Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open

BackgroundRectus abdominis fat grafting (RAFG) has emerged as a valuable adjunct to liposuction and abdominoplasty to enhance muscular definition and abdominal contour. Despite its growing popularity, evidence regarding safety, standardizat…

BackgroundFemale surgeons face challenges when trying to balance family planning and surgical duties. Although US surgeons have been thoroughly investigated in terms of obstetric complications and perception toward pregnancy, information on…

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a common gynecological disorder described as the presence of functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus, which can also be found in extrapelvic locations. Although patients seeking treatment for endometrio…

BackgroundThe umbilicus significantly contributes to abdominal aesthetics, with its reconstruction often necessary after certain procedures like umbilical herniorrhaphy, laparotomies, and abdominoplasty. Neoumbilicoplasty techniques have ev…

Endometriosis is a common cause of pain and infertility. Abdominal wall endometriosis (AWE) is a form of extrapelvic endometriosis that can be encountered during abdominal surgery such as abdominoplasty or free flap harvest. We report two c…

This case report addresses the discovery, surgical management, histology, and postoperative outcomes of an incidentaloma during the preoperative evaluation of a 58-year-old woman planning to undergo abdominoplasty and hernia correction afte…

BACKGROUND: In laparoscopic surgery, the trocar is often inserted through the umbilicus because of the ease of insertion and inconspicuous postoperative scar formation. However, postoperative complications that require plastic surgical inte…

Health-related quality of life improvements after reduction mammaplasty have been reported by patients. Although instruments exist for adults, a validated outcomes survey is not available for adolescents. This study aims to validate the Sho…

INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is a gynecological condition that affects 10%–15% of women of reproductive age.1 The disorder is characterized by ectopic implants of endometrial tissue, usually on pelvic reproductive organs. The skin is an uncom…

The patient is a 31-year-old woman with a history of prior resection of a presumed keloid scar around her Pfannenstiel incision found to be endometrial tissue on final pathology. She presented 5 years later with recurrence of pain and a mas…

BackgroundAutologous breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps is considered a standard of care in the treatment after mastectomy, yet vascular anatomy is highly variable and perforator selection remains challengi…

Parotid masses coincided with skin tumors in head and neck region may represent a serious diagnostic challenge. Conventional imaging modalities such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging may help to determine nature of the mass…