Publications by authors named "F R Boucher"

Objectives: To report the surgical outcomes and complications experienced after implantation of the ZSI475 FtM prosthesis after phalloplasty.

Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent ZSI475FtM prosthesis implantation in their neophallus between January 2016 and March 2024 in our center were included. There was no exclusion criterion.

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  • The aesthetics of the periorbital region are heavily affected by the position of the eyebrows, forehead wrinkles, and upper eyelid drooping, particularly due to aging-related eyebrow ptosis.
  • There has been a rise in brow lift surgeries with various techniques, including the innovative 'gliding brow lift,' which uses a minimally invasive method and a hemostatic net.
  • The article details a three-year experience with this technique involving three main steps: subcutaneous dissection, internal eyebrow fixation, and skin redraping, highlighting its simplicity, minimal scarring, and long-lasting effects.
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) non-surgical procedures are increasingly popular, with approximately 5.6 million performed annually by plastic surgeons worldwide. These treatments effectively address signs of aging in the forehead and nasofrontal areas but come with risks such as bruising, swelling, infections, inflammation, granulomas, skin necrosis, and vascular obstructions.

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Background: In the face of province-wide implementation of activity-based hospital funding in Quebec, a need arose to effectively measure pharmacists' contributions along the patient care trajectory and to enable pharmacy benchmarking using valid performance indicators.

Objectives: A 3-phase project was initiated to measure the performance and impact of pharmacists and pharmacy departments. Phases 2 and 3, described here, focused on gradually implementing, in various health care centres, the priority indicators selected in phase 1.

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