INTRODUCTION: Unplanned reoperation, specifically for free flap compromise, following head and neck reconstruction can exert a significant toll on the healthcare system and its resources. The timing of the different indications for reoperation remains to be elucidated. Given that the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) groups all causes of unplanned reoperations into a single ...

A pele é um dos órgãos mais importantes do corpo, devido ao fato de promover revestimento e termorregulação. Além atuar no sistema sensorial, na defesa contra agressões externas, dentre outras. Com o desgaste natural, nossa perde alguns componentes básicos como: elastina colágeno e, consequentemente, surgem as marcas envelhecimento cutâneo. No entanto,existem ativos que podem beneficiar a saúde...

There is an increasing demand for minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures to arrest the aging process. Botulinum toxin type A injections are the most commonly used nonsurgical cosmetic procedures in the United States. There has been research spanning over two decades dedicated to safety, efficacy, dosing, and complications of botulinum toxin type A. There are now two Food and Drug Administration...

In this Practice article by Antony Smith and colleagues (BMJ 2013;347:f5170, doi:10.1136/bmj.f5170), the section on use of botulinum toxin A for treating overactive bladder wrongly stated that botulinum toxin type A did not have a UK marketing authorisation for this indication. It should have stated: “At the time of publication (September 2013), most botulinum toxin type A preparations did not ...