases where the result of initial augmentation was not outspoken...

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..A weak negative correlation could be demonstrated between the score on a visual analog scale and the wish for secondary correction. Surgeons should be aware that cleft patients have no anthropometric interest in their facial appearance...

..The small risk of debilitating donor-site necrosis should be considered and discussed preoperatively with the patient...

..Therefore, we set out to assess the influence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for invasive breast cancer on the short-term complications after skin sparing mastectomy and immediate prosthetic reconstruction...

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..He adopted Kocher's suture scissors and converted them for needleholding. The authors believe that the surgeon Gillies adapted this needleholder to fit his golfer's hand...

..Out of five procedure-related characteristics, only increased flap length was proven to negatively influence the outcome of the procedure...

..This study evaluates the nature of underlying pathologic changes occurring in medium-sized muscular arteries following irradiation...

..Even in these cases, the objective results of silicone arthroplasty may not be as good as its subjective outcome...

..The allotment of grants is increasingly dependent on benchmarking of scientific output. Still, data to benchmark such output for plastic surgeons are lacking. Therefore, we retrieved these data for plastic surgeons in The Netherlands...

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..Dextran-induced acute renal failure may be severe and it may last several days. Plasmapheresis is the therapy of choice and, usually, diuresis and renal function resume shortly after such treatment...

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..This does not only apply at the time of initial injections, but even more during any subsequent invasive treatment such as evacuation of surplus deposits or additional surgical procedures at, or near, the site of injection...

..Many of the conclusions of the studies overlap despite differences in technique of assessment. Most studies demonstrate the deficient growth of the maxilla and the deformities of the facial profile in cleft patients...

..Important possibilities include the filling of a dorsal (decubitus) defect and breast reconstruction...

..Because little and contradictory evidence regarding possible risk factors for postoperative complications is available, the authors retrospectively assessed 13 such factors. They also evaluated the oncological safety of the procedure...

..Therefore, the authors wanted to establish which factors increase the risk of surgical complications to such a level as to adjust their indications for immediate breast reconstruction after skin-sparing mastectomy...

..This allows for complete and secured double-breasted closure of the entire wound and lessens the risk of implant contamination or exposure...

..The authors report a unique case of successful microvascular transplantation of an iliac crest osteomyocutaneous free flap in a patient in whom the DCIA and DCIV were absent...

..2-Octyl-cyanoacrylate skin adhesive may be used for surgical wound closure. However, its use in plastic surgery has not been properly assessed...

..Moreover, it enhances patient monitoring during long-term follow-up...

..The authors tested the relevance of the impact factor as a measure of the scientific value of articles...

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..Even though authors from larger countries, in general, contribute more publications in absolute numbers, authors from small countries have a more efficient output relative to the number of inhabitants and GDP of their country...

..Even though reliability generally increases with the number of reviewers, the annual increase of submitted abstracts may necessitate a decrease in the number of reviewers for each abstract...

..In all but 1 patient, it was found easy to apply, helpful in cleaning the wounds, and without side effects. Based on these results, the authors advise to subject this dressing to a randomized, double blind, phase III study...

..The little finger ray was most commonly injured of the hand. We found no seasonal variability in the incidence of hand fractures...

..The cost-effectiveness of the process for the peer reviewer remains unclear. CONCLUSIONS: The peer-review system of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, in general, is beneficial...

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..CONCLUSIONS: Routine histologic examination of clinically unsuspected scars excised at the time of breast reconstruction or scar correction after prophylactic or curative breast surgery did not benefit the authors' patients...

..Given the high publication rate and the high average normalized impact factor of the journals in which the presentations appeared, the five studied EURAPS meetings overall had high scientific value...

..This article describes how increased understanding of vascular anatomy has led to the development of new techniques...

..The procedure can be done as early as 6 weeks after initial reconstruction, reducing the burden of daily wound care for the patient and offering her an immediate restoration of the lateral contour of the reconstructed breast...

..The pectoralis major muscle may be suited for free transplantation of a segment of the muscle. We investigated the length and diameter of its vascular pedicle to determine its feasibility...

..The nerve supply and motor function of the clavicular part is alleged to be preserved when the sternocostal part is transposed through the deltopectoral groove. This study aims to objectify such preservation...

..The authors set out to identify the characteristics of the 50 top-cited articles as published in four international, peer-reviewed, PubMed-indexed general plastic surgery journals...

..Two silicone-specific STIR sequences are usually sufficient for imaging the spread of silicone...