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Famous Persons , General Surgery/history , Wounds, Gunshot/history , Foreign Bodies/diagnosis , Foreign Bodies/history , Foreign Bodies/surgery , History, 19th Century , Humans , Male , Retroperitoneal Space , Surgical Procedures, Operative , United States , Wounds, Gunshot/diagnosis , Wounds, Gunshot/surgerySubject(s)
General Surgery/history , Croup/history , Croup/surgery , Female , Hernia, Inguinal/history , Hernia, Inguinal/surgery , History, 19th Century , House Calls , Humans , Louisiana , Male , Tracheotomy/historySubject(s)
Criminology/history , Sex Determination Processes , Female , History, 19th Century , Humans , Louisiana , Male , Periodicals as Topic/history , Physiology/historySubject(s)
Societies, Medical/history , History, 18th Century , History, 19th Century , Hospitals/history , Humans , LouisianaSubject(s)
Caffeine/therapeutic use , Hernia/drug therapy , Pharmacies/history , Citrus , History, 19th Century , HumansSubject(s)
Advertising/history , Erectile Dysfunction/history , Licensure, Medical/history , Erectile Dysfunction/therapy , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , Humans , Licensure, Medical/legislation & jurisprudence , Louisiana , Male , Periodicals as Topic/history , Schools, Medical/historySubject(s)
Educational Measurement/history , Phimosis/history , Yellow Fever/history , Fellowships and Scholarships/history , History, 19th Century , Humans , Hypertrophy/history , Hypertrophy/surgery , Louisiana , Male , Penis/pathology , Periodicals as Topic/history , Phimosis/surgery , Scrotum/pathology , Yellow Fever/microbiologyABSTRACT
In this article, the authors review the basics of effective marketing and introduction of new technology for plastic surgery. The article addresses the financial issues involved in this new technology, as well as issues of staffing, safety and efficacy of the procedure, insurance, and use of the new equipment. The article closes with an affirmation of the importance of training courses and the necessity of serving patient interests.
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Marketing of Health Services , Medical Laboratory Science , Surgery, Plastic , Allied Health Personnel , Financial Management , Humans , Insurance, Liability , Medical Laboratory Science/economics , Medical Laboratory Science/education , Medical Laboratory Science/instrumentation , Medical Laboratory Science/organization & administration , Office Management , Practice Management, Medical/economics , Safety , Surgery, Plastic/economics , Surgery, Plastic/education , Surgery, Plastic/instrumentation , Surgery, Plastic/organization & administrationABSTRACT
Gigantomastia during pregnancy is a rare occurrence that is usually resolved by postpartum involution or surgical reduction. The authors present a patient that illustrates rapid enlargement of the breast that caused decreased fetal growth and skin breakdown, and ultimately resulted in total surgical removal of the breast tissue and reconstruction.