Abstract Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a relatively uncommon inflammatory skin disorder which characterized by rapid onset, ulcerative lesions, and often triggered trauma or surgery. Although rare, PG of the breast has been well described in Plastic Surgery literature, most reported following reductions reconstructions. The authors present case developed 56-year-old patient, with history essenti...

At baseline, subjects with gynecomastia scored statistically significantly less favorably than controls in five SF-36 domains (general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, and mental health), the RSES, and the EAT-26 (p<0.05 for all). By 6 months follow-up, postoperative subjects were scoring similarly to controls in four of the aforementioned SF-36 domains (vitality, social fu...

Reduction mammaplasty and mastopexy is one of the biggest operation groups which have many techniques and their modifications. Generally accepted that, new modifications are the results of improvements of existing techniques. In this study we present a new modification of Moufarrege total posterior pedicle mammaplasty. We performed central plication to achieve a juvenile look in the superior po...

BACKGROUND High-profile round saline breast implants that permit a better match of implant diameter to the base diameter of the breast are now available. OBJECTIVE The advantages and disadvantages of high-profile breast implants are defined from the point of view of the author's initial experience. METHODS The maximal optimal breast implant was determined on the basis of preoperative measur...

The GalaFLEX Scaffold (Galatea Surgical, Inc., Lexington, MA) for plastic and reconstructive surgery belongs to a new generation of products for soft tissue reinforcement made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB). Other members of this new family of products include MonoMax Suture (Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen, Germany) for soft tissue approximation, BioFiber Scaffold (Tornier, Inc., Edina, MN) for te...