Intraoral curved osteotomy for malar reduction / 中华整形外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To present a new method for reduction of the prominent malar complex by using the curved osteotomy through intraoral incision.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>According to the anatomical characteristics of the malar complex, a new curved osteotomy was designed for reduction of the prominent malar complex. This method, that made malar arch move toward backside, inside and upside, lowered the whole malar complex and gain better contour of malar area.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>From 2001 to 2003, 41 patients were treated with the intraoral curved osteotomy [for reduction of the prominent malar complex. All patients obtained good results.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Through the intraoral approach, the curved osteotomy method could lower the whole prominent malar complex and get better contour of malar area.Intraoral curved osteotomy for reduction of the prominent malar complex could be an ideal method with better face contour, simpler technique, and fewer complications.</p>

The swine surgical expermental study of laser-assisted liposuction / 中华整形外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the advantage and disadvantage of laser-assisted liposuction compared with conventional liposuction.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Ten swines were devided into three groups, the laser liposuction group, conventional liposuction group and control group. We compared the two surgical groups with the following aspects: ecchymosi, edema, lipocrit study, hemoglobin studies and blood biochemical changes, etc.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There is a benefit of laser-assisted liposuction in the following aspects such as ecchymosi, edema, lipocrit and postoperative complications. The two aspects, that is, ecchymosi and lipocrit study was statistically significant. Hemoglobin change was not statistically significant between the two groups. Laser-assisted liposuction did not lead to dysfunction of organs such as liver and kidney.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Laser-assisted liposuction can significantly decrease the blood lose, ecchymosis and edema compared with conventional liposuction, and it did not give rise to dysfunction of organs.</p>