Professor of Surgery, University Alabama
Plastic Surgery
Dr. Luis O. Vasconez, MD
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Luis O. Vasconez works in the field of Plastic Surgery. He went to medical school at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He received awards:"Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Top MD". Doctor Luis O. Vasconez, MD has written publications. He has 97 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'The present status of endoscopy.' Luis O. Vasconez is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Dissection Technique for Abdominoplasty: A Prospective Study on Scalpel versus Diathermocoagulation (Coagulation Mode).
- Morphometric study (macro and microscopic) of the lower abdominal wall.
- Reply: Scarpa Fascia Preservation during Abdominoplasty: Randomized Clinical Study of Efficacy and Safety.
- Scarpa Fascia Preservation during Abdominoplasty: Randomized Clinical Study of Efficacy and Safety.
- A simple technique for augmentation of axonal ingrowth into chondroitinase-treated acellular nerve grafts using nerve growth factor.
- Adipose-derived stromal cells accelerate wound healing in an organotypic raft culture model.
- Neck rejuvenation-anatomy and clinical correlation.
- Dr. Maurice Jurkiewicz: September 24, 1923???May 29, 2011.
- Scarpa fascia preservation during abdominoplasty: a prospective study.
- Lateral orbicularis oculi muscle plasty in conjunction with face lifting for periorbital rejuvenation.
- Suture suspension technique for midface and neck rejuvenation.
- Mastectomy with breast reconstruction in previously augmented patients: indications for implant removal.
- Distally based superficial sural fasciomusculocutaneous flap: a reliable solution for distal lower extremity reconstruction.
- Ischemic complications in pedicle, free, and muscle sparing transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flaps for breast reconstruction.
- Open repair of ventral incisional hernias.
- Endoscopic latissmus dorsi flap harvesting.
- Utilization of human cadaveric acellular dermis for abdominal hernia reconstruction.
- Strategies to enhance transductional efficiency of adenoviral-based gene transfer to primary human fibroblasts and keratinocytes as a platform in dermal wounds.
- Upper face-lifting.
- Reconstruction of the abdominal wall for incisional hernia repair.
- Abdominoplasty with total abdominal liposuction for patients with massive weight loss.
- Athletic pubalgia: definition and surgical treatment.
- Secondary endoscopic forehead lift in patients with previous coronal brow lifts.
- Surgical anatomy of the midface as applied to facial rejuvenation.
- Aesthetic eyelid ptosis correction: a review of technique and cases.
- Abdominoplasty repair for abdominal wall hernias.
- Retrospective review of the internal Doppler probe for intra- and postoperative microvascular surveillance.
- Clinical analysis of malar fat pad re-elevation.
- Rejuvenation of the midface by elevating the malar fat pad: review of technique, cases, and complications.
- Endoscopic forehead lift: review of technique, cases, and complications.
- Suture suspension of the malar fat pad.
- Factors associated with local recurrence after Skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction for invasive breast cancer.
- Healing a wound with an exposed Herrington rod: a case study.
- Fine-tuning the endoscopic brow lift.
- Complications of Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Smokers, Ex-smokers, and Nonsmokers.
- 2005 Jurkiewicz Lecture.
- Promotion of incisional wound repair by human mesenchymal stem cell transplantation.
- A minimally invasive approach for correction of chin ptosis.
- Effect of adenoviral mediated overexpression of fibromodulin on human dermal fibroblasts and scar formation in full-thickness incisional wounds.
- Minimizing complications in breast reconstruction.
- Harvesting the latissimus dorsi muscle for cardiomyoplasty.
- The present status of endoscopy.
- Skin ultrastructure after CO2 laser resurfacing.
- Microvascular surgery utilizing the endoscope as the sole source of visual assistance.
- A simple method of lower extremity arteriography in the rat.
- Ultrastructural study of the Skin after facial chemical peels and the effect of moisturization on wound healing.
- Nasal cartilage grafts: more than a decade of experience.
- Reconstruction of the abdomen and perineum in Cancer surgery.
- Complications in endoscopic plastic surgery.
- Endoscopic abdominoplasty with repair of diastasis recti and abdominal wall hernia.
- The biplanar endoscopically assisted forehead lift.
- Endoscopic browlift.
- Endoscopy in plastic surgery. An overview.
- Lidocaine and epinephrine levels in tumescent technique liposuction.
- Subcutaneous approach for elevation of the malar fat pad through a prehairline incision.
- Endoscopic techniques in coronal brow lifting.
- Treatment of paralytic ectropion with composite chondrocutaneous graft.
- Enhanced peripheral nerve regeneration by acidic fibroblast growth factor.
- Management of the difficult scalp and intracranial wound.
- Colloquium: total breast reconstruction.
- Superselective embolization and surgery of noninvoluting hemangiomas and A-V malformations.
- Advances in plastic surgery.
- Management of the ring constriction syndrome: a reappraisal.
- Primary closure of trochanteric decubitus ulcers: the bipedicle tensor fascia lata musculocutaneous flap.
- Musculocutaneous flaps: principles.
- Complications of musculocutaneous flaps.
- Reconstruction of the breast: where do we fall short? An evolution of ideas.
- Facial pain due to perineural invasion by basal cell carcinoma.
- Experience with the transverse lower rectus abdominis operation for breast reconstruction.
- Giant congenital melanocytic nevus: quantification of nevus debulking after split-thickness excision.
- Upper transverse rectus abdominis flap: the flag flap.
- Breast reconstruction with contralateral rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
- Healing around the Starr-Edwards aortic valve prosthesis in patients.
- Review of 35 cases of hyperparathyroidism at the University of Florida.
- Treatment of reluctant postvagotomy stoma with bethanechol.
- Treatment of macromastia in the actively enlarging breast.
- Congenital defect of the skull and scalp due to an arteriovenous malformation. Case report.
- Muscle transposition flaps for coverage of lower extremity defects: anatomic considerations.
- Construction of one good thumb from both parts of a congenitally bifid thumb.
- Coverage of exposed bone by muscle transposition and Skin grafting.
- One stage surgical repair of mandibular osteoradionecrosis with jaw preservation.
- Helpful maneuver for excision of intraoral malignant tumors.
- Fasciocutaneous flap coverage for periolecranon defects.
- Myocutaneous and fasciocutaneous flaps in the upper limb.
- An anatomic study of the septocutaneous vessels of the leg.
- Regional blood supply and the selection of flaps for reconstruction.
- Craniofacial reconstruction after tumor resections using vascularized outer table calvarial bone flaps.
- Vascularized outer-table calvarial bone flaps.
- Anatomic basis for vascularized outer-table calvarial bone flaps.
- Wound healing in anemia.
- Clinical progress in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Pressure sore carcinoma.
- A fasciocutaneous flap for vaginal and perineal reconstruction.
- Lasers in plastic surgery.
- Clinical evaluation of flap viability with a dermal surface fluorometer.
- Lymphedema of the penis and scrotum.
Schools
Washington University St Louis
Rochester Strong Meml Hospital
University Fla
Procedures Preformed
- Breast Reconstruction
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
- Excision of Malignant Skin Lesion
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Conditions Treated
- Benign Skin Lesion
- Gynecomastia
- Hidradenitis
- Skin Cancer
Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
- Fellow (FACS)
- Top MD
Education
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University of Rochester -
University of Florida -
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Hospital
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Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center -
Children's of Alabama
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1235151424 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | VASCONEZ | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | LUIS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 35233 | |
| NPPES Provider State | AL | |
| Specialty Description | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 31.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1235151424 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | VASCONEZ |
| First Name Of The Provider | LUIS |
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