Multicenter plastic surgery out ...
This paper describes the efforts of one plastic surgery team composed of Ghanaians from one of the major metropolitan areas in Ghana tomeet the plas ...
Abnormal scar modulation with t ...
Multiple modalities of treatment exist for the control of abnormal scars and their associated symptoms. In the literature, the use of occlusive tapi ...
A study of cleft lip/palate in ...
The previous study in Wudoaba villages suggested that cleft lip and cleft palate (CL/CP) may be endemic in the Wudoaba cluster of villages in the Ke ...
Epidemiology of plastic surgery ...
People addicted to drugs or alcohol are commonly referred to the plastic surgery department. We describe the challenges and epidemiology of injuries ...
Closure of cutaneous incision a ...
Octyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Dermabond, Ethicon Inc.) has been introduced in clinical practice as an ideal system of closure of wounds, but no studies hav ...
Demonstration of live lymphatic ...
It is well known that vascular arcades and lymphatic networks co-exist all over the body with distinct physiological functions complimentary to each ...
Auricular pressure-relieving cu ...
Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis (CNH) is a relatively uncommon, painful condition affecting the ear. Since the lesions appear to occur only on t ...
The application of 3-D biomodel ...
3-D biomodeling technology associated with stereolithography has become a fundamental tool in reconstructive surgery in recent years as it enables a ...
Scar formation incidence after ...
Osteotomy is one of the major parts of rhinoplasty. External lateral osteotomy, which is performed through a small puncture incision of the skin, ha ...
Innovative technique using hete ...
Burns injuries are extremely complex and elicit physiological and metabolic interactions involving all major organ systems. These pathological chang ...
Single-stage functional reconst ...
Burn scar contracture of the lower face and neck is one of the most difficult subjects to solve because it produces problems with function and appea ...
Case series: pedicled vertical ...
Colorectal carcinoma is the most common cancer afflicting both Singaporean men and women; whereas, breast carcinoma is the most frequent female-spec ...
Changes in facial shape with ag ...
The appearance of the aged face has traditionally been attributed to soft tissue changes with surgical treatments targeting ptosis of skin, SMAS, an ...
SIEA flap leads to an increase ...
In this study, we evaluated the peri-operative abdominal drain volumes and length of hospital admission between our superficial inferior epigastric ...
Comparative study between V-Y p ...
Many methods of cleft palate repair have been described. Two effective methods are commonly used for repair of soft palate clefts: the Wardill-Kilne ...
Novel method to defatten a full ...
We present a new and innovative method of facilitating defating of a full thickness skin graft. It is an easy to learn and useful technique to emplo ...
Negative pressure therapy for l ...
Management of lower limb wounds can present challenge to reconstructive surgeon if options for reconstruction are limited. The situation worsens whe ...
Perioperative fluid overload in ...
To increase perfusion pressure with vasoactive drugs may be in conflict with the opinion of the reconstructive surgeon who maintains that the system ...
Individual and ethnic aspects o ...
The aim of this study was to compare the aesthetic results of post traumatic rhinoplasty among Europeans with populations of healthy Caucasians desc ...
Attitudes to cosmetic surgery a ...
How much involvement do primary care physicians (PCPs) have and want with cosmetic surgery? How do their attitudes influence the referral of patient ...
Patient satisfaction with derma ...
The use of noninvasive facial rejuvenation measures has increased even in difficult economic times. We present a 10-year retrospective patient satis ...
Which oral cancer patients bene ...
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of microsurgical reconstruction on local recurrence rates and disease-specific survival in pat ...
Orbital exenteration for eyelid ...
Exenteration of the orbit is a disfiguring and destructive procedure; it is generally performed for orbital malignancies and often provides a signif ...
Twenty year’s experience of sub ...
Patients with complaints of skinny legs were treated with implants. Most reports on calf augmentation were about subfascial implantation. In the stu ...
Repair of the central slip of e ...
There has been a recent upsurge in the use of bone anchors in repairing hand tendon injuries, which substantiates our use of Mitek anchors in the la ...