OBJECTIVES: To present the clinical experience of 12 patients with gynecomastia in which the breast tissue was removed through a single 3mm puncture incision. To describe a simple, safe and reliable technique for the removal of the dense, fibrous male breast tissue that can offer predictable results and a minimal external scar. MATERIALS AND METHODS: …

MATERIALS AND METHOD This comparative study was performed on 11 consecutive patients, by the first author, measuring their right and left SMAS flaps during rhytidectomy. Measurements of the vertical advancement (shift) were performed of the release from the Zygomaticus Major Muscle (ZMM), and again after a 3cm back cut was performed along the lateral edge …

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The 120 patients operated upon by the lead author are part of the private practice of the Aesthetic Center for Plastic Surgery in Houston, TX. The study includes the period of January 1998 to December 2003. The longest follow-up was 4 years; the shortest was 9 months. Ages ranged from 19 to …

MATERIALS AND METHODS: There were 221 patients undergoing abdominoplasty and or body lift surgery combined with other procedures. They were operated upon by the lead author between January 1998 and December 2003 primarily at the ACPS Surgicentre, a fullyaccredited (AAAASF) outpatient center. Multiple additional procedures were performed, including: tumescent suction assisted lipectomy of the trunk, …