Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

INTRODUCTION: Determining which facelift technique yields the most effective long-term rejuvenation results and ensures optimal stability over time remains a significant question in cosmetic surgery: Does the most invasive surgery lead to the best long-term outcomes? This study aims to evaluate the authors' approach using total platysma muscle transection to prevent platysma band recurrence, and to provide anatomical observations supporting and justifying their procedure. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A preliminary study in anatomical basic sciences was conducted to establish the rationale for our method...

BACKGROUND: The number of cosmetic procedures has increased in recent years. Social media use and its effects on plastic surgery decisions are among the most widely discussed topics. This study aimed to test a research model that explores the relationship between social media usage frequency, appearance-related social media pressure, and body mass index (BMI) on the body appreciation of patients undergoing cosmetic procedures, and to evaluate their clinical impacts. METHODS: In total, 136 participants were included in this study, which met and exceeded the sample size requirement...

BACKGROUND: Immediate prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction (IBBR) rates have increased in recent years owing to improved cosmetic and psychological benefits. However, there is a lack of studies regarding complications rates following adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) among patients undergoing immediate prepectoral IBBR. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective monocentric analysis of a cohort of consecutively treated patients who underwent NSM following immediate prepectoral IBBR at our institution between March 2017 and November 2021...

We read the letter titled "Comparison of Two Anticoagulants for Pain Associated with Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections" authored by Pensato et al. in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The authors emphasized an important point. PRP treatments have a lot of variables; preparation method, application, amount of PRP injections, and content (such as number of platelet concentration, presence of leucocytes, and pH). However, in our study, we focused on the pain of injections. We showed that there is a pain difference by using different anticoagulants during PRP preparation, but we did not investigate for possible reason of this pain difference...

BACKGROUND: During reduction malarplasty, cheek bulging could be found immediately after zygomatic complex is moved inwards, backwards and upwards. As patient is in the supine position during surgery, the effect of gravity is eliminated, so the only reason for the bulge is the redistribution of the soft tissue in the deep facial spaces. The buccal fat pad, with its main body behind the zygomatic arch and buccal extension in the cheek area, is most likely to be responsible for the bulge...

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AIM: To evaluate hearing and labyrinth functions following different osteotomy types (micro-compass saw, osteotome, and no osteotomy) performed in septorhinoplasty operations. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The study included 74 patients operated between January 2020 and March 2022, separated into 3 groups: Group 1: 24 patients (16 females and 8 males): osteotome was used for the osteotomy; Group 2: 24 patients (12 females and 12 males): micro-saw was used for osteotomy; and Group 3: 26 patients (17 females and 9 males): open technique septoplasty with no osteotomy...

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BACKGROUND: A hyaluronic acid filler is a viscoelastic substance that can be evaluated by rheology. Rheological properties are important for the longevity of the filler, which can be deformed due to the various forces that exist on the face. This study aimed to evaluate the maintenance of the lifting capacity of hyaluronic acid filler injection. METHODS: Rheological evaluation of five different products was performed on nine patients who had undergone hyaluronic acid filler injection from Jan 18, 2021 to Jan 27, 2022...

With the development of tissue engineering, the application of decellularized adipose matrix as scaffold material in tissue engineering has been intensively explored due to its wide source and excellent potential in tissue regeneration. Decellularized adipose matrix is a promising candidate for adipose tissue regeneration, while modification of decellularized adipose matrix scaffold can also allow it to transcend the limitations of adipose tissue source properties and applied to other tissue engineering fields, including cartilage and bone tissue engineering, neural tissue engineering, and skin tissue engineering...

BACKGROUND: Facial synkinesis can result in facial tightness, smile dysfunction, and eyelid aperture narrowing due to overactive and uncoordinated muscle activity. We hypothesized that the outcome of a selective neurectomy could rely on the patient's chief complaints. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 122 patients who underwent selective neurectomy at our hospital. Preoperatively, the patients were asked nine questionnaires to identify their two major chief complaints (treatment priorities)...

INTRODUCTION: Recent studies have revealed that Aquafilling gel used for breast augmentation causes complications. In this study, we investigated which surgical approach should be used to treat these complications. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This observational cohort study analysed the data of 31 women suffering from complications after breast enlargement with Aquafilling injection who were treated at our department in 2016-2021. Patients underwent either conservative or radical surgery...

BACKGROUND: Control of nasal tip position is critical to final rhinoplasty outcomes. Two frequent methods of exerting tip control are columellar strut and caudal septal extension graft (SEG). Past work has demonstrated that SEG are better able to preserve tip position. However, there is no quantitative data describing long-term projection and rotation. The purpose of this study was to analyze long-term maintenance of tip projection and rotation following SEG. METHODS: A retrospective study of adult patients undergoing open rhinoplasty was conducted...

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BACKGROUND: Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a versatile antifibrinolytic agent that is widely used in modern surgeries. This review assessed the safety and efficacy of intravenous (IV) TXA in plastic surgery versus controls. METHODS: This review selected English-language Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating IV TXA effects in plastic surgery from four electronic databases, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library up to April 9, 2023. Primary outcomes were blood loss volume (BLV) and transfusion occurrence, with operation time and surgical field assessment as secondary outcomes...

Authors comment on the paper "Aesthetic, Quality of Life, and Clinical Outcomes after Inferior Pedicle Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty" written by Thomas Y Xia et al. Although the authors present excellent results on Inferior Pedicle Oncoplastic Reduction Mammoplasty, we express some considerations about the proposed follow-up and hope in new research on this topic by Xia et al using his interesting data.Level of Evidence III This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www...

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INTRODUCTION: Pre-pectoral implant-based breast reconstruction (IBR) is becoming increasingly popular, permitting optimal implant positioning on the chest wall, prevention of animation deformity, and reduced patient discomfort. There are, however, concerns related to increased rates of breast implant rippling in pre-pectoral (versus submuscular) IBR, which can prompt a patient to seek revisionary surgery. The aim of this study is to identify factors that can be implemented to reduce implant rippling in the setting of pre-pectoral IBR...