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evaluated in Japanese working men. Methods. self-administered questionnaire on six lifestyle factors and the general health Questionnaire 12-item version (ghQ12) were administered to 3306 male workers.health practice index (hpi) was calculated as a desirable lifestyle score by summing up each binary lifestyle score (0, 1), ranging from 0 to 6. to check validity of the study outcome, the authors repeated twice with 1 year interval. hpi was categorised into three groups by the score of 0–2, 3–4 and 5–6.
Results.the number of subjects categorised by hpi was 532, 1967 and 807, respectively. themean value of ghQ12 significantly decreased as the hpi increased by adjusting age. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to predict ghQ12 by six lifestyle scores, and age, sleep, night snacking and exercise were significantly related to ghQ12. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted and age in 50s, two-shift work, sleep, night snacking and exercise were significantly associated with ghQ12. Conclusion. although cause–effect relationship cannot make clear, some of desirable health practices and aging were closely related to psychological wellbeing judged by ghQ12..
ABDOMINOPLASTY WITH THOROUGHCONCURRENT CIRCUMFERENTIAL ABDOMINAL TUMESCENT LIPOSUCTION
Hunstad JP, Jones SR. Aesthet Surg J 2011; 31(5): 572–90
plication of a patient’s abdominal region, can yield pleasing postoperative results alone, but adding significant concurrent circumferential
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bDoMinoplasty, the reMoval oF excess skin combined with muscle
abdominal liposuction to the procedure can dramatically improve the overall shape and contour of the final result. the perceived risk of performing this combined procedure involves potential skin necr/osis resulting from devascularization of the abdominal flap, but when performed with proper technique— including thorough tumescent infiltration and vascular preservation during the liposuction portion—the procedure delivers superior results with a minimal risk of ischemia and necrosis..
COLLAGEN INDUCTION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF UPPER LIPWRINKLES
Fabbrocini G, De Vita V, Pastore F et al. J Dermatolog Treat 2011; [Epub ahead of print]
people due to their perceived unsightly appearance. several options are available today for their treatment. a new therapeutic option, called collagen induction therapy (cit), seems to be effective and safe for the treatment of upper lip wrinkles. the aim of this study is to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of cit in the treatment of upper lip wrinkles. ten female subjects, aged 50–65 years old, with upper lip wrinkles were enrolled. each patient was treated with a specific tool in two sessions. using a digital camera, photographs were taken of all the patients to evaluate the depth of the wrinkles and a silicon-print technique was used to obtain a microrelief impression of the wrinkles. Data of the cutaneous casts were analyzed by computerized image analysis. analysis of the patients’ photographs,
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pper lipWrinkles are verycommon and impair the quality of life of many
supported by the sign test, and of the degree of irregularity of the surface microrelief, supported by Fast Fourier transform and by wrinkle image processing, showed that, after only two sessions, the wrinkles’ severity grade in most patients was greatly reduced. the present study confirms cit as an effective and safe technique to improve upper lip wrinkles.
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