BACKGROUND Prophylactic use of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) has been shown to be efficacious in decreasing thromboembolism. LMWHs are associated with increased rates of bleeding. OBJECTIVE We reviewed perioperative blood pressure dynamics for patients who experienced hematomas while undergoing body contouring procedures while receiving enoxaparin (Lovenox), compared with similar patien...

1 Carlo M. Oranges, MD Andreas Gohritz, MD Mathias Tremp, MD Dirk J. Schaefer, MD Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Hand Surgery Basel University Hospital Basel, Switzerland Sir: T pharaonic belief in androgynous nature of gods was the motivation for practicing female circumcision in ancient Egypt.1 This historical observation leads us, as plastic surgeons, to consider how mu...

Contour moiré pictures with good contrast of a full size living body are now available. Construction problems, performance, and accuracy of large instruments are experimentally studied. Techniques to minimize the drawbacks of the moiré contouring are developed. The system has been proved to be ready for practical application to full size living bodies.

The medical use of radio frequency (RF) is based on an oscillating electrical current forcing collisions between charged molecules and ions, which are then transformed into heat. RF heating occurs irrespective of chromophore or skin type and is not dependent on selective photothermolysis. RF can be delivered using monopolar, bipolar, and unipolar devices, and each method has theoretical limits ...

Sir, With great interest I have read the article “Skin Sensory Function in Obesity and After Obesity (Post-Bariatric Patients)” by Bussolaro et al. [1]. The authors describe a phenomenon that is encountered clinically quite frequently in patients presenting for post-bariatric abdominal body contouring after massive weight loss: patients complain about a decreased sensitivity in the abdominal dr...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The risks of currently available invasive procedures in body contouring motivate a need for safer, non-invasive technologies for improving the appearance of body silhouette. A new device has been developed that uses focused therapeutic ultrasound to reduce adipose tissue non-invasively. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of a novel non-invasive...