Mini-invasive facelift, an effective procedure through small incisions

Gap balancing through small incisions: competing goals.

Significant controversy exists in the literature regarding the pitfalls and benefits of minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Regardless, most surgeons today use smaller exposures than in previous years. Although more difficult, rigid adherence to classical gap balancing techniques can allow a surgeon to achieve ideal ligament and flexion/extension gap balance in TKA through a minim...

Minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation-Wolf Mini Maze procedure.

Combined , Minimally Invasive , Thread - based Facelift

Aging is a natural, biological process. Patients want to overcome the aesthetic problems associated with facial aging. Plastic surgeons have tried facelifts to meet patients’ expectations [1,2]. With the development of society and technology, patients prefer simple, lessinvasive procedures for rapid recovery. A barbed suture lift can meet the requirement for a minimally invasive facial rejuvena...

Incisions great and small.

Technique and results after distal braquial biceps tendon reparation, through two anterior mini-incisions

OBJECTIVE Evaluation of postoperative results of repair of distal biceps brachii ruptures through a two anterior mini-incisions. METHODS Nine patients with clinical and imaging (MRI) diagnosis of total lesion of the biceps brachii at its insertion were operated with a surgical technique with two mini-incisions between 2008 and 2011. The patients were evaluated after three months of evolution ...