Uniportal VATS Lobectomy and Decortication: Not an Everyday Occurrence.

Management of trapped lung with an underlying lung lesion and hydropneumothorax remains controversial. Furthermore, Aspergillus empyema and aspergilloma are rare pathologies for which uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) surgical management remains controversial. We present a young patient referred to our service after recent hospitalization for pneumonia.

Facial skin tightening with an 1100-1800 nm infrared device.

Background/objectives: To determine the efficacy of the 1100-1800 nm infrared device for facial and cervical skin tightening.

Methods: Ten female patients, with a mean age of 56.5 years, received two treatments 1 month apart with a chilled tip infrared device (Titan; Cutera, Brisbane, CA, USA).