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Introduction: The increasing incidence of skin cancer leads to a high number of surgical procedures worldwide. The surgical treatment of skin cancer's main objective is its complete excision, preserving the function and the best aesthetic result. Incomplete initial resection can result in recurrences and major damage. The objective is to analyze the risk factors for positive margins in the follow-up of cutaneous lesions surgically removed, for one year, in the plastic surgery department of the Royal Perth Hospital. Methods: A survey of histopathological samples from 947 operated patients was analyzed. All patients with confirmed incomplete excision (IE) underwent a second surgery or even a third time. Results: In total, 947 lesions were found, 6.6% of surgeries had compromised margins, with a histopathological distribution of 75% of basal cell carcinoma, 21.4% of squamous cell carcinoma, and 3.6% of other lesions. The relation of the presence of compromised surgical margins between the SCC, compared to BCC, leads to a relative risk of 2.8 and a p-value of 0.041, which suggests that the SCC is a risk factor for the presence of compromised surgical margins. For staging, the need for a second surgical approach was present in 61.29% of the patients, 20.9% were under observation, 3.2% were absent from the service, 8% went directly to chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and 6.4% rescheduled the surgery. Conclusion: Knowledge of risk factors for positive margins is necessary for the surgeon to understand the prognosis and monitoring of each patient.

Introduction: Social media has generated an increase in selfevaluation and the search for the ideal appearance. Thus, the motivation to use surgical methods to improve physical appearance has grown exponentially. Methods: The Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ), Body Investment Scale (BIS), and Questionnaire of Interest in Future Plastic Surgeries (QIFPS) were administered to 64 students. Once the data were collected, a quantitative statistical analysis using the chi-square test and relative risk (RR) was conducted. Results: The BSQ mean was 98.04, the relation of greater punctuation in this questionnaire with QIFPS presented an RR of 2.41; (p = 0.002). The mean BIS score was 91; compared to the QIFPS, it was not statistically relevant (RR = 0.94; p = 0.83). Regarding the objective question of body satisfaction and QIFPS, highest body dissatisfaction was a risk factor for desiring more plastic surgeries (RR = 1.94; p = 0.003), as was female sex (RR = 3.01; p = 0.01). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a high BSQ score, high body dissatisfaction, and female sex are risk factors for a desire to undergo plastic surgery.

Purpose Delayed gastric emptying is present in patients with functional dyspepsia (FD), diabetes mellitus, and neurological diseases. Diet may affect gastric emptying symptoms in patients with FD. We sought to determine the extent to which gastric emptying and symptoms of dyspepsia are influenced by caloric content in healthy subjects using ultrasonography. Materials and Methods 32 healthy volunteers were given 2 meals with different caloric content in random order. Gastric emptying was determined using ultrasonography to measure antral area when fasting, and postprandially at intervals of 0, 10, 20, and 30 min. Dyspeptic symptoms including discomfort, nausea, and fullness were graded. Results The antral area following a high-caloric meal compared to a low-caloric meal was significantly increased at 0, 10, 20, and 30 min (P=0.0203,