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Topical tamoxifen therapy in hypertrophic scars or keloids in burns
(Springer, 2010-01-01)
As acute burn patients have experienced increasing survival rates, the number of patients who need specific care due to aberrant scarring is also increasing. the burned skin often responds with fibrotic tissue proliferation, ...
Rectus Diastasis Corrected with Absorbable Suture: A Long-Term Evaluation
(Springer, 2011-02-01)
Correction of rectus diastasis (RD) is performed during most abdominoplasties. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term result of RD correction when the plication of the anterior rectus sheath is performed with an ...
Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients Who Underwent Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Procedures
(Springer, 2013-06-01)
There are increasingly more patients seeking minimally invasive procedures, which have become more effective and safer in reducing the signs of facial aging. This study included 40 female adult patients who voluntarily ...
The Enigma of the Mental Foramen as It Relates to Plastic Surgery
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014-01-01)
The mental foramen position changes because of individual characteristics, and the knowledge of its location is paramount in a number of surgical procedures. This study's goal was to assess its position in relation to ...
Nível de atividade física em mulheres mastectomizadas e submetidas a reconstrução mamária
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2012-12-01)
BACKGROUND: Regular physical activity has been recommended for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. Besides being a protective factor against breast cancer, physical ...
Sexuality after burn in Brazil: survey of burn health-care workers
(Elsevier B.V., 2011-12-01)
Patients who survive a major burn must live with emotional and physical sequela. in a literature review, we found that sexuality concerns of burn victims are rarely a focus of therapy. After suggestions from Rimmer et al. ...
Avaliação de sintomas depressivos em pessoas com úlcera venosa
(Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2012-03-01)
BACKGROUND: Venous ulcers play an important role in patients' lives, as the incidence of deformities caused by this type of wound might produce adverse consequences, including psychosocial disorders. The objective of this ...
Uric acid as a monitor of oxidative stress in a random skin flap in rats
(Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia, 2003-12-01)
PURPOSE: To verify the possible role of uric acid as a monitor of oxidative stress in a random skin flap, in the rat. METHODS: This study utilized 21 adult male Wistar-EPM rats divided, at random, in three groups of seven ...
Peptídeo relacionado ao gene da calcitonina por iontoforese na viabilidade de retalho cutâneo randômico em ratos
(Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia, 2004-12-01)
Purpose: Assess the effect of the local administration of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) by iontophoresis on the viability of random skin flap in rats. Methods: Sixty Wistar-EPM 1 rats were submitted to dorsal skin ...
Effect of low-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the viability of ischemic skin flaps in the rat: An amplitude study
(Blackwell Publishing, 2008-01-01)
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of low-frequency (2 Hz) transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the viability of ischemic skin flaps in the rat. Seventy-five EPM1-Wistar rats were used. ...