No abstract available.
Facial Paralysis* ; Fascia Lata* ; Fascia*

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Forehead*

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Methylmethacrylate*

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Crystallins* ; Wounds and Injuries*

There are several factors to be considered while performing reduction mammoplasty in patients having giant breast with severe breast ptosis. These are degrees of breast ptosis, location of newly created nipple areolar complex, preservation of sensation, symmetry of both breasts, amount of breast tissues to be resected, and finally the postoperative scar. Among the above factors, postoperative scar seems to be the major problem that patients complain about. So several methods have been investigated in time to minimize the scar. Authors have performed 3cases of reduction mammoplasty in patients with severe ptotic large breast by applying the method of umbilicus creation in abdominoplasty, so that only periareolar and submammary scars remained without a vertical scar. The age were between 33 and 43 years old. Mean follow up period was about 6.5 months. Amount of the resected mammary tissues was about 750-1350g. Periareolar deepithelialization was made about 8cm diameter for better cirulation to the nipple areolar complex and wider contact area thus enhancing the stabilization and survival of the nipple areolar complex. Only 1 case with partial deepithelialization of the areola occurred but completely healed within 1 month. Patients were pleased with natural shape and size of the breast and the sensation of the nipple areolar complex was restored completely in all cases after surgery. Authors have performed reduction mammoplasty without leaving the vertical scar which considered to be the major problems of the classical methods. Other problems such as insufficient reduction, flattening of the breast and severe wrinkles around the nipple were also solved. This method not only improve the aesthetic importance but also minimize the functional complications such as sensory loss and difficulty in lactation.
Abdominoplasty ; Adult ; Breast ; Cicatrix* ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lactation ; Mammaplasty* ; Nipples ; Sensation ; Umbilicus

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Primary treatment of cleft palate should result in an intact palate with separation of the oral and nasal cavities. However, the published reports of large series indicate that palatal fistula present in operated cleft palate of a small but significant groups of patients. Even in the best hands, a palatal fistula of the operated cleft palate may reoccur postoperatively. Various methods of repair including local mucosal flaps have been employed to date, but fistula repair is extremely difficult because the operative field is limited by scar formation around the palatal fistula, making wound healing unsatisfactory. In such cases, a tongue flap is commonly indicated. From May of 1991 to May of 1996, among 19 patients with palatal fistula in operated cleft palate, 11 patients were operated by anteriorly-based tongue flap. All patients were followed up for at least 6 months, with mean follow up of 18 months. Among 12 cases of 11 patients included in this study, 11 flaps survived and did not recur during follow up periods. One complication was seen in the first case. In this case, there was a flap detachment from the recipient site on the 3rd postoperative day, but he was treated successfully at a subsequent operation. There have been no problems with feeding and communication until the pedicle is cut, and no patient experienced problems either with alteration in speech or with disturbance of taste sensation following surgery. In conclusion, this study shows that the anteriorly-based tongue flap is a safe and reliable technique for closure of large palatal fistula.
Cicatrix ; Cleft Palate ; Fistula* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hand ; Humans ; Nasal Cavity ; Palate ; Sensation ; Tongue* ; Wound Healing

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Tissue Expansion Devices*

The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (KSPRS) has thirty years history. In general the historical review is very important and valuable for the advance of science & technology in the future. So we haute reviewed and analyzed all the papers of The Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (JKSPRS) from No. 1 to No. 89 fort 23 years The results were as follows: 1. The number of papers has been increased from 7 to 183 per year 2. The qualities of JKSPRS have been improved and ranked with other advanced foreign journals. 3. The basic research had much more papers than any other fields. This implied the possibility of Korean plastic sugical progress in the future. 4. Most fields more advanced very rapidly in the last 10 years, particularly head and neck surgery, hand surgery, craniomaxillofacial surgery, aesthetic surgery by innovational skills & new demised instruments. 5, Official clinican's papers would be needed for evenly advancing. 6. Many papers about anatomical study and anthropometric analysis of Korean, and new designed method of operation for Korean showed that our plastic surgery was breaking from Caucacian materials and methods, and being Koreanized. 7. To be read by more plastic surgeons, the JKSPRS should be written more accurately and significantly to make excellent journals, we, all members should try continously together.
Anniversaries and Special Events* ; Hand ; Head ; Neck ; Surgery, Plastic

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Transplants*