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Beauty and the beast: management of breast cancer after plastic surgery.Bleicher RJ, Topham NS, Morrow M Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA. richard.bleicher@fccc.edu OBJECTIVES: Cosmetic surgery procedures increase in incidence annually, with 11 million performed in 2006. Because breast cancer is the most frequently occurring malignancy in women, a personal history of cosmetic surgery in those undergoing treatment for breast cancer is becoming more common. METHODS: This review identified key studies from the PubMed database, to consolidate existing data related to treatment of breast cancer after plastic surgery. Data were reviewed for factors affecting breast cancer treatment after breast augmentation, breast reduction, abdominoplasty, and suction lipectomy. RESULTS: There are little comprehensive data on the management of breast cancer after plastic surgical procedures. Plastic surgery may affect diagnostic imaging, surgical options, and radiotherapy management. Breast augmentation and reduction are two of the most common cosmetic procedures performed and knowledge of their influence on the incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer is important for proper management. CONCLUSIONS: Plastic surgery does not significantly affect breast cancer outcomes but does present management challenges that must be anticipated when deciding various treatment options. Knowledge of the existing literature may be helpful in discussing those options with patients and planning the multidisciplinary approach to this malignancy. Published 24 April 2008 in Ann Surg, 247(4): 680-6. Articles on Liposuction published 24 April 2008: The Viability of Autologous Fat Grafts Harvested With the LipiVage System: A Comparative Study. Ann Plast Surg, 60(5): 594-597. This study evaluates the viability of adipose aspirates harvested with the LipiVage system (Genesis Biosystems Inc, Lewisville, TX), a newly developed fat harvesting device, and determines a potentially preferred method for possible large-quantity fat graft harvesting. Adipose aspirates were harvested with the LipiVage system from the abdomen of 16 female patients (group 1, n = 8) according to the instruction by the manufacturer and with conventional liposuction (group 2, n = 8). Samples from ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Improving esthetics and safety in abdominoplasty with broad lateral subcostal perforator preservation and contouring with liposuction. Ann Plast Surg, 60(5): 491-7. Suction-assisted lipectomy (SAL) in association with abdominoplasty has been regarded with trepidation, with ischemia of the apron flap, skin loss, and open wounds among the potential dire consequences. Leaving midabdominal and epigastric fatty excess, however, confers suboptimal contour and often a mediocre cosmetic result. In this study, a theoretical and technical approach that improves esthetics and safety in anterior and circumferential abdominoplasty with contouring using SAL is described ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Liposuction published 23 April 2008: Tumescent suction curettage versus minimal skin resection with subcutaneous curettage of sweat glands in axillary hyperhidrosis. Dermatol Surg, 34(5): 709-16. BACKGROUND: Axillary hyperhidrosis is a common problem with a strong negative impact on professional and social life. Various types of surgical procedures have been developed for its treatment. OBJECTIVE: We want to compare efficacy and risk-benefit ratio of two local surgical procedures, i.e., the minimal skin excision with subcutaneous curettage (Method A) and tumescent liposuction curettage (Method B). METHODS: A total of 163 patients with primary axillary hyperhidrosis as assessed by ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Histological and Clinical Findings in Different Surgical Strategies for Focal Axillary Hyperhidrosis. Dermatol Surg. INTRODUCTION Although a variety of different surgical strategies for focal axillary hyperhidrosis (FAH) have proven effective, little is known of intraoperative and postoperative histologies of different surgical methods. OBJECTIVE The objective was to use pre-, intra-, and postoperative histologic findings to evaluate different surgical procedures for FAH in establishing a possible correlation between the interventions and clinical outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 40 patients underwent ... [Abstract] [Full-text] BACKGROUND Liposuction provides further reduction of axillary sweating and malodor when combined with dermal curettage with sharp rasping cannulas. This aggressive approach is associated with relatively higher rate of hematoma formation when compared to the conventional simple liposuction. OBJECTIVE The aim of this prospective, randomized, controlled trial was to evaluate the effect of quilting sutures on the incidence of hematoma formation after liposuction-curettage for treatment of axillary ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Liposuction published 21 April 2008: Complex orthognathic surgery: assessment of patient satisfaction. J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 66(5): 934-42. PURPOSE: The purpose of our survey study was to determine if bimaxillary orthognathic surgery with simultaneous intranasal surgery and other procedures carried out primarily for the correction of a developmental dentofacial deformity can be completed with a high level of patient satisfaction and minimal complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A consecutive series of 42 patients entered in the study from senior surgeon's (J.P.) patients at a single institution who underwent the minimum designated ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Articles on Liposuction published 14 April 2008: Launois-Bensaude Syndrome: An Unusual Localization of Obesity Disease. Obes Surg. BACKGROUND: Launois-Bensaude syndrome is a rare pathology consisting of adipose masses symmetrically distributed mainly in the superior part of the body. Men are especially affected between age of 30 and 60 as well as chronic alcohol abusers. Etiopathogenesis is attributable to mutations or deletions of mitochondrial DNA, and alcohol is a possible cofactor. METHODS: The current treatment of the disease is described based on the authors' experience. Four cases treated in our department are ... [Abstract] [Full-text] Osteogenic differentiation of human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells (hASCs) in a porous three-dimensional scaffold. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. Recent studies have shown that liposuction aspirates from rat, rabbit, mouse, and human sources contain pluripotent adipose tissue-derived stromal cells (ASCs) that can differentiate into various mesodermal cell types, including osteoblasts, myoblasts, chondroblasts, and preadipocytes. To develop a research model for autologous bone tissue engineering, we isolated ASCs from human liposuction aspirates (hASCs) and induced their osteogenic differentiation in three-dimensional ... [Abstract] [Full-text] © 2004-2008 Liposuction Research Today. All Rights Reserved. |
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