In recent years, requests for breast implant surgery have occurred for several reasons. First, the number of diagnosed breast cancer cases has increased, and the number of reconstructive surgeries consequently has multiplied. Second, the number of patients who constantly try to achieve a better physical shape, corresponding in Western countries to the common image of prosperous and tonic breasts, has proliferated. These circumstances have led to an increasingly frequent need for more accurate and sophisticated imaging methods to study prosthetic breast implants and their integrity. Diagnostic imaging for the study of patients with suspected breast implant ruptures uses different techniques of radiologic investigation such as mammography and ultrasonography, even if the current gold standard is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study aimed to draw attention to the main MRI signs capable of highlighting contractures or ruptures of the implants that are not always clinically detectable and thus to provide plastic surgeons with an adequate instrument for discerning any possible alterations in prosthetic implants. Furthermore, it was necessary to stress the importance of teamwork. In fact, proper cooperation and coordination between radiologists and dedicated plastic surgeons are fundamental for the proper management of patients and the complications they may experience.

The widespread and inappropriate use of permanent fillers has given rise to several problems. The reported case clearly demonstrates that inadequate knowledge of the surgical technique and the material implanted has a heavy impact on the postoperative outcome. The application of fine surgical techniques and adequate knowledge of the materials can solve and prevent these problems.

The inappropriate and careless use of permanent fillers causes severe and undesirable side effects, as shown by a number of reported clinical cases. The dramatic case described in this report strongly demonstrates that inadequate knowledge of implanted materials has a heavy impact on the patient's health and his or her desired results. Both are aspects that sometimes prove very difficult to ameliorate. Moreover, the solution for the reported case clearly demonstrates that only the careful application of fine surgery can solve these problems. This is true also for cases initially believed to be hopeless.

New Benzamide-Derived 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonists which Prevent the Effects of Ethanol on Extracellular Dopamine, and Fail to Reduce Voluntary Alcohol Intake in Rats -(design of substituted benzamides bearing a quinolizidine moiety (cf. ( I), (II)) and binding assays for 5-HT3 and D2 receptors). -(IUSCO, G.; BOIDO, V.; SPARATORE, F.; COLOMBO, G.; SABA, P. L.; ROSSETTI, Z.; VACCARI, A.; Farmaco

Aim Facial aging is the union of multiple effects such as exposure to the sun, ambiental stress, smog, tobacco. It reflects the dynamic, cumulative effects of time on the skin, soft tissues, and deep structural components of the face showing skin textural changes and loss of facial volume. There are a multitude of techniques currently used to perform face lifts, but the unique objective is to achieve a good and safe result. Methods This paper describes a new safe approach to midfacial rejuvenation that combines the elements of superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) plication, about four vectors, with a blepharoplasty to achieve longlasting improvement of the aging midface and a more natural effect. Plication of the SMAS over the suture, provides three vectors of elevation beneath the skin in midface rhytidectomy linked to the Lorè's fascia and the third vector of elevation of platysma behind the ear. Results This new technique, called KOr.U technique, was used in 31 patients between October 2010 and October 2012, producing effective long-lasting results, returning a volume of midface with no injury. Discussion This simplified approach is safe and can be easily performed under local anesthesia as an isolated midface procedure, avoiding the facial nerve.