The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is an excellent option for microsurgical breast reconstruction. In selected cases, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: This study examines the effects of breast augmentation on women who underwent surgery in Germany regarding their quality of life (QOL) and scar quality using patient-reported surveys. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an increase in women's QOL after surgery compared with preoperative, and to evaluate their postoperative scar quality.
Methods: A prospective monocentric study was conducted on 50 women who underwent breast augmentation with nanotextured silicone-filled implants between October 2018 and December 2020.
Plastic reconstructions of oncological anorectal defects often prove to be very difficult and lead to prolonged hospitalisation due to severe bacterial contamination, neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy and difficult anatomical conditions. There is no common standard for plastic reconstruction in such cases. We present a patient diagnosed with distal rectal cancer with infiltration of the anus and vagina, who underwent radical tumour resection of the rectum and anus as well as partial resection of the vagina.
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