Perforator artery repair in revascularization of extremity degloving injuries.

Introduction: This article aims to expand the microsurgical treatment options for extremity degloving injuries with perforator artery repairs of the specific degloved angiosomes in upper and lower extremity.

Methods: Fourteen perforator arteries were repaired in seven patients. Four of them had circumferential degloving and 3 of them have non circumferential degloving injury.

Preoperative Simulation in Planning Rhinoplasty: Evaluation from Patients' and Surgeons' Perspectives.

Among aesthetic surgery procedures, rhinoplasty is one of the most common. Preoperative simulations have become increasingly commonplace through the recent years along with a controversy regarding their use. Although capable of building a solid rapport between the surgeon and the patient by visualizing the end result, it can also prove to be a liability for a surgeon who is not confident about delivering the result which has been put on screen.

Auto-Rim Flap Technique for Lateral Crura Caudal Excess Treatment.

Background: There are many variables that influence nose tip harmony. Even in a rhinoplasty that appears successful in profile, one may see nostril asymmetries, alar retractions, or irregularities in the soft triangle, and patients express their dissatisfaction with these simple deformities.

Objectives: In this study, we define the ratio of caudal and cephalic excess of the lower lateral cartilage.

Caudal Septal Support Versus Strut Graft in Achieving the Desired Lateral Profile in Rhinoplasty.

Nasal tip support is critical to achieve a lasting result in rhinoplasty. In this article, the authors compared the effects of strut grafts (SG) and caudal septum-based nasal tip supporting techniques (CSB-T) in terms of reaching the desired tip projection.Included in this study were 40 patients (24 women and 16 men) who underwent primary open rhinoplasty via transcolumellar incision between January and June 2012.

The Effect of Epigallocatechin Gallate on Flap Viability of Rat Perforator Abdominal Flaps.

Background Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) is a substance abundant in green tea. In this study, the effects of EGCG on perforator flap viability were investigated. Methods A total of 40 rats were assigned to four groups of 10 each.

The Effect of Chemodenervation by Botulinum Neurotoxin on the Degradation of Hyaluronic Acid Fillers: An Experimental Study.

Background: Early degradation is a common complaint for hyaluronic acid fillers. Although the combination of hyaluronic acid fillers with botulinum neurotoxin type A presented improved clinical results, objective measurement of hyaluronic acid volumes has not been previously assessed.

Methods: In this study, the authors have split the calvaria of the rabbit to mimic the glabellar region in humans.

Unintentional Complications After Uneventful Rhinoplasty Operations: Case Reports and a Review of the Literature.

Introduction: No surgical procedure is free of complications; however, some of these complications are unintentional. Plastic surgeons may be unfamiliar with certain complications after rhinoplasty operations. In this study, we aimed to present four unintentional complications that have occurred in our patients and review the literature related to these complications.

Heterotopic Transarticular Replantation: A Functional Reconstruction Design for a Mutilated Hand with Multiple Digit Involvement.

Case: A patient sustained a high-energy trauma that resulted in amputation of the middle and ring fingers, along with injuries to the thumb and the index finger. The amputations were not clean; therefore, heterotopic replantation of the best amputated part of the finger to the most functional stump was undertaken. Transarticular replantation was done at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint without osseous fixation.

The synergy between endoscopic assistance and extraoral approach in subcondylar fracture repair: a report of 13 cases.

Background: We aimed to present the primary experience of one surgeon with a new surgical technique performed on the first 13 cases and to evaluate outcomes following an extraoral endoscopic approach to subcondylar fractures.

Methods: Fifteen subcondylar fractures in 13 patients, who were treated at Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital between January 2010 and June 2011, were included in this study. Patients were operated on using either endoscopic or open approach.

The Y-V-I principle for salvaging distal digit replantation.

The replantation and revascularization of a distal finger following a crush injury or avulsion are difficult because of the shortness of the vessels after debridement. The success rate of the anastomoses may decrease when they are under tension. To address this, many maneuvers have been described, such as shortening the amputated part or proximal finger stump for tensionless closing, interposing a vein graft between the vessel ends, and vessel transfer from a neighboring finger.