Mototsugu, F; Asako, I.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open, June 2014 – Volume 2 – Issue 6 – p e162

portada - PRS Golbal Open - Vol. 1; No. 3 (2013)Although platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is nowadays a common method in various medical fields, including cosmetic surgery or dermatology, the expensiveness of the kit for processing is still a hurdle.
A new unique economic method for preparing PRP was reported. The method consists in a simple modification of a disposable 5-mL syringe that allows insertion into a common centrifuge and positioning of the syringe on the centrifuge so the PRP separates next to the tip of the syringe.

Cox, S. G; Martinez, R; Glick, A; Numanoglu, A; Rode, H.
Burns, 2015-12-01, Volúmen 41, Número 8, Pages 1805-1810

portada - Burns - Vol. 40; No 6 (2014)This study was a component of a broader review to evaluate burn care in South Africa. A prospective audit of 353 children with thermal injuries admitted to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town was performed during 2012/2013. The audit was based to assess the adherence of initial burn management to the provincial policy guidelines on the clinical management of the burn wound. The community management of each patient prior to admission to a burns centre was assessed for the following: basic demographics, emergency home management, wound cover, analgesia and transport to medical facilities.

Swanson, E.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – Global Open, December 2014 – Volume 2 – Issue 12 – p e281

portada - PRS Golbal Open - Vol. 1; No. 3 (2013)Breast reduction is well-known to provide an improvement in physical symptoms. However, measurements show that this procedure is less effective in restoring upper-pole fullness. Breast implants effectively augment the upper pole. This study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness and safety of this treatment combination.
This retrospective study consists of 3 parts: (1) a clinical study, (2) breast measurements, and (3) an outcome study. Eighty consecutive women undergoing breast reduction (n = 56) or breast reduction plus implants (n = 24) were evaluated. All breast implants were inserted submuscularly.

Joseph, W. J. et als.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery,
June 2016, Volume 40, Issue 3, pp 372-379

portada - APS - Vol. 39 (2015)

The aim of this study was to perform an updated systematic review of the literature over the last 10 years, analyzing and comparing the many published techniques with the hope of providing plastic surgeons with a new standard in creating the perfect umbilicus in the setting of both abdominoplasty and abdominally based free-flap breast reconstruction.
An initial search using the PubMed online database with the keyword “umbilicoplasty” was performed. These results were filtered to only include articles published within the last 10 years. The remaining articles were thoroughly reviewed by the authors and only those pertaining to techniques for umbilicoplasty in the setting of abdominoplasty and abdominally based free flap were included.

Escobar Vega, H. et als.
Revista Cubana de Alimentación y Nutrición; Volumen 25. Número 1 (Enero –Junio del 2015): 123-131

portada - RCAN - Vol. 25; No. 1 (2015)_hugeMás allá del propósito esteticista, la liposucción pudiera influir a mediano plazo sobre indicadores globales y regionales de adiposidad del sujeto. En el presente artículo, se evaluó el impacto de la liposucción sobre el comportamiento postoperatorio mediato del peso corporal, el Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC), y las circunferencias de la cintura y la cadera. Se realizó u estudio retrospectivo, analítico, en cincuenta mujeres, no obesas, con un promedio de 34 años de edad, en las que se realizó una liposucción por el método superhúmedo, fijándose el volumen máximo de grasa subcutánea aspirado en 2,500 mL.

Gálvez Chávez, J. C; Sánchez Wals, L; Morales Tirado, R.
Revista Cubana de Cirugía; Vol. 51, Núm. 4 (2010)

portada - Revista Cubana de Cirugía

Desde 1957 la expansión tisular se ha convertido en una técnica muy utilizada en cirugía reconstructiva, pues permite obtener gran cantidad de tejido blando para corregir defectos cutáneos. En Cuba se ha publicado muy poco sobre la utilización de expansores cutáneos de la región frontal para la reconstrucción nasal. El objetivo de este trabajo fue caracterizar la utilidad del colgajo frontal expandido, para la reconstrucción de defectos nasales distales de espesor total en pacientes con frente corta.

Kneebone, R.
The Lancet, 2014-11-08, Volúmen 384, Número 9955, Pages 1662-1663

portada - The Lancet - Vol. 384; No. 9955 (2014)The Royal College of Surgeons’ new exhibition, War, Art and Surgery , brings together two radically different yet complementary responses to war. Henry Tonks’ harrowing and highly personal images of soldiers treated by the plastic surgeon Harold Gillies during the First World War are counterbalanced by Julia Midgley’s contemporary emphasis on recovery and rehabilitation after conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq.