Efficacy evaluation of True Lift■,a nonsurgical facial ligament retightening injection technique:Two case reports

BACKGROUND With aging,four major facial retaining ligaments become elongated,leading to facial sagging and wrinkling.Even though synthetic fillers are popular,however,it cannot address the problems of soft tissue descent alone,and injection of these fillers requires knowledge of the injection technique including the selection of injection sites,the amount of filler,and the dosage used per injection site.CASE SUMMARY This report aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of a nonsurgical retightening technique to lift and tighten the true ligaments of the face,to improve age-related skin sagging and wrinkling.We objectively quantified the aesthetic lifting effect of a nonsurgical facial retightening procedure that strategically injected high G’ fillers into the base of the true retaining ligaments of the face in two female patients.Facial images were recorded with a three-dimensional facial imaging system for comparison of the clinical outcome.The primary efficacy outcome was the change in facial anthropometric measurements obtained prior to and after injection.The patients were followed for 6 mo after the procedure.Skin retightening was observed,with an evident lift in the orbital,zygomatic,and mandibular regions,and the lifting effect was still observable at the 6-mo followup.Few mild adverse events,such as mild-to-moderate pain,tenderness,and itching,occurred during the 1 st week after the procedure.No adverse events were reported 1 mo post-procedure.CONCLUSION The results of this study demonstrated that our nonsurgical retightening procedure with strategically placed high G’ fillers achieved quantifiable aesthetic improvements in the orbital,zygomatic,and mandibular regions of two patients.Future research with a larger sample could provide a more in-depth evaluation and validation of the aesthetic improvements observed in this study.

Ophthalmic complications of injectable facial fillers

The recently published mini-review article by Miotti et al is an effort to clarify various aspects regarding the choice between fat grafts and fillers in facial aesthetic surgery.One of the complications associated with the administration of fillers is the possibility of vascular injury and spread of the dermal filler into the orbit,causing unexpected effects at a site distant from that of the initial injection,including ophthalmoplegia,ptosis and even visual compromise.Acute vision loss following filler injection is a devastating complication,occurring in up to 0.0008%of cases.The greatest risk of this complication occurs with nasal augmentation,followed by glabellar wrinkle treatment.While injected autologous fat predominantly occludes the proximal portion of the ophthalmic artery,hyaluronic acid fillers obstruct the ophthalmic artery comparatively distally.Treatment interventions include thrombolysis,hyperbaric oxygen therapy,oral aspirin,cobamamide and acetazolamide and administration of corticosteroids.However,most studies show a poor prognosis in the form of partial or no recovery of vision.Hence,prevention is of paramount importance.A high index of suspicion is also warranted on the part of both those administering as well as receiving injections of facial fillers to prevent potentially vision-threatening complications of this seemingly innocuous procedure.

Breast-conserving surgery and combined therapy for women breast cancer: a report of 216 cases

Objective： To explore the therapeutic effect and associated techniques of breast-conserving therapy on patients with clinical stage Ⅰ and stage Ⅱ breast cancer. Methods： 216 female patients with breast cancer underwent breast-conserving therapy from December 1993 to October 2004. Their data were analyzed retrospectively. The breast-conserving therapy consisted of lumpectomy or quadrant removal of the breast, postoperative radiotherapy, chemotherapy and endocrine therapy. Of them, 209 patients underwent axillary lymph node dissection. Results： There were no operative complications. 216 patients were followed-up 3 to 147 months, the medial follow-up time was 78 months. The local recurrence rate was 1.85%. Two patients died and one of them was not related with breast cancer. Presence or absence of fibrosis, shape of breast, asymmetry, pigmentation and handle were taken into consideration for cosmetic evaluation by the patients and experienced breast surgeon. Breasts were scored cosmetically as excellent and good in 199 patients, the rate of satisfactory was 92.13%. Conclusion： Breast-conserving therapy for early breast cancer is e safe end effective therapy. It has less trauma end less complications and can also raise the quality of life in the patients. But we must obey the strict indications and reasonable techniques.

Efficacy and safety of newly developed cross-linked dextran gel injection for glans penis augmentation with a novel technique

There is no safe and effective standard method for glans penis augmentation. Furthermore, there has been scant research on glans penis augmentation due to a poor understanding of glans anatomy, technical difficulty, and a lack of suitable substances for augmentation. Cross-linked dextran gel is a newly developed filler for soft-tissue augmentation. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of using a novel technique to inject cross-linked dextran gel for glans penis augmentation during a 24-week follow-up study. This prospective, single-arm, multicenter study enrolled twenty healthy adult men who underwent glans penis augmentation between June and August 2013. Cross-linked dextran gel was injected into the glans penis using a simple and easy technique. The sizes of the glans penis and individual satisfaction were assessed. Any adverse event was also reported. A total of 18 individuals were analyzed; two of them were lost to follow-up. The mean procedure time and injected volume were about 30 rain and 6.6 ＋- 0.9 ml, respectively. The mean surface areas of the glans at baseline and 24 weeks were 20.0 _＋ 3.5 cm2 and 33.6 -＋ 5.4 cm2, respectively, representing a mean increase of 68.7% _＋ 14.0% （P 〈 0.001）. Sixteen individuals （88.9%） were satisfied with the outcomes, and none were dissatisfied. There were no serious adverse events during the study. Cross-linked dextran gel injection for glans penis augmentation was easy and showed a significant augmentative effect on the glans penis, good durability, and was well tolerated without serious adverse events. Therefore, cross-linked dextran gel injection may be an effective, new technique for glans penis augmentation.