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BACKGROUND The most common complications following body contouring surgery for massive weight loss include delayed wound healing and seroma. The authors investigated risk factors for seroma in this patient population and describe treatment strategies. METHODS A retrospective review of 222 patients

OBJECTIVE Implant-based breast reconstruction is fraught with complications related to seroma formation. Soft tissue stabilization with progressive tension closure (PTC) has been shown to decrease seroma formation after various procedures but is less suitable for mastectomy flap stabilization. We

Seroma is the most frequent minor complication after harvesting latissimus dorsi flap for breast reconstruction. It induces patient's discomfort and multiple consultations for punctions. The dead space resulting from the harvest has to be closed by the "quilting suture" in order to prevent the

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify potential parameters as predictors for seroma formation after incisional hernia mesh repair. METHODS The incidence of postoperative seroma was determined prospectively in 37 patients who underwent incisional hernia repair with lightweight

On the basis of an inception cohort of 270 patients with a previously untreated invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the true vocal cord (232 T N0M0, 35 T2N0M0, and 3 T3N0M0) and a minimum of 3 years of follow-up, the authors analyze the oncological and functional outcomes following frontolateral

Sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) infection is a rare disease and its management remains controversial. Our institution has adopted an aggressive surgical approach of radical SCJ resection combined with myocutaneous flap (MCF) closure whenever possible. We reviewed our experience with this approach in

BACKGROUND Acellular dermal matrices (ADM) are now routine in postmastectomy prosthetic-based breast reconstruction. The goal of the current study was to compare the complications of 2 ADM products-AlloDerm and Cortiva. METHODS A retrospective analysis of prosthetic-based breast reconstruction in

UNASSIGNED Anesthesia for elective ambulatory procedures must provide appropriate pain control while minimizing perioperative risk. Local anesthesia in combination with oral sedation provides a safe office-based method of anesthesia for rhytidectomy. UNASSIGNED The purpose of this analysis was to

BACKGROUND Human acellular dermis has been adopted for routine use in tissue expander reconstruction. The purported benefits include higher intraoperative fill volume, facilitation of lower pole expansion, and enhanced definition of the lower pole of the breast. Recently, concerns have arisen about

The author presents a surgical procedure for chest-wall soft tissue reconstruction due to large losses based on a modified thoracoabdominal myocutaneous flap. Designed in a bilobed shape, it rests on the superior epigastric vessels and may include the cranial one fourth of the rectus abdominis

BACKGROUND The choice of surgical technique to approach the appendicular stump depends mostly on skill and personal preference of the surgeon or on the protocol used in the service, and the influence of this choice in hospitalization time is not evaluated. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relation between

BACKGROUND Immediate postmastectomy breast reconstruction in morbidly obese patients represents a challenge because neither prosthetic nor abdominal-based options may be suitable. METHODS This study compared a previously published cohort of immediate prosthetic reconstruction of 346 patients (511

BACKGROUND As technology advances, surgical practice evolves over time. The author assesses a new approach to implant-based breast reconstruction and the impact of two changes implemented over several years. METHODS A series of tissue-expander reconstructions performed early in the author's

BACKGROUND This study was designed to evaluate and compare the complication rates of patients having abdominoplasty without breast surgery with the rates of those having abdominoplasty with various types of elective breast surgery, including breast augmentation, breast reduction, mastopexy, and