A long-term study of outcomes, complications, and patient satisfaction with breast implantsNeal Handel
Division of Plastic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 117:757-67; discussion 768-72. 2006
..The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy, complication rates, frequency of reoperation, and degree of patient satisfaction with different types of implants...
Breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis in augmented womenNeal Handel
Division of Plastic Surgery, The David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, and the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 118:587-93; discussion 594-6. 2006
..The purpose of this study was to review the authors' experience with a large number of breast cancer patients to determine whether implants impair early diagnosis or adversely affect prognosis...
Secondary mastopexy in the augmented patient: a recipe for disasterNeal Handel
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 118:152S-163S; discussion 164S-165S, 166S-167S. 2006
..Experience has shown that secondary mastopexy in the augmented breast is fraught with potential complications, including fat necrosis, skin flap loss, and nipple ischemia...
The effect of silicone implants on the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of breast cancerNeal Handel
Division of Plastic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 120:81S-93S. 2007
..Because of the prevalence of breast cancer, many augmented women eventually will develop the disease. This article reviews what is known about the effect of implants on the detection, prognosis, and treatment of carcinoma of the breast...
Transumbilical breast augmentationNeal Handel
Division of Plastic Surgery, The David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Clin Plast Surg 36:63-74, vi. 2009
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Approaching revisional surgery in augmentation and mastopexy/augmentation patientsBrian P Dickinson
Brian P Dickinson, M D, Inc, Newport Beach, CA, USA
Ann Plast Surg 68:12-6. 2012
..These cases are challenging, require significant operative time, and can be associated with a high revision rate. It is important for the young surgeon to have an approach to deal with these common and difficult scenarios...
Effects of Singulair (montelukast) treatment for capsular contractureCatherine K Huang
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Aesthet Surg J 30:404-8. 2010
..Therefore, leukotriene antagonists Accolate and Singulair have been prescribed by plastic surgeons off-label to treat and prevent CC. To date, there are no studies investigating the efficacy of Singulair on CC...