Publications by authors named "Mandrekas A"

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  • - Phenol/croton oil is a powerful chemical peel used for deep skin resurfacing, promoting skin renewal, but its risks and effectiveness have not been widely researched.
  • - A study involving 64 patients treated from 2014 to 2023 showed significant improvements in wrinkles and acne scars, with successful treatment of seborrheic keratosis while highlighting the mild and reversible nature of any side effects.
  • - Despite its efficacy in skin rejuvenation, the use of phenol/croton oil should be approached with caution due to possible complications associated with the procedure.
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In response to the letter from Drs. Mataro and La Padula addressing our systematic review entitled "Adverse Events Associated with Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection for Non-surgical Facial Aesthetics: A Systematic Review of High Level of Evidence Studies", we emphasize the deliberate scope of our research. Our review, grounded in rigorous Cochrane standards, specifically aimed to elucidate the adverse events reported in high-quality randomized control studies.

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Background: Hyaluronic acid (HA) dermal fillers are widely used in aesthetic medicine. While generally safe, potential complications can arise.

Objective: This systematic review aims to identify and classify potential complications linked to the use of HA dermal fillers, as informed by high-quality, low-risk-of-bias studies.

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  • Tear trough deformity can be challenging to correct and often worsens with age due to loss of skin support; the study proposes a technique involving redraping blepharoplasty and a lateral eye lift for improvement.
  • The procedure included precise surgical steps such as excess skin removal, repositioning of fat, and the use of sutures to correct tear troughs and support the lower eyelid.
  • Follow-up results from 35 patients showed overall success in correcting the deformity, with minor complications like sclera show and prolonged edema resolving over time; the technique offers promising stability for up to four years.
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Background: Silicone lymphadenopathy after implantation of silicone breast implants is a foreign body reaction due to the release or migration of silicone into the tissues surrounding the breast implant.

Methods: For the study, 14 cases of silicone lymphadenopathy were identified from the authors' files. Four patients had been implanted before 2000 and had various types of implants.

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Background: Tuberous breast deformity is a developmental aberration of the breast whereby a constricting ring on the base of the breast prevents its expansion on the horizontal and/or the vertical axis. This leads to the well-known "tuberous" appearance of the breast, causing a herniation of the breast tissue toward the nipple-areola complex due to the increased pressure. Several techniques have been proposed to correct this deformity, but the aesthetic results have generally been poor.

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The tuberous breast deformity is a rare entity affecting young women bilaterally or unilaterally. The deformity is characterized by a constricting ring at the base of the breast, which leads to deficient horizontal and vertical development of the breast with or without herniation of the breast parenchyma toward the nipple-areola complex and areola enlargement. Several methods have been put forward to correct the deformity, but most of these fail to address the issue of the constricting ring and subsequently yield results that are not aesthetically satisfactory.

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Eyelid burns occur in about 10% of thermal injuries and pose a considerable challenge for the reconstructive surgeon. A consensus on a treatment regime has not been reached and plastic surgeons are divided on the subject. A case of severe bilateral eyelid burns was treated with full- and split-thickness skin grafts.

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Autologous fat injection has been widely used during the past 20 years to correct contour anomalies. We have been using suction-assisted lipectomy for the past 13 years, and we have used the aspirated fat to correct contour irregularities on several occasions. We present the case of a 44-year-old woman who, after autologous fat transplantation to correct a contour anomaly (depression secondary to a previous operation) at her left groin, developed a large cyst containing pearl-like fat lobules.

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