Objective: To compare the aesthetic and functional results, between the vertical technique and inverted "T" in reductive mammoplasty in women with breast hypertrophy performed at the Plasencia-Trujillo Clinic. Identify complications and evaluate the degree of satisfaction in the patients who underwent surgery. Materials and methods: We worked with the clinical records of 517 elderly women treated at the Plasencia-Trujillo Clinic between January 2000 and August 2018. A cross-sectional descriptive observational design was used, the univariate analysis was carried out, then the bivariant to relate both operartory techniques. Results: Of the 517 patients that make up the study, 93 were operated on with the inverted "T" technique and 424 with the vertical technique and the average ages were 42 and 35 years, respectively. The average BMI of the inverted T technique was 31.4, as well as 32.7 of...

Objective: To evaluate the influence of high altitude on C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in adults with abdominal visceral adiposity. Materials and methods: A quantitative study with quasi-experimental design, which included twenty-four (24) male medical students from the National University of Trujillo, selected by non-probability convenience sampling and study subject, evaluated at 0 and 4,386 m.a.s.l., and classified according to their degree of abdominal visceral adiposity: normal (G1) and high (G2). Results: The CRP level of G1 in relation to G2 showed no significant difference. Regarding CRP levels, Wilcoxon rank-sum (non-parametric) test was used for G2 and Student´s t-test was used for G1, with significance being shown in both cases. Conclusions: Variations on CRP levels in high altitude compared to sea level in both groups were significant.