Effects of bilateral breast reduction on peak airway pressure and pulmonary function tests.

Purpose: Surgical reduction due to breast size is not carried out merely for anesthetic concerns but also for such complaints as breast pain belonging to breast and skeletal system, back pain, neck pain, and intertriginous rashes. This study aims to investigate the effect of bilateral breast reduction surgery on maximum inspiratory pressure (Ppeak) and pulmonary functions. This study aims to investigate the effect of bilateral breast reduction surgery on pulmonary function test.

Using negative pressure therapy for improving skin graft taking on genital area defects following Fournier gangrene.

Objective: Fournier's gangrene is an infective necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal, genital and perianal regions. Treatment includes aggressive surgical debridement that often results in extensive loss of genital skin. Skin grafts may be used for reconstruction but skin grafting of the male genitalia is diffucult because the penis and scrotum are mobile and deformable.

Evaluation of the risk of systemic fat mobilization and fat embolus following liposuction with dry and tumescent technique: an experimental study on rats.

Background: Clinical studies have revealed that liposuction causes systemic fat mobilization. However, the degree of the risk it causes is not clear. In this study we investigated the risk of systemic fat mobilization and fat embolus in rats following liposuction using dry and tumescent techniques.

Effects of polyphenols on skin damage due to ultraviolet A rays: an experimental study on rats.

Background: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes many acute and chronic conditions such as oedema of the skin, sunburn, immunosuppression, photo-ageing and skin cancer. The use of antioxidants has become of paramount importance in prevention of the damage caused by ultraviolet radiation. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), one of the main components of green tea, has been reported to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties.

Antibiotic use in abdominoplasty: prospective analysis of 207 cases.

The increasing demand for plastic surgery of the abdomen has also increased the number of complications, some of them very difficult to manage. It has been stated that antibiotics are unquestionably effective in preventing postoperative wound infections. In the present study, we aimed to provide guidelines for the use of prophylactic antibiotics in abdominoplasty operations.

Augmentation mammaplasty: retrospective analysis of 210 cases.

Since its introduction in 1895, augmentation mammaplasty has gained widespread acceptance. The choice of breast augmentation procedure is determined almost entirely by three variables: the selection of incision location, the pocket plane for implant placement (either subpectoral or completely subglandular), and the appropriate implant. The current study evaluated 210 cases of augmentation mammaplasty retrospectively.

A new method for umbilicus reconstruction: preliminary report.

The umbilicus is a very important component of the abdominal aesthetic view. However, loss of the umbilicus for any reason is a challenging problem. Various methods for umbilicus reconstruction have been published.

The fate of folded and unfolded dermal grafts: a histopathologic and structural study of rabbits.

Currently, both autogenous and nonautogenous materials are used to treat contour deformities. Autogenous grafts are preferable to nonautogenous grafts because they cause less reaction and are both inexpensive and easy to obtain. Currently, however, no consensus exists on an ideal autogenous graft.

Cryopreservation of hair follicles at 20 degrees C: can it work in staged hair transplantation.

Androgenic alopecia is a serious problem for a large proportion of the population, especially males, and causes them to seek medical help. Many methods have been described for treatment of androgenic alopesia. Among them are punch grafts, strip grafts, scalp grafts, scalp reductions, tissue expanders, and flap combinations, and hair transplantations with minigrafts and micrografts.

Effects of different vascular patterns and the delay phenomenon on rat ventral island flap viability.

The objective of the current study was to investigate flap viability and to determine optimal delay time by designing various blood flow patterns in the superficial inferior epigastric (SIE) artery (A) and vein (V) flap model. Flaps measuring 7 x 7 cm were created in 42 Sprague-Dawley rats, which were divided into six groups. In group I rats (AV-AV), the flap was elevated based on the bilateral SIE vessels.

Contribution of vitamin C administration for increasing lipolysis.

This experiment was designed to investigate whether addition of vitamin C to the solution used in tumescent technique of liposuction might increase lipolysis and whether increased fibrosis might improve skin retraction where liposuction did not work properly and the skin had poor retraction ability. Eighteen Sprague-Dawley rats were used in two groups. Both inguinal fat pads of rats with their vascular structures were elevated and the right inguinal fat pad was injected with 1 cc tumescent solution as a control and the left fat pad with a 1 cc vitamin C-tumescent solution.

Multiple atrophies following tooth extraction.

Following a molar tooth extraction, the patient developed a depression and atrophy of the right ear, the right half of the mentum, and the tongue. These atrophy deformities were successfully corrected with dermografts.