ABSTRACT Background: The transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM) flap remains the gold standard for postmastectomy reconstruction either immediate or delayed. However, transfer of TRAM flap can be associated with donor site morbidities and complications in flap. A successful reconstruction consists of careful patient selection, surgical technique and meticulous preoperative plannin...

Abstract Case A 74-year-old female patient presented with severe osteoarthritis and pathological fracture of the left knee, following treatment radiotherapy osteosarcoma over a decade ago. Surgical management was initially not possible, due to radiation-induced fibrosis skin. She referred plastic surgery department where she underwent total three sessions fat grafting nine months. The rigotomy ...

Aim: Autologous fat transfer (AFT) for the correction of maxillofacial defects was first reported at end 19th century. AFT introduced as a way improving facial esthetics and in last few years has expanded into applications craniomaxillofacial reconstructive surgery regenerative therapy. This protocol is part translational medicine. The aim medicine, or science, to combine disciplines, resources...

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most frequent liver disease. Ezetimibe, an inhibitor of intestinal cholesterol absorption, has been reported to ameliorate hepatic steatosis in human and animal models. To explore how ezetimibe reduces hepatic steatosis, we investigated the effects of ezetimibe on the expression of lipogenic enzymes and intestinal lipid metabolism in mice fed a high-fat o...

Introduction: Fat suppressed T1-weighted imaging is often an essential component of a clinical MRI exam. Compared to several relatively newer pulse sequences (e.g., spoiled gradient echo, T1FLAIR, FSE), the conventional spin echo (SE) sequence still produces the best T1-contrast and is preferred by many radiologists for certain applications (such as for imaging of head & neck). However, inclusi...

BACKGROUND Numerous techniques and materials are available for increasing the dorsal height and length of the nose. Microautologous fat transplantation (MAFT) may be an appropriate strategy for augmentation rhinoplasty. OBJECTIVES The authors sought to determine the long-term results of MAFT with the so-called one-third maneuver in Asian patients who underwent augmentation rhinoplasty. METH...

Four lactating Holstein cows producing about 21 kg milk/day were fed complete rations containing 0, 5, 15, and 25% whole cottonseed in a 4 X 4 Latin square design. Diets were fed ad libitum. Periods were 21 days in length with total collections of feces and urine during the last 7 days of each period. Digestibilities o nitrogen, lipid, and energy increased with increasing cottonseed in the diet...

Cell-assisted lipotransfer (CAL) has been widely used in various clinical applications, including breast augmentation following mammectomy, soft-tissue reconstruction and wound healing. However, the clinical application of CAL has been restricted due to the transplanted fat tissues being readily liquefied and absorbed. The present review examines 57 previously published studies involving CAL, i...

Autologous fat transfer offers many qualities of a ideal soft tissue filler. Main advantages of fat grafting ensue from the fact that the lipoaspirate tissue is an abundant source of regenerative pluripotential cells. However, the reported rates of fat cell survival vary greatly in the medical literature (10-90%). Different techniques of harvesting, processing, and reinjecting the fat cells are...