Reduced Remodeling Biomarkers Tissue Expression in Nanotextured Compared With Polyurethane Implants Capsules: A Study in Rats.

Background: In the biological response to biomaterials, the implant shell plays a key role in immune and inflammatory reactions. We hypothesized that the capsules formed around nanotextured implants exhibit an immunohistochemical behavior different to those formed around polyurethane implants.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate through immunohistochemistry markers the capsules formed around nanotextured and polyurethane implants.

Patient Satisfaction Following Inverted-T and Short-Scar Mammaplasty as Measured by the Breast Evaluation Questionnaire 55.

Background: Mastopexy combined with silicone implant placement is one of the most frequently performed plastic surgeries. Various techniques have been developed to increase the degree of patient satisfaction after surgery. The goal is to give the breasts a harmonious shape, generating the smallest scars possible.

Nasal lifting.

Patients with gland hyperplasia as well as thickening and redundancy of nasal skin who receive treatment that addresses only the support structures generally suffer from lack of definition of the nasal tip. We report on a case in which this problem was treated by redefinition of the nasal dorsum and tip through resection of the redundant skin. The surgical approach involved open rhinoplasty with a columella-alar incision, wide dissection of the dorsum filling, caudal traction, and resection of excess tissue.