Liposuction to correct unaesthetic deposits of fatty tissue is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure worldwide. 1 Highly satisfactory silhouette contouring may be achieved when appropriately trained operators perform the procedure with properly selected technologies on well-selected patients and anatomical areas. The fundamental principles of the technique have evolved into th...

Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery relies extensively on the complex relationship between skin, soft tissue and the underlying bone skeleton. Soft tissue loss and acquired soft tissue deficits are some of the daily challenges faced by the plastic surgeon. Fat grafting has become one of the standard lines of care that has various applications in plastic surgery treatments. The ability of adipos...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to present early outcome data for patients treated for penile cancer with organ-sparing reconstructive surgery at two referral centres in Sweden. MATERIAL AND METHODS Oncological, cosmetic and functional outcome and complications were analysed retrospectively during the period 2011-2013. Twelve patients with non-invasive penile cancer were treated with glan...

The elderly population in the United States is increasing. According to the US Census Bureau, in the year 2000 there were 35 million people over 65 years of age in the United States and 4.2 million over 85 years of age out of a total population of 282,160,000. There was an increase to 40,200,000 over 65 and 6,100,000 over 85 in 2010 with a total population of 309,330,000. It is estimated that t...

Palmaris longus, phylogenetically a retrogressive muscle, exhibits significant anatomical variations compared to other muscles of the upper extremity. It is of great surgical importance because, it is the first option tendon for graft procedures in various cosmetic, plastic and reconstructive surgeries. It has also been widely used in various tendon transfer procedures in treating facial paraly...

Although chronic proximal tibiofibular joint instability is a rare condition, it is associated with marked functional impairment. Various surgical options have been reported in literature, all associated with several problems and limitations. We describe a new technique of reconstruction of the proximal tibiofibular joint using the semitendinosus tendon. The key steps of the procedure are the p...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Head and neck reconstructive surgery represents a major challenge facing the need to achieve a good cosmetic and functional outcome. Anesthesia may be an important and determining factor in the technique success due to its role in hemodynamic stability and regional blood flow. On the other hand, regional anesthesia, changes in blood volume, and vasoactive drugs may inf...

The numbers of patients seeking plastic surgery has skyrocketed in the past decade, and this practice has found increasingly uncritical acceptance. Plastic surgery is commonly subdivided into reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery seeks to restore form and function of a defect in the body, and therefore is a positive moral good that mitigates the effects of the fall...

The treatment of a 40-year-old woman with a giant fibroadenoma in her left breast is presented. The fibroadenoma measured 14 × 5 × 3 cm and weighed 170 g. We demonstrate that the surgical strategy and the reconstructive techniques in oncoplastic breast cancer surgery successfully can be applied to the treatment of these rare benign tumours improving the cosmetic and functional outcome.