Leaves to Measure Light Intensity.

Quantitative measurement of light intensity is a key step in ensuring the reliability and the reproducibility of scientific results in many fields of physics, biology, and chemistry. The protocols presented so far use various photoactive properties of manufactured materials. Here, leaves are introduced as an easily accessible green material to calibrate light intensity.

Assessment of Patient Satisfaction Using a New Augmented Reality Simulation Software for Breast Augmentation: A Prospective Study.

Background: Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed plastic surgery procedures. Providing patients with realistic 3D simulations of breast augmentation outcomes is becoming increasingly common. Until recently, such programs were expensive and required significant equipment, training, and office space.

[Elderly and frail patients with polymorbidities: what quality of life?].

Polymorbidity is frequent in very old people, particularly in nursing homes, where patients are often extremely frail. They are particularly at risk of polypharmacy and iatrogenic effects, which can result in worsen the quality of the end of life of these patients. A new approach must be found, centred on the patient rather than the disease.

[Acellular dermal matrix and synthetic mesh in implant-based immediate breast reconstruction: Current concepts].

The use of acellular dermal matrices and synthetic meshes is gaining popularity in direct-to-implant breast reconstruction, allowing the complete coverage of the prosthesis with greater pocket control and improved cosmesis. In this concise review, we present the advantages of acellular dermal matrices and resorbable or nonresorbable synthetic meshes in implant-based breast reconstruction, we discuss the risk of postoperative complications, and we raise their contribution in the growing interest of prepectoral breast reconstruction.