Abdominoplasty, dermal filler studies top aesthetics reads for week

Study results recommending adequate hydration and lower extremity elevation during and after abdominoplasty to help prevent deep vein thrombosis was the most read article of the past week on Healio.com/Aesthetics.

Other widely read articles included a literature review finding the risk for blindness from dermal fillers is rare and a physician’s perspective on a breast reduction and augmentation performed at the same time:

Adequate hydration, lower extremity elevation during, after surgery prevents DVT in abdominoplasty

Researchers recommend adequate hydration and lower extremity elevation during and after abdominoplasty to help prevent deep vein thrombosis.

Researchers studied 450 consecutive full abdominoplasties performed at one community surgery center from 1976 to 2013 by a single surgeon, John E. Keiter, MD, FACS. Read more

Literature review finds risk for blindness from dermal fillers is rare

The risk for blindness from soft-tissue fillers was rare, however, injecting physicians need firm knowledge of vascular anatomy to understand prevention strategies, according to a recently published literature review.

Katie Beleznay, MD, FRCPC, and colleagues conducted a world literature search of National Library of Medicine, Ovid Medline and Cochrane Library to identify ocular complications after soft-filler injections from reports published through January 2015. Read more

Researchers: Consumers should be wary of stem cell products ‘scienceploitation’

Patient education needs to improve on the use of stem cells in the aesthetics industry, to ensure an understanding of relevant science on the topic, according to a study in Aesthetic Surgery Journal.

Researchers conducted a content analysis of 100 webpages identified using a Google search with the following terms: “(stem cell) AND (anti-aging or cosmetics)” and “(stem cell anti-aging product)”. Read more

ASAPS: Autologous fat grafting is a viable option for calf augmentation

Fat grafting is an effective way to correct slender calves due to deformities or for cosmetic purposes, according to a press release from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

“Autologous fat augmentation offers a number of advantages over calf implants, including liposuction in adjacent areas to improve calf contour, smaller incisions, additional augmentation through subsequent fat grafting, durable results, lack of foreign body reaction, and precise patient-specific adjustments not possible with off-the-shelf implants.” James E. Vogel, MD, said in the release. Read more

Vertical breast reduction with medial pedicle with breast implants increases upper-pole fullness

For patients that desire more upper-pole fullness a vertical breast reduction with a medial pedicle can be combined with breast implants, according to recently published study results.

Adam J. Oppenheimer

In the accompanying perspective, Adam J. Oppenheimer, MD, asks “So, is a “breast reduction plus implants” a zero-sum game?” Read more