Efficacy of Using Perichondrioadipodermal Flap With Combined Techniques in Prominent Ear Correction.

Introduction: Prominent ear is 1 of the most common congenital deformities of the ear. Incidence is reported as approximately 5%. This deformity can classically be the result of antihelix insufficiency, overprojection of concha or combination of both.

Effect of Rosmarinic Acid and Alcohol on Fat Graft Survival in Rat Model.

Background: Autologous fat grafting is a common procedure performed for cosmetic and reconstructive purposes. Unpredictable graft survival is a major drawback, and a variety of improvements on technique such as using antioxidants have been reported to increase retention. The authors examined whether a natural rosemary plant extract known with antioxidant properties, rosmarinic acid, could improve the survival of the adipose tissue.

A classification system for ulnar polydactyly and clinical series.

Purpose: To describe a modified classification that includes both complicated ulnar polydactyly and ulnar polydactyly with bifid or duplicated proximal phalanx and to apply it to a clinical series.

Methods: A total of 42 patients with ulnar polydactyly were admitted to our outpatient clinic between January 2004 and January 2014 and were included in the study. Patients' clinical and radiological data were evaluated retrospectively and organized into 5 different subgroups.

Efficacy of silver-loaded nanofiber dressings in Candida albicans-contaminated full-skin thickness rat burn wounds.

In this experimental study, the effects of nanofiber dressings containing different forms of silver on full-thickness rat burn contaminated with Candida albicans was analyzed. A full-thickness skin burn was formed on a total of 32 Sprague-Dawley rats. After the burn wound was seeded with a 10 colony-forming units/ml standard strain of Candida albicans ATCC90028, the animals were divided into four groups.

A rare phenomenon: oculonasal synkinesis.

Oculonasal synkinesis is the simultaneous contraction of the orbicularis oculi and the compressor narium minor muscles. The etiology of this phenomenon is still unclear; congenital and traumatic reasons are considered to be responsible. Here we report a case of oculonasal synkinesis.

The effects of resveratrol on flap survival in diabetic rats.

Resveratrol is an antioxidant agent with multiple positive impacts on the body. It is known to have anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, and neuroprotective effects. The goal of this study is to demonstrate the antioxidant and anti-diabetic effects of resveratrol on flap survival in diabetic rats.

Eyebrow asymmetry: definition and symmetrical correction using botulinum toxin A.

Background: Some degree of eyebrow asymmetry is present in many patients who request periorbital rejuvenation, although patients are often unaware of minor asymmetries. There are few parameters for defining eyebrow asymmetry and its incidence in otherwise healthy patients in the literature.

Objective: We investigated whether bilateral, symmetric chemodenervation of the primary depressors and elevators of the eyebrows results in a symmetrical standstill of the eyebrows in a neutral position.

Sex-specific telomere length profiles and age-dependent erosion dynamics of individual chromosome arms in humans.

During aging, telomeres are gradually shortened, eventually leading to cellular senescence. By T/C-FISH (telomere/centromere-FISH), we investigated human telomere length differences on single chromosome arms of 205 individuals in different age groups and sexes. For all chromosome arms, we found a linear correlation between telomere length and donor age.

Quantifying telomere lengths of human individual chromosome arms by centromere-calibrated fluorescence in situ hybridization and digital imaging.

Telomere length analysis has aroused considerable interest in biology and oncology. However, most published data are pan-genomic Southern-blot-based estimates. We developed T/C-FISH (telomere/centromere-FISH), allowing precise measurement of individual telomeres at every single chromosome arm.