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Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med
January 2025
Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Aesthet Surg J
January 2025
Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns Treatment, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Background: Capsular contracture is a common complication following breast reconstruction and augmentation, but there is limited evidence for the association between silicone leaking from the implant and capsular contracture.
Objectives: To determine the association between silicone leaking into the surrounding fibrous capsule and the risk of capsular contracture.
Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study included patients undergoing revisional surgery for any indication following breast reconstruction or augmentation with silicone implants.
Aesthet Surg J
January 2025
Department of Dermatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and is an Evidence-Based Medicine editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
Background: Effects of upper facial aging can present as static forehead and periorbital rhytids as well as soft tissue volume loss. The latter can prompt in conjunct with bony changes of the calvaria eyebrow and eyelid ptosis. Injection-based treatments can yield positive outcomes but are not free of procedural risks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater
February 2025
Fibrothelium GmbH, Aachen, Germany.
Biliary duct reconstruction is one of the most challenging parts of liver transplantation and accounts for 40%-60% of complications. While current stent-based devices on the market show promising results in reducing complications, they are manufactured from permanent synthetic materials and require a second reintervention for their removal. This exposes the patients to other potential complications and increases healthcare costs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCancer Rep (Hoboken)
January 2025
Histopathology Department, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Background: Basocellular carcinoma (BCC) is the most prevalent skin malignancy, often localizing to the UV-exposed skin of the face. While most BCC is relatively indolent, aggressive subtypes, including infiltrative BCC, pose the treatment challenges of ensuring functional and aesthetic preservation with a high risk of recurrence.
Case: A 78-year-old female patient complained of recurrent left chin BCC of infiltrative subtype, which was first treated in 2013 by wide local excision and adjuvant radiotherapy.
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