Articles: surgery.
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MMW Munch Med Wochenschr · May 1975
[Plastic surgery in the treatment of obesity (author's transl)].
The treatment of obesity must be primarily conservative. In suitable cases, a surgical operation may logically supplement it. Indications for operation: Localised accumulation of fat, generalised adiposity resistant to therapy, overstretched, flabby areas of skin and soft parts after radical conservative weight reduction or pregnancy, and esthetic considerations. The plastic surgical possibilities of "dermolipectomy" are pointed out, with typical examples.
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A retrospective study has been reported of a 15-year experience with electrical burns of the mouth in children. Addtionally, a method has been described by which the surgical results to date can be measured. It seems that the means of initial treatment (excision vs. conservative) does not influence the final results, but rather the extent of injury is probably the crucial factor. Because of a high incidence of significant bleeding from the labial artery, and the concept of early wound excision to diminish late scaring, we continus to favor initial delayed primary excision.
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Jan 1975
Different methods of reconstruction after vulvectomies for cancer of the vulva.
Direct wound closure with or without flap-plasty after vulvectomy gives satisfactory cosmetic and functional results. Split thickness skin-grafts seem to be of limited value in the repair of the defects.