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ERAS in microvascular breast reconstruction
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is an important concept in today’s accountancy dominated hospitals, effectively decreasing the length of stay (LOS) of postoperative patients. This is something that surgeons will have to consider – or have protocols foisted upon them...
Diced conchal cartilage with perichondrial attachment graft in rhinoplasty
This article shows the experience of a single surgeon with the use of diced conchal cartilage with perichondrial attachment in 37 consecutive patients. The graft was used to camouflage asymmetries on the lateral wall of the nose, for tip contouring...
Three-dimensional imaging of the supratip after lower lateral cartilage repositioning
Cephalically positioned lower lateral cartilages (LLCs) contribute to the bulbous-appearing nasal tip. Repositioning of the LLCs removes volume created in the nasal sidewall / supratip regions leading to better tip refinement. This reshaping of the tip is ameliorated by application...The future and a summary of the past
From liposuction to adipose stem cells; from regenerative medicine to tissue engineering; and a vision of the future. Part 3 Adipose stem cells There is a major clinical need for strategies that adequately reconstruct the soft tissue defects after deep...The perfect upper lid blepharoplasty
The authors share their thoughts on how to achieve the best blepharoplasty results based on their 35 years of experience. Are you a surgeon wishing to offer the best upper lid surgery to your discerning patients? To help chart the...
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: An Atlas of Essential Procedures
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: An Atlas of Essential Procedures is a great textbook. It covers a wide range of the reconstructive plastic surgery syllabus. It includes many aspects of the plastic surgery curriculum from cleft lip and palate through to vascular...Laboratoires Fillmed UK announces JUVELOOK distribution and training updates
Laboratoires Fillmed UK has announced that its latest product JUVELOOK is now officially available to order from Fillmed UK’s distribution and strategic fulfilment partner, Church Pharmacy. Additionally, Fillmed has announced a comprehensive JUVELOOK training schedule, with dates available exclusively to...
Utility and outcomes of hydroxocobalamin use in smoke inhalation patients
The authors propose to investigate the usefulness of the routine administration of hydroxocobalamin in burns patients who are suspected to have an inhalational component to their injury. Mention is made of the important fact that no previous published literature has...Is point of care ultrasonography just an inscrutable snowstorm or is it here to stay?
To non-radiologists ultrasound may always look like a snowstorm . . . so unless you are the one holding the scanner and moving it over the patient with some idea of their history, it is difficult to know what you...
Cosmetic Injection Techniques: A Text and Video Guide to Neurotoxins and Fillers
This is a very well-written, concise guide to aesthetic injecting with plenty of useful, high-quality illustrations throughout. Six chapters take you from your initial consultation through to advanced injection techniques covering neurotoxins, fillers and fat-dissolving injections. The consultation chapter is...How developments in maxillofacial surgery have contributed to improved quality of life for patients
The patient perspective, functional outcomes and morbidity are key factors that influence ‘quality of life’ [1,2]. There are many examples of how developments in oral and maxillofacial surgery have improved the outcome and ‘quality of life’ for patients with head,...
