The Effect of Auricular Graft Donor Site on Morbidity and Cosmetic Appearance in Cartilage Tympanoplasties.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare the postoperative morbidity and cosmetic results between the use of the scapha and the use of the tragus as the auricular cartilage graft donor site in patients who had undergone cartilage tympanoplasty. The fascia graft was used as the control.

Materials And Methods: The patient's visual symmetry, cosmetic satisfaction, and anthropometric measurements were studied to objectively evaluate the cosmetic condition.

Spontaneous Rupture of the Extensor Pollicis Longus Tendon due to Unusual Etiology.

Background: The etiology of spontaneous rupture of the extensor pollicis longus tendon includes systemic or local steroid injections, wrist fracture, tenosynovitis, synovitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and repetitive wrist motions.

Case Report: We encountered a case of extensor pollicis longus tendon rupture with an unusual etiology, cow milking. In this case, transfer of the extensor indicis proprius tendon was performed successfully.

A New Way for Antihelixplasty in Prominent Ear Surgery: Modified Postauricular Fascial Flap.

Background: Otoplasty procedures aim to reduce the concha-mastoid angle and recreate the antihelical fold. Here, we explained the modified postauricular fascial flap, described as a new way for recreating the antihelical fold, and reported the results of patients on whom this flap was used.

Materials And Methods: The defined technique was used on 24 patients (10 females and 14 males; age, 6-27 years; mean, 16.

Depressor septi nasi modifications in rhinoplasty: a review of anatomy and surgical techniques.

The anatomy of the nasal muscles contributes a social harmony in aesthetic rhinoplasty because these muscles coordinate the nose and the upper lip while smiling. Sometimes this coordination can be interrupted by the hyperactivity or variations of these muscles and may result as a deformity because of their dynamic functions and relations with the nose. In our daily practice, we usually perform the rhinoplasty without considering the dynamic functions.

Carnitine or dimethyl sulfoxide, or both, for the treatment of anthracycline extravasation in rats.

This study aimed to compare the efficacy of topical dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), intralesional and systemic carnitine as monotherapy and in combination against ulceration in rats induced by intradermal doxorubicin extravasation. Sixty-nine 3-month-old male Wistar albino rats, weighing between 200-225 g, were used in this study. Rats were applied monotherapy or a combination of topical DMSO, intraperitoneal or intralesional carnitine.

Effect of lidocaine on reducing injury in a rat electrical burn model.

Electrical injuries induce progressive tissue loss. We evaluated the effect of lidocaine on tissue necrosis after electrical burn injuries. Forty-two male Wistar albino rats (250-300 g) were divided into 3 groups [Group A (n=6), control group without an electrical burn injury; and Groups B (n=18) and C (n=18), electrical burn injury groups without and with lidocaine therapy, respectively].

Fucoidin, a neutrophil rolling inhibitor, reduces damage in a rat electrical burn injury model.

Background: Electrical injuries induce progressive tissue loss caused by free oxygen radicals released from neutrophil aggregates. Fucoidin, a potent inhibitor of L-selectin function, reduces the aggregation of neutrophils. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fucoidin on tissue damage in rat electrical burn injury model.

Epidural needle for recipient site preparation in hair restoration surgery.

Background: The mini- and micro-grafting method is still one of the most current treatment methods for male pattern baldness and female androgenic alopecia. The preparation of the recipient area with 16G needle has been reported in the literature. However, during the insertion of grafts, the neighboring grafts tend to `pop out'.

An alternative frontalis suspension technique: triband suspension--a modified Garcia's procedure.

Blepharoptosis surgery is one of the most common oculoplastic procedures, and the aim is to clear the visual axis. Many surgical techniques for the correction of ptosis have been described and performed, but the operative approach is based on the extent of eyelid excursion, the amount of levator function, and the degree of ptosis.In this study, the frontalis sling procedure with triband suspension was performed on 32 eyelids of 23 patients.

The effects of thermal injury on immature rat ear cartilage.

The purpose of this study was to research regeneration and growing properties of an immature rat ear cartilage and its adjacent tissue after a thermal injury. Fifteen 30-day-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. Burn wounds were created by applying a heated plaque.

[Analysis of genetic penetrance in the pedigree of cases with Van der Woude syndrome: report of five cases].

Van der Woude syndrome is a congenital abnormality characterized by labial cysts, accessory salivary glands, pits, fistulas and paramedian sinuses of the lower lips, and is frequently associated with cleft lip and palate. This disease is the most common syndromic cleft abnormality. The disease is characterized by a single gene abnormality where craniofacial morphogenesis is affected.

Anthropometric breast measurement: a study of 385 Turkish female students.

