The Dangers of Social Media as an Information Source: A Case Report of a Burn After Attempted Breast Tightening Using a PlasmaPen.

Cosmetic procedures are a trending topic on social networks. Many users share their experiences and knowledge but also promote procedures whose effectiveness and validity have not been proven, making them seem effective in the collective imagination through the viral effect they generate. Here, we describe a second-surface-degree burn all over the breast print caused by a non-standard aesthetic procedure popularized on social networks: the PlasmaPen Fibroblast (Sefton, United Kingdom).

Maximizing Aesthetic Outcomes in Delayed Breast Reconstruction: the Be.A.U.T-I.F.U.L. DIEP Step-by-Step Inset Technique.

Introduction: In microvascular breast reconstruction, the focus has shifted to achieving aesthetically pleasing results. Delayed breast reconstruction poses challenges such as ensuring natural ptosis and avoiding a "patch" effect. The Be.

The Telltale Botox: Botulinum Toxin Injection by an Expert Hand as an Intracranial Aneurysm Detector.

Complications in aesthetic medicine can be considered a consequence of the inexperience of the performing physician, but in some cases, they can unveil far more serious conditions, hitherto silent. We present a case of a 48-year-old patient who, following botulinum toxin type A (Botox) injection for treatment of forehead wrinkles, returned to our attention 12 days later for a discrete, newly onset right eyelid ptosis. This ptosis was a telltale sign of the presence of an intracranial aneurysm closely related with the oculomotor nerve.

Pure Ductal Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast: Analysis of 270 Consecutive Patients Treated in a 9-Year Period.

Introduction: Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is an intraductal neoplastic proliferation of epithelial cells that are confined within the basement membrane of the breast ductal system. This retrospective observational analysis aims at reviewing the issues of this histological type of cancer.

Materials And Methods: Patients treated for DCIS between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2018 were identified from a retrospective database.