Mastopexy and Breast Reduction
(1) Swanson Center, Leawood, KS, USA Abstract Vertical mastopexy and breast reduction are the same operation, differentiated only by the resection weight. The vertical technique converts an elliptical defect…
Complications of Breast Augmentation
(1) Swanson Center, Leawood, KS, USA Abstract Core studies find that the rate of capsular contracture is between 8% and 19%. Some researchers claim that bacterial biofilm infections cause…
The Myth of Breast Autoaugmentation
(1) Swanson Center, Leawood, KS, USA Abstract Over 100 publications claim to increase upper pole fullness or breast projection without a breast implant. However, there is no objective evidence…
Gynecomastia Surgery
(1) Swanson Center, Leawood, KS, USA Abstract Adolescent gynecomastia can severely affect self-esteem. The cause is usually idiopathic. Anabolic steroids or dietary supplements are commonly implicated in bodybuilders. Gynecomastia…
Breast Reduction Plus Implants
(1) Swanson Center, Leawood, KS, USA Abstract Unfortunately, many women after a breast reduction resemble candidates for an augmentation mastopexy because the Wise pattern can leave breasts looking deflated…
A Measurement System and Ideal Breast Shape
(1) Swanson Center, Leawood, KS, USA Abstract Evaluation of changes in breast shape, including upper pole fullness, breast projection, and bottoming out, has been limited by a lack of…
Evidence-Based Medicine
(1) Swanson Center, Leawood, KS, USA Abstract Cosmetic breast surgery is popularly perceived as artistic. Unfortunately, this notion has allowed nonscientific concepts to persist, without proper scrutiny to establish…
Analytical and Numerical Methods in Determining the Combined Effects of Iontophoresis and Chemical Penetration Enhancers
(25.1) where C is the drug concentration at depth x, D represents the diffusion coefficient in the membrane, and t is the time. Initially, the membrane is free of drug:…
Therapeutic Applications of Electroporation
(1) Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA (2) Institute for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Research, Bangalore, India Muralikrishnan Angamuthu Email: Krisamurali@gmail.com KeywordsSkin…
Combined Use of Iontophoresis and Other Physical Methods
(22.1) Viable skin (22.2)where C is the drug concentration, D is the diffusion coefficient, h is the thickness of the stratum corneum, H is the thickness of the skin, t…
