Breast hypoplasia may have a congenital or acquired etiology. One of the acquired reasons is postinfectious scars, which results in skin restriction and breast hypoplasia in the long term. Reconstruction of breast hypoplasia is performed by autologous tissues, implants, or both. In this report we present a hypoplastic breast reconstruction by subcutaneous scar releasing and multiple autologous ...

BACKGROUND Graves ophthalmopathy is a chronic, multisystem, autoimmune disorder characterized by increased volume of intraorbital fat and hypertrophic extraocular muscles. Proptosis, impaired ocular motility, diplopia, lid retraction, and impaired visual acuity are treated with orbit decompression and fat reduction. The authors present the addition of skeletal augmentation to further improve pe...

BACKGROUND Implanon insertion appears to be an easy procedure, but in a small minority of cases difficulties have been encountered with removal if the rod is impalpable. METHODS Patients were referred to the contraceptive and sexual health service with non-palpable Implanon. Following a clinical assessment and examination of the arm where the implant had been inserted, an ultrasound examinati...

Autologous fat transplantation procedures for breast augmentation have become increasing utilized because of aesthetic demands [1]. Fat transplantation may be considered as an alternative to implants because it avoids complications related to implant insertion, such as hemorrhage, infection, and implant rupture or contracture, and because it does not inhibit breast parenchymal visibility on dia...

Mass tort litigation is a relatively new and controversial development in American law. Causation issues, which are often problematic in these cases, were particularly troublesome in the recent breast implant litigation. In Science on Trial, Marcia Angell provides an engaging introduction to the regulation of and litigation over silicone breast implants in the United States. She addresses three...

Approximately 20% of the beef tonnage produced in the United States is derived from Holsteins, through harvested dairy beef or cull dairy cows (Randy Blach, Cattle-Fax, personal communication). This represents a significant contribution to the U.S. beef supply. More and more large commercial feed yards have seen the opportunity available with feeding Holstein steers. Inherent variation between ...

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©FFPRHC J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2007: 33(2) Background Progestogen-only implantable contraceptives are an increasingly popular method of contraception used by women worldwide. The implants are inserted subdermally into the arm and slowly release synthetic progesterone into the systemic circulation to prevent pregnancy. Over the years, in response to well-publicised side effect profiles, ...