Scarless Aesthetic Management

Scarless Breast Reconstruction: Indications and Techniques for Optimizing Aesthetic Outcomes in Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction that leaves no visible scars on the breast is possible for a subset of patients. This article reviews a cohort of 10 patients who underwent 14 autologous breast reconstructions. To achieve a reconstruction without visible breast scars, the mastectomy and autologous reconstruction are carried out through a periareolar incision. At the completion of the reconstruction, a sma...

Advances in Scarless Wound Healing

Wound care is a perennial burden for the US healthcare system, costing an estimated $25 billion annually for the treatment of chronic wounds alone [1]. Problems surrounding scarring have also created a $12 billion market annually for treatment [2]. In the 1979 landmark study, Rowlatt et al. reported that human fetal wound healing did not cause scar formation [3]. Animal models were subsequently...

“Scarless” Inguinal Herniorrhaphy

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic inguinal herniorrhaphy is widely accepted. Robotic-assisted surgery provides improved 3-dimensional visualization and enhanced dexterity. The purpose of this case series was to demonstrate the feasibility of a modified, robotic, single-site, unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy. TECHNIQUE Six patients 18 years of age or older with a body mass index <35 provided informed...

‘Scarless’ removal of forehead lipomas

Facial rejuvenation: A scarless technique

The goal of facial rejuvenation surgery is to provide a youthful contour to an ageing face. Facelift surgery has gone through a variety of modifications during the past 20 years. Initially, only skin lifts were performed, then modification of the submuscular aponeurotic system (SMAS) and platysma surgery. This endangered the facial nerve and parotid gland. Subsequently, adjunctive procedures we...