The Science Behind Fat Grafting and Acellular Dermal Matrices
Fig. 20.1 The Kronowitz technique of utilizing complete coverage of an inflated tissue expander or breast implant with ADM. The pectoralis major muscle is then sewn to the ADM in…
Plastic Surgery Considerations in Reconstruction After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Fig. 12.1 A 42-year-old female with stage 1 right breast cancer who also desired a left prophylactic mastectomy . Preoperative views (a, b, and c) the patient had C-cup-sized breasts…
Patient Selection and Breast Imaging
Absolute contraindications to nipple-sparing mastectomy Extensive tumor involvement of the skin (that does not resolve with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, if administered) Inflammatory breast cancer Paget’s disease of the nipple Clinically suspicious…
The Evolution of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM)
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Jay K. Harness and Shawna C. Willey (eds.)Operative Approaches to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy10.1007/978-3-319-43259-5_1 1. The Evolution of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy (NSM) Jay K. Harness1, 2 (1) Center For Cancer Prevention and Treatment, St. Joseph…
Stress and Atopic Dermatitis
Fig. 12.1 The relationship between stress and three common skin conditions The Combined Approach to Atopic Dermatitis [7, 8] Background The nervous origins of some aspects of AD were indicated…
Herpes and Stress
Virus Medical treatment HSV Topical treatment: Aciclovir cream (5 %) five times daily (3–4 hourly intervals) during waking hours for 4 days [7]. Examples of systemic treatment schemas [3, 4]:…
Role of Stress in Urticaria Syndrome
Fig. 18.1 Stress response Urticaria-Nomenclature and Classification Urticaria is derived from the two latin words “urtic” which means nettle and “uere” that means burn. The name suffices the stinging or…
Hyperhidrosis and Stress
Apocrine sweat gland Eccrine sweat gland Structure Coiled tubular Coiled tubular Location Axilla and perianal areas All over the body Odorous Yes No Method of secretion Secreted from canals…
