BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, including ChatGPT-4 (GPT-4) and Grok-1 (Grok), have been shown to be potentially useful in several medical fields, but have not been examined in plastic and aesthetic surgery. The aim of this study i...
BACKGROUND: Breast implants, including textured variants, have been widely used in aesthetic and reconstructive mammoplasty. However, the textured type, which is one of the shell texture types of breast implants, has been identified as a possible eti...
BACKGROUND: Single-stage mastopexy augmentation is a much-debated intervention due to its complexity and the associated relatively high complication rates. This study aimed to reevaluate the risk factors for these complications using a novel approach...
BACKGROUND: The volume of the implant is the most critical element of breast reconstruction, so it is necessary to accurately assess the preoperative volume of the healthy and affected breasts and select the appropriate implant for placement. Accurat...
BACKGROUND: Although there is increasing interest in minimally invasive prosthesis breast reconstruction (PBR), whether meshes application in minimally invasive PBR can improve complications and cosmetic effects remains controversial. The author retr...
In this letter to the editor, I offer a critique of the article titled "Consulting the Digital Doctor: Google Versus ChatGPT as Sources of Information on Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma and Breast Implant Illness." While ackn...
BACKGROUND: In breast augmentation surgery, selection of the appropriate breast implant size is a crucial step that can greatly affect patient satisfaction and the outcome of the procedure. However, this decision is often based on the subjective judg...
BACKGROUND: Capsular contracture is a common and unpredictable complication after breast implant placement. Currently, the pathogenesis of capsular contracture is unclear, and the effectiveness of nonsurgical treatment is still doubtful. The authors'...
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
Apr 2, 2015
BACKGROUND: A robotic surgery technique of harvesting the latissimus dorsi muscle flap has technical advantages over endoscopic harvest and cosmetic advantages over the open technique. The authors introduce a new transaxillary gasless technique using...
Breast augmentation with implants is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures. The goal of the operation is to increase the size, shape or fullness of the breast. It is accomplished by placing silicone, saline or alternative comp...