Background: Anthropometric measurements and proportions of the human body have made a significant contribution to the science of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

Objective: The present study was performed to measure anthropometric breast values in Turkish female students and compare them with those of women in other nations.

Methods: The study included 385 female undergraduate student volunteers between the ages of 18 and 26 years with no physical or developmental deformity and with a body mass index between 20 and 26.

Effect of verapamil on reduction of peri-implant capsular thickness.

Silicone is a material commonly used in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, but capsular formation is a very frequent complication of silicone implants. This study aimed to investigate whether verapamil, a calcium-channel blocker, can reduce the thickness of the peri-implant capsule in rats when it is instilled into the subcutaneous pockets. For this study, 60 female Wistar albino rats were used, and cubes of silicone blocks (10 x 10 x 5 mm) were crafted.

True hematogenous metastases of melanoma on contralateral skin graft donor site: a case report.

The incidence of cutaneous melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is increasing all over the world. Malignant melanoma spreads through hematogenous, lymphagenous path, or by iatrogenic implantations. In this report, we present an unusual case in which a patient experienced the development of melanoma within the split-thickness skin graft donor site on the contralateral lower extremity.

A new approach on reconstruction of frontonasal encephalomeningocele assisted with medpor.

The frontoethmoidal encephalomeningocele, which is a congenital brain herniation through skull defect at the frontoethmoidal region, is a common problem in Southeast Asia. Patients usually present with perinasal mass(es), and its pressure affects facial structures resulting to conditions such as telecanthus, medial canthal dystopia, long nose, and elevated medial eyebrows. Currently 1-stage surgical correction is widely accepted.

The use of the superthinned inferior pedicled glabellar flap in reconstruction of small to large medial canthal defect.

Medial canthal defects resulting from tumor resection are often too large to be closed directly because local tissue is in short supply. They can be repaired by using skin-muscle flaps or full-thickness skin graft to highlight a different technique, which may improve the cosmetic results achieved with this flap by reducing the tendency for the eyebrows to be drawn together. The superthinned inferior pedicled glabellar flap technique was used prospectively in 8 patients requiring medial canthal reconstruction.

Autogenous calvarial bone graft versus reconstruction with alloplastic material in treatment of saddle nose deformities: a two-center comparative study.

Currently, there are many techniques and methods with different alloplasts and autografts for the treatment of saddle nose correction. A two-center study was performed to understand the effects of naturalness of the nose on the aesthetic satisfaction of patients. Long-term follow-up results for 24 patients who underwent saddle nose correction with alloplastic materials (endonasal approach, group 1) in a state hospital were compared with the results for 29 patients who underwent a "calvarial bone graft" (autograft; group 2) at another hospital in terms of aesthetic results.

An alternative procedure for conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy: supratrochlear artery-based island flap combined with buccal mucosal graft.

Reconstruction of the total canalicular obstruction with destroyed medial canthal area is a challenging procedure for ophthalmic, plastic, and reconstructive surgeons. In the case presented, a supratrochlear artery--based island flap combined with a buccal mucosal graft was used for reconstruction of the medial canthal area. The medial canthal area was scarred significantly and demonstrated a medial ectropion and complete canalicular obstruction.

Reverse-flow retroauricular island flap in facial reconstruction.

Background: Reconstruction of facial skin defects requires good-quality skin cover to satisfy aesthetic expectations of patient, especially when the skin defect is on the uncovered area of the face. Limitations in the available local tissue and donor-site morbidity restrict the options.

Objective: In an effort to solve these problems, we have begun to use a subcutaneous pedicled retroauricular reverse-flow flap.

Microvascular anastomosis with minimal suture and Arista: an experimental study.

Background: The conventional technique of microvascular anastomosis may cause trauma to the vessel wall. In addition, the technique is difficult for beginners and is time consuming. The duration of ischemia is an important limiting factor for muscle transfer.

Predictive value of 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy for healing of extremity amputation.

Purpose: Although various non-invasive procedures have been proposed to determine the optimal level of amputation of limbs in patients who have vascular disease, currently there are no consistent criteria that can be applied before surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether (99m)Tc-sestamibi imaging can accurately predict the healing of amputation sites.

Methods: In a prospective study in 26 patients (21 men, 5 women; age range 23-94 years) presenting with ulcers or gangrene of the foot and hand, (99m)Tc-sestamibi imaging was performed preoperatively.

Management of the long nose: review of techniques for nasal tip supporting structures.

The long nose with a "plunging" tip is a deformity that involves an inferiorly rotated nasal tip, leading to an increase in the length of the nose. The anatomic basis of the long nose with a plunging tip may be divided into two types. Type 1 presents a normal alar-cartilage complex inferiorly displaced by a long nasal septum and long upper lateral cartilages.