A wide variety of surgical procedures and implant materials have been used to satisfy the growing demand of patients for lip augmentation. The authors describe our experience with Alloderm (LifeCell Corp, The Woodlands, TX). It has proven to be a safe and effective means of offering mild to moderate augmentation of the lips.
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Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chicago Center for Facial Plastic Surgery-Office of Steven Dayan, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
There is limited literature assessing cosmetic lip size preferences in darker-skinned individuals. To measure preinjection lip augmentation preferences and postinjection satisfaction using the revised Lip Fullness Scale (LFS) in female participants with Fitzpatrick Skin Type V and VI. Females, aged 21 and over, with Fitzpatrick Skin Type V and VI desiring lip augmentation were recruited from a high-volume outpatient facial plastic surgery clinic.
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January 2025
Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Institute of Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Department of Cardiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
Background: Detecting atrial fibrillation (AF) after stroke is a key component of secondary prevention, but indiscriminate prolonged cardiac monitoring is costly and burdensome. Multivariable prediction models could be used to inform patient selection.
Objective: To determine the performance of available models for predicting AF after a stroke.
Aesthetic Plast Surg
January 2025
Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Lip augmentation has become one of the most popular esthetic procedures globally, driven by societal standards that equate full lips with youth and sensuality. While young individuals often seek volume enhancement for lip beautification, older adults pursue lip rejuvenation to counter aging effects, such as volume loss, fine lines, and reduced definition. A range of techniques has been developed to meet these esthetic goals, but achieving natural and safe results remains a challenge.
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December 2024
Department of Plastic Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Convincing a patient who has undergone any aesthetic surgery to come for a long-term follow-up is extremely difficult. The result obtained after rhinoplasty usually stabilizes in the first year and it is unlikely to change after 2 years. The precision carving technique described in 2014 has been employed by us for the last several years.
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