Abstract Introduction Society has perpetuated the misconception that penis shape and size are a marker of masculinity sexual ability. Unfortunately, many men experience small anxiety syndrome (SPS), body dysmorphic disorder in which patient believes their to be even when it is clinically average length girth. In these situations, patients who have received proper psychological evaluation may ch...

Background: Patients undergoing ventral hernia repair (VHR) with separation of components (SOC) often require or request concurrent panniculectomy. However, the impact of panniculectomy on outcomes is incompletely understood.We aim to compare hernia recurrence and complications in VHR with SOC utilizing a vertical incision (VI) versus panniculectomy (P). Methods: A retrospective review of patie...

Abstracts Background: Arm lymphedema after breast cancer surgery affects women both from physical and psychological points of view. Lymphedema leads to adipose tissue deposition. Liposuction and controlled compression therapy (CCT) reduces the lymphedema completely. METHODS AND RESULTS Sixty female patients with arm lymphedema were followed for a 1-year period after surgery. The 36-item short...

Human adipose stem cells (ASCs) has been in the limelight since its discovery as a suitable source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in regenerative medicine. Currently, two major techniques are used to isolate ASCs, namely liposuction and tissue biopsy. These two methods are relatively risk-free but the question as to which method could give a more efficient output remains unclear. Thus, this s...

BACKGROUND Tumescent lidocaine anesthesia consists of subcutaneous injection of relatively large volumes (up to 4 L or more) of dilute lidocaine (≤1 g/L) and epinephrine (≤1 mg/L). Although tumescent lidocaine anesthesia is used for an increasing variety of surgical procedures, the maximum safe dosage is unknown. Our primary aim in this study was to measure serum lidocaine concentrations after ...

BACKGROUND Liposuction of the arms alone may be inadequate for aesthetic improvement because of skin laxity. Radiofrequency-assisted liposuction (RFAL) and aggressive superficial liposuction (SupL) have been described to stimulate soft tissue retraction to improve results. We compare the techniques and describe a classification scheme that factors skin laxity, skin quality, and Fitzpatrick type...

Cosmesis is a vital concern for patients undergoing plastic and reconstructive surgery. Many variations in wound closure are employed when attempting to minimize a surgical scar's appearance. Barbed sutures are one potential method of achieving improved wound cosmesis and are more common in recent years. To determine if barbed sutures differ from nonbarbed in wound cosmesis, we conducted a sing...

Background: Liposuction is a surgical technique for the treatment of lipodystrophy consisting in the removal of adipose tissue via a cannula connected to a vacuum system introduced into the patient through small holes in the skin. The Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery provides that the maximum limit of fat to be aspirated with patient safety must not exceed 7% of body weight. The factor that...