Dorso Proximal Interphalangeal Island Flap.

Background: This study aimed to demonstrate the clinical application of the dorsoproximal interphalangeal island flap as an alternative approach to skin graft or cross-finger flap to repair lesions at the ventral site at the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) finger joint.

Methods: Fifteen patients received flaps (11 men and four women, n = 25 flaps). The repair of volar contracture in finger sequelae after burn injuries was the main indication.

Multiplanar Assembly Mammaplasty Based on the Divine Proportion.

Background: The study sought to plan mastopexy and breast reduction according to the principle of the divine proportion, represented by the letter phi, via the convergent assembly of multiple layers to create the new breast. This strategy is based on the constancy of the submammary fold and the orientation of the vertex of a V-shaped triangle opening at approximately 60° at the umbilicus, with each branch opening in the direction of the acromioclavicular joint.

Methods: The strategy was prospectively investigated in 265 patients (n = 530 breasts).