Latissimus Dorsi Flap Breast Reconstruction Dennis C. Hammond Michael A. Loffredo Reconstruction with autologous tissue provides the patient with a reconstructed breast created with her own tissues, obviating the potential…
Breast Cancer: Current Trends in Screening, Patient Evaluation, and Treatment Grant W. Carlson Cancer of the breast is the most common cancer in women with the exception of skin cancer….
Gynecomastia Nolan S. Karp Gynecomastia is enlargement of the male breast and is caused by an increase in ductal tissue, stroma, and/or fat. Most frequently, the changes occur at the…
Breast Reduction: Inverted-T Technique Scott L. Spear Reduction mammoplasty is a clear example of the interface between reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery. The goals of the procedure are weight and…
Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay The key to a good breast reduction is in combining an aesthetic sense of an ideal breast with an understanding of the anatomy and…
Augmentation Mammaplasty: Principles, Techniques, Implant Choices, and Complications Steven Alan Teitelbaum INTRODUCTION Breast implants have been FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulated since the Medical Device Act of 1976. The…
Mastopexy and Mastopexy/Augmentation W. Grant Stevens Andrea E. Van Pelt Adrian M. Przybyla INTRODUCTION/HISTORY According to ASAPS national statistical data, over 115,000 mastopexies were performed in 2008, a 394% increase…
Hair Transplantation Carlos K. Wesley Robin H. Unger Walter P. Unger Since initial reports on grafting human scalp hair were first made in Japanese literature in 1939, advancements in hair…
Rhinoplasty Jeffrey E. Janis Jamil Ahmad Rod J. Rohrich INTRODUCTION Rhinoplasty is challenging. Over the past 20 years, the trend has shifted from ablative techniques involving reduction or division of…
Osseous Genioplasty Harvey M. Rosen Osseous genioplasty is an autogenous method for changing the size, or shape, or both of the mandibular symphysis. Although by strict definition it may involve…
