Does Implant Insertion with a Funnel Decrease Capsular Contracture? A Preliminary Report.

Background: Capsular contracture remains a common and dreaded complication of breast augmentation. The etiology of capsular contracture is believed to be multi-factorial, and its causes may include biofilm formation due to implant/pocket contamination with skin flora. It has been shown that insertion funnel use reduces skin contact and potential contamination by 27-fold in a cadaver model.

Brachioplasty: A Personal Approach.

Brachioplasty has become one of the most rapidly growing operations in plastic surgery. There are a variety of arm presentations, due to either weight loss or other reasons, and the extent of the defect can carry into the lateral chest wall and the back. In this featured operative technique article, the author describes indications, patient selection, and criteria for classifying brachioplasty, and illustrates the surgical techniques of this procedure.

Outpatient-based massive weight loss body contouring: a review of 260 consecutive cases.

Background: Massive weight loss (MWL), whether from bariatric surgery or self-directed efforts, has become an increasingly-frequent reason for which patients present for body-contouring procedures. As the incidence of post-MWL surgery has increased, there has also been an increase in the frequency of outpatient ambulatory techniques for complex procedures.

Objectives: The author describes his experience with MWL body contouring in an outpatient setting.