Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica (Sep 2021)

HIV, plastic surgery and Brazil: a narrative review

  • Murilo Sgarbi Secanho,
  • Balduino Ferreira de Menezes,
  • Laisa Brandão Carvalho,
  • Ana Beatriz Pedroso Maciel De-Oliveira,
  • Merimar Maria Chequim,
  • Isabella Dalsico Silva,
  • Aristides Augusto Palhares

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5935/2177-1235.2021RBCP0096
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 36, no. 03
pp. 309 – 314

Abstract

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Introduction: Brazil presents one of the best HIV programs globally, and one of the characteristics of this approach is multidisciplinarity, where plastic surgery is involved. Objective: To conduct a non-systematic review of what has already been published on HIV by Brazilian plastic surgeons, analyzing the main themes studied. Methods: Research at PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica with the following terms: "plastic surgery HIV", "plastic surgery AIDS", "HIV plastic surgery", "AIDS plastic surgery", "HIV" and "AIDS. Results: We found 862 articles, and after selecting those written by Brazilian plastic surgeons, we reached a final number of 15, produced by 10 institutions from 5 Brazilian states. The most addressed theme was lipodystrophy in 13 publications. Discussion: From the selected articles, it is clear the concentration in the Southeast region. The most addressed theme was lipodystrophy, and the articles on it were published after ordinance GM/MS 2582. Areas such as skin cancer, genetics and surgery for gender reassignment have not been published, although there is already content related to HIV and plastic surgery in other countries. Conclusion: Despite quality publications, there are still areas in which Brazilian plastic surgery research needs to explore concerning HIV/AIDS.

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