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Online Communities & Attrition from Health Intervention Programs
By GLENN LAFFEL, MD
Provider-centric, face-to-face health intervention programs that help people quit smoking, lose weight and increase activity levels have been shown to work, but they are expensive, don?t scale, and inconvenient. By contrast, Internet-based programs with similar goals can be disseminated widely and inexpensively, and can be accessed by [...]
Provider-centric, face-to-face health intervention programs that help people quit smoking, lose weight and increase activity levels have been shown to work, but they are expensive, don?t scale, and inconvenient. By contrast, Internet-based programs with similar goals can be disseminated widely and inexpensively, and can be accessed by [...]
Reduction Mammaplasty, Obesity, and Massive Weight Loss: Temporal Relationships of Satisfaction with Breast Contour
Background: Reduction mammaplasty is often performed on obese women. With the rise in bariatric procedures, secondary changes to breast contour are increasing. This study aims to investigate the temporal relationships of breast contour satisfaction with weight status.
Methods: One hundred ninety patients were examined. Patient demographics, comorbidities, body mass index, surgical history, and weight loss method used were evaluated. Patients who underwent reduction mammaplasty before massive weight loss were selected and administered a telephone survey (group I). Patients who did not undergo breast surgery before massive weight loss were selected as a control group (group II).
Results: Of the 15 patients (7.9 percent) in group I, 14 completed the survey (93 percent). For group I, all patients felt the appearance of their breasts improved after reduction (p < 0.001) but felt appearance worsened or stayed the same after weight loss (p = 0.003). Seventy-one percent of patients were able to exercise more and 64 percent were able to lose weight on their own because of their reduction. For group II, 79 percent of patients felt the appearance of their breasts worsened or stayed the same after massive weight loss (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Most reduction patients before massive weight loss are glad they had the reduction and become more active but ultimately needed bariatric surgery to accomplish weight loss goals and are dissatisfied with breast contour following massive weight loss. Thus, patients who are considering bariatric procedures should be encouraged to pursue that operation before proceeding with reduction mammaplasty. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, II.
Methods: One hundred ninety patients were examined. Patient demographics, comorbidities, body mass index, surgical history, and weight loss method used were evaluated. Patients who underwent reduction mammaplasty before massive weight loss were selected and administered a telephone survey (group I). Patients who did not undergo breast surgery before massive weight loss were selected as a control group (group II).
Results: Of the 15 patients (7.9 percent) in group I, 14 completed the survey (93 percent). For group I, all patients felt the appearance of their breasts improved after reduction (p < 0.001) but felt appearance worsened or stayed the same after weight loss (p = 0.003). Seventy-one percent of patients were able to exercise more and 64 percent were able to lose weight on their own because of their reduction. For group II, 79 percent of patients felt the appearance of their breasts worsened or stayed the same after massive weight loss (p = 0.03). Conclusions: Most reduction patients before massive weight loss are glad they had the reduction and become more active but ultimately needed bariatric surgery to accomplish weight loss goals and are dissatisfied with breast contour following massive weight loss. Thus, patients who are considering bariatric procedures should be encouraged to pursue that operation before proceeding with reduction mammaplasty. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic, II.
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Use of Deepithelialized Flap in Mammoplasties: Simple Method With Excellent Results.
Use of Deepithelialized Flap in Mammoplasties: Simple Method With Excellent Results.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2011 May 24;
Authors: Mestak J, Sukop A, Mestak O
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A deepithelialized flap is used in almost all surgical fields, particularly in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. This article describes several operating techniques using deepithelialized flaps that in specific cases can improve silicone breast implant coverage. METHODS: All the patients underwent surgery in our department. The operations described are subcutaneous mastectomies with immediate reconstruction using silicone implants, mastopexy with immediate augmentation using silicone implants in a patient with very thin skin, and reaugmentation with mastopexy and reimplantation of silicone implants in a patient with very thin skin and extremely thin pectoral muscles. In all the described operations, we used a superolaterally based deepithelialized flap from the lower part of the breast that we fixed to the thoracic wall to cover the inferior part of the implant. RESULTS: The authors have extensive experience using this flap in such specific cases. To date, they have performed more than 30 operations using this technique. Each patient was followed for 2-7�years, and the findings show excellent postoperative results. None of the patients had implant extrusions, flap extrusions, or infections. The long-term cosmetic results were outstanding. CONCLUSION: The use of deepithelialized flaps in patients with very thin skin or pectoral muscles is a safe and easy way to improve implant coverage and prevent implant extrusion. This technique provides an alternative surgical option that can be beneficial in certain mammary cases.
PMID: 21607536 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
A New Skin Excision Pattern to Correct Protruding Earlobe Deformity in Prominent Ears.
A New Skin Excision Pattern to Correct Protruding Earlobe Deformity in Prominent Ears.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2011 Jun 17;
Authors: Karagoz H, Eren F, Ulkur E
PMID: 21681625 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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