ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the effect of fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser treatment using lower power associated with pulse stacking within collagen fibers, using second harmonic generation microscopy and computerized image analysis. Methods Twenty male Wistar rats aging eight weeks were used. Each treatment area received a single-pass CO2 fractional laser with different parameters. The 20 animals were d...
Abstract Purpose To evaluate whether silicone foam implants have a different evolution pattern compared to conventional texture implants. Methods Fifty-eight female patients underwent surgery. They were divided into two groups (silicone foam – Lifesil® – and microtexturized silicone – Lifesil®). The evolution was analyzed in postoperative consultations, with physical examination, photographic documentation and ...
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Lymphedema consists of extracellular fluid retention caused by lymphatic obstruction. In chronic forms, fat and fibrous tissue accumulation is observed. Genital lymphedema is a rare condition in developed countries and may have primary or acquired etiology. It generally leads to urinary, sexual and social impairment. Clinical treatment usually has low effectiveness, and surgical resection is f...
PURPOSE : To evaluate the effect of different energies and stacking in skin shrinkage. METHODS : Three decreasing settings of a fractional CO2 laser were applied to the abdomen of Twenty five Wistar rats divided into three groups. Group I (n=5) was histologically evaluated for microthermal zones dimensions. Groups II and III (n=10 each) were macroscopic evaluated with freeware ImageJ for area contraction immedi...
PURPOSE:To investigate the osseointegration properties of prototyped implants with tridimensionally interconnected pores made of the Ti6Al4V alloy and the influence of a thin calcium phosphate coating.METHODS: Bilateral critical size calvarial defects were created in thirty Wistar rats and filled with coated and uncoated implants in a randomized fashion. The animals were kept for 15, 45 and 90 days. Implant mec...
O tratamento de lesões traumáticas da órbita permanece um desafio para o cirurgião maxilofacial. Quando a correção cirúrgica não é realizada ou é feita de maneira inadequada, pode ocorrer enoftalmia, diplopia, distopia ocular, restrição da movimentação ocular e disfunção do nervo infraorbital. A importância da cirurgia consiste em liberar o tecido orbitário herniado pelo foco de fratura, restaurar a arquitetura...
INTRODUÇÃO: As fraturas nasais são lesões de grande incidência, frequentemente consideradas de menor importância. No entanto, podem trazer prejuízos importantes do ponto de vista tanto funcional como estético. MÉTODO: Foram analisados prontuários médicos de 144 pacientes submetidos a tratamento de fratura nasal na Área de Cirurgia Plástica do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp, no período de fevereiro de 2002 a ou...