Stabilized hyaluronic acid gel for volume restoration and contouring of the buttocks: 24-month efficacy and safety.

Background: Stabilized hyaluronic acid (HA) of nonanimal origin manufactured using the patented NASHA® technology has been developed for use in body shaping. This study was performed to assess the safety and efficacy of stabilized HA gel when used for volume restoration and contouring of the buttocks.

Methods: Subjects 20 years of age or older seeking buttock augmentation were recruited to this noncomparative multicenter study (NCT01331408).

Macrolane for volume restoration and contouring of the buttocks: magnetic resonance imaging study on localization and degradation.

Background: Macrolane is a biocompatible, biodegradable, injectable stabilized hyaluronic acid-based gel of nonanimal origin manufactured using the nonanimal stabilized hyaluronic acid technology. This was a substudy to evaluate localization, displacement, and degradation of the gel when used for volume restoration and shaping of the buttocks.

Methods: Subjects aged 20 years or older seeking buttock augmentation received a maximum volume of 400 ml per subject.

Umbilical epithelial cyst in secondary abdominoplasty: case report.

Background: A retained epidermal inclusion cyst (REIC) at the umbilicus after abdominoplasty is a rare phenomenon that has had limited description in the literature. This case report describes a woman who came for a secondary abdominoplasty and presented intraoperatively with an unexpected large epidermal inclusion cyst.

Case Report: The woman was disappointed with the result of a previous abdominal surgery.

Annulus fibrosus of the mitral valve: reality or myth.

Introduction: Surgical repair of the mitral valve is in most cases limited to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve and to the annulus fibrosus. The term annulus fibrosus is still used in anatomical and clinical terminology and is described as a cord like structure providing the attachment of the mitral vale. However, to date no evidence exists of a ring-or cord-like structure at this area.

Geometric models of the aortic and pulmonary roots: suggestions for the Ross procedure.

Objective: To discuss geometric factors, which may influence long-term results relating to homograft competence following the Ross procedure, we describe the 3D morphology of the pulmonary and aortic roots.

Materials: Measurements were made on 25 human aortic and pulmonary roots. Inter-commissural distances and the heights of the sinuses were measured.