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This study tests a surgeon-developed technique for repairing diastasis recti, the separation of abdominal muscles, during abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Researchers will measure the gap between muscles using ultrasound before surgery and at 3 and 12 months after. The main goal is t…

Researchers are testing whether knee-high graduated compression stockings reduce swelling of the popliteal vein, a leg vein behind the knee, during long-haul economy-class flights to Bogota. The trial enrolls 160 adults who have had aesthetic surgery and are flying for at least f…

Researchers are studying travelers who booked long flights to Bogota and had aesthetic surgery planned after arrival. Within economy and premium cabins, participants are assigned at random to wear knee-high compression stockings or none. Ultrasound scans of the leg veins are take…

Researchers are studying a surgical procedure called anterior aesthetic rib cage remodeling with osteosynthesis (ARCO) in adults aged 18 to 45 with a prominent or misshapen lower rib cage. Through small incisions under the breast, surgeons cut the outer layer of ribs 6, 7, and 8,…

This trial tests a pain management plan for people recovering from rib remodeling surgery. The plan adjusts pain medication based on the patient's own pain score, aiming to keep pain at a mild level (3 or below on a 0 to 10 scale) during the first five days after surgery. Researc…

Researchers are following 3,000 women with intact silicone breast implants for up to five years to find out which implant and surgical features predict rupture. Participants undergo annual ultrasound, with MRI used when imaging suggests a problem. The study records implant age, p…

Researchers are following 3,000 women with silicone or saline breast implants to see whether implant age, pocket plane, incision route, surface texture, and volume predict capsular contracture, a complication where scar tissue tightens around the implant. Women with mild or no co…

Researchers follow 3,000 women for two years after aesthetic breast implant surgery to see which surgical choices and implant features predict displacement or rotation. The study records incision route, pocket plane, implant texture, shape, and volume, then uses photographs, meas…

Researchers are following 3,000 women with aesthetic breast implants for up to five years to learn what predicts a tear in the implant shell. Participants have no sign of fissure or rupture at the start. Each year they receive ultrasound, and MRI when needed, to check the implant…

Researchers are studying whether a person's CYP2D6 gene type affects how well tramadol controls pain after surgery. About 200 patients having elective surgery receive the hospital's standard tramadol elastomeric pump, and a blood or cheek swab is used to classify each person's dr…

Researchers are comparing how much the popliteal vein, a major vein behind the knee, widens during long-haul flights in premium versus economy cabins. The study enrolls 200 adults flying to Bogota for aesthetic surgery. Ultrasound measurements are taken before departure and again…

Researchers are following 3,000 women who plan to have breast surgery, comparing those who receive silicone implants with those who have breast lifts or reductions without implants. The study measures fatigue, pain, thinking, mood, and other systemic symptoms before surgery and f…

This study follows 200 adults aged 18 to 65 who are having posterior aesthetic rib remodeling surgery to see how it affects their body image and physical, psychological, sexual, and social well-being. Participants will fill out BODY-Q questionnaires before surgery and at several …

This study tracks leg vein size in adults before and after a commercial flight of at least 4 hours to Bogota. Researchers use ultrasound to measure the popliteal vein in the leg within 24 hours before departure, within 2 hours after arrival, and again at 24 and 48 hours later. Th…

Facelift surgery repositions facial tissues but does not restore all lost volume. Surgeons often add the patient's own fat during the same operation to fill out the face, yet how much of that fat remains after a year is not well measured. This study follows 400 adults aged 18 to …