Stabilized, non-animal, hyaluronic acid gel is well tolerated and effective in augmentation therapy of soft tissues of the face. This material presents several advantages in comparison to previously used injectable biomaterials and expands the arsenal of therapeutic tools in the field of soft tissue augmentation.
Both treatments have shown moderate and equivalent efficacy in treating localized fat, with sodium deoxycholate having a slower postoperative resolution, suggesting that sodium deoxycholate could be sufficient by itself to determine fat cell destruction and that phosphatidylcholine could be useful for obtaining a later emulsification of the fat.
Keloids are benign fibrous tumors derived by excessive proliferation of fibroblasts and collagen synthesis after an injury. The term originates from the Greek word χηλή (chele, crab's claw), and it is used to describe the lateral growth of tissue, extending beyond the margins of the original skin wound, into unaffected skin. 1,2 They can arise potentially on every wound after major or minor injuries (such as trauma, burns, piercing, surgical procedures), without difference between age or gender, in predisposed individuals, even though darker skin and range age between 10 and 30 years seem to be the most affected categories. Keloids can affect each body site, with a predilection for shoulder, chest, and above all, ears; as a matter of fact, keloids are particularly
The endovenous and perivenous 808-nm laser photothermal sclerosis ensures a quick coagulation-fibrosis of the veins of the lower limbs, thus allowing rapid healing and good aesthetic results (stable in 95% of patients after an average follow-up of 18 months). It may be an effective alternative to sclerotherapy.
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