Evaluation of female patients motivating factors for aesthetic surgery

Nowadays, plastic surgeries are among the most popular types of surgeries around the world and Iran has one of the highest rankings in this respect regarding its population size. Based on these facts, the present study was conducted in order to evaluate the volunteers' motivations attitudes and informational sources in Tehran, Iran. The study was conducted on a cross-sectional basis. All patients who underwent plastic surgeries during years 2005 and 2006 were evaluated and all the required information was recorded and statistically analyzed. Seventy five patients were enrolled. Their average age was 33 +/- 13 years [minimum of 17 and maximum of 63 years old]. Rhinoplasty [52%] and abdominoplasty [8%] were the most and least common performed surgeries, respectively. The major important motivators were family, friends, classmates, and colleagues [40%] and the least were magazines and journals [4%]. 10.7% of the participants described the posture and function of the target organs as perfect, but they planned to improve its aesthetic or functional aspects by surgery. Those who achieve their information of aesthetic surgery from mass media have a better understanding of this field. Also, the motivational stimuli for performing aesthetic surgeries have shown to be different from what were previously deemed

[Assessing tissue expansion in reconstruction of post burn head and neck scar]

Due to high prevalence of head and neck burns and reports on the success of tissue expansion in reconstruction, this study was carried out to determine the effect of tissue extension on reconstructing head and neck scars, emphasizing on the right flap design. In a clinical trial, 51 patients [62 scars] underwent tissue expansion. All patients were examined preoperatively for their scar status and amount of intact tissue. Afterwards, the reconstructed area was examined 6 months post-surgery in respect to tissue similarity, pliability and skin color. This study was conducted on 51 patients [55% female and 45% male] ranging from 10 to 59 years. Tissue expansion was successful in 95.1% of the reconstructions, whereas tissue transmission and covering the defect was successful in 89%. Complications were only seen in 19.4%. In 4.8% of the cases no tissue extension occurred. Good blood perfusion was observed in 81% of the flaps. It seems that using tissue expansion is acceptable in reconstructing head and neck burn scars. We recommend its use with appropriate flap design