Publications by authors named "T Peter Tsay"
Article Synopsis
- - Understanding age-related changes in patients is crucial for performing effective blepharoplasty, especially since many seeking this surgery also show signs of eyebrow ptosis, highlighting the need for knowledge in brow and forehead rejuvenation techniques.
- - Various methods, including thread lifting with V and I techniques, are available for enhancing the forehead and eyebrows, with thread lifting considered a less invasive option that sits between surgery and non-surgical treatments.
- - Surgical procedures like endoscopic lifts and eyebrow lifting have their own pros and cons, but successful cases using cog threads demonstrate that careful anatomical approach is key for effective eyebrow elevation, despite thread lifting requiring repeated treatments for optimal results.
Increasing adipogenesis has been explored to treat metabolic diseases and atherosclerosis through the release of adiponectin. The effects and mechanism of platelet-rich plasma treatment on fat graft survival and adipogenesis have not been clarified. Here, we aimed to study the effects of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)-supplemented plasma on adipogenesis-related gene expression and adiponectin levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Improved esthetics is an important factor for most patients undergoing orthognathic surgery. Thus, a treatment simulation that can provide patients with a realistic view of the esthetic outcome after surgery is important in clinical practice.
Aims: To evaluate the accuracy of simulations generated using algorithms specific for patient's type of malocclusion and surgical procedure compared to nonspecific algorithms.
Objective: Wearable activity monitors can provide detailed data on activity after cardiac surgery and discriminate a patient's risk for hospital-based outcomes. However, comparative data for different monitoring approaches, as well as predictive ability over clinical characteristics, are lacking. In addition, data on specific thresholds of activity are needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoil-borne diseases are the major problems in mono cropping. A mixture (designated LTM-m) composed of agricultural wastes and a beneficial microorganism Streptomyces saraceticus SS31 was used as soil amendments to evaluate its efficacy for managing Rhizoctonia solani and root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). In vitro antagonistic assays revealed that SS31 spore suspensions and culture broths effectively suppressed the growth of R.
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