Effects of adipose derived stromal vascular fraction on diabetic neuropathy: an experimental study.

The stromal vascular fraction (SVF) obtained from inguinal adipose tissue was injected into the sciatic nerve region in diabetic rats. The effects of the SVF on the sciatic nerve and functional, electrophysiological and histopathological changes were examined in this study. Rats were divided into five groups; a non-diabetic control group, and four diabetic groups.

Sphincter-Sparing Excision and Reconstruction Using Facial Artery Perforator Flaps for Lower Lip Carcinoma.

Purpose: This article discusses the results of orbicularis oris muscle-sparing surgery and reconstruction of defects through the use of facial artery perforator flaps and mucosal advancement flaps.

Patients And Methods: Patients with lower lip carcinoma were evaluated retrospectively. Patients who underwent reconstruction with facial artery perforator flaps and mucosal advancement flaps with clear surgical margins and no muscle invasion were included in this study.

Dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis in patients with basal cell carcinoma.

Background: The aim of this study is to measure and compare the dynamic thiol/disulphide homeostasis of patients with basal cell carcinoma and healthy subjects with a newly developed and original method.

Objective: Thirty four patients attending our outpatient clinic and clinically and histopathologically diagnosed as nodular basal cell carcinoma, and age and gender matched 30 healthy individuals have been involved in the study. Thiol/disulphide homeostasis tests have been measured with a novel automatic spectrophotometric method developed and the results have been compared statistically.

Saphenous artery-based flap models in rats: new flap designs for experimental studies.

Background: Experimental research using laboratory animals provides substantial data about reconstructive surgery. However, the literature does not include any experimental studies that have used flap models on the hind limbs of rats. To gain an understanding of the physiology of lower-extremity flaps and of flap failures, this study assessed the cutaneous perforators of the saphenous artery, and new flap models were designed for the hind limbs of rats.

A New Technique for Correction of Tethered and Depressed Scars: Layered Dermal Support.

Background: Many methods have been used for correcting tethered and depressed scars, but most of these methods have had unsatisfying results and ended up with recurrence. The aim of this study is to present a new surgical technique that overcomes these problems.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-two depressed scars were corrected using the layered dermal support technique.

An emerging etiological factor for hand injuries in the pediatric population: public exercise equipment.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the role of public exercise equipment in pediatric hand traumas as a preventable etiological factor.

Methods: Pediatric patients with hand injuries referred from the emergency department were evaluated retrospectively. Age and gender of the patients, timing, etiology, mechanism of hand trauma, localization of the injury, diagnoses of the patients, and hospitalization rates were reviewed.

Tamoxifen-Related Thrombosis: An Experimental Study in Rat Venous Microvascular Anastomosis Model.

Tamoxifen is an estrogen receptor modulator and has been shown to increase risk for microvascular flap complications. This study aimed to investigate the clinical and histopathological effects of tamoxifen use in venous microvascular anastomosis model in rats. The role of vitamin E combination therapy and discontinuing tamoxifen therapy preoperatively were also evaluated.

Lateral malleolar region defects with exposed implants: proximally based peroneus brevis muscle flap.

Objective: Reconstruction of lateral malleolar region defects with exposed implants is a problematic situation for the reconstructive surgeon because there are limited options. The objective of our study was to revise the management of these defects and point out the role of proximally based peroneus brevis muscle flap.

Method: Patients with an implant exposed tissue defects of the lateral malleolar region were evaluated retrospectively.

Selective Nerve Block Combined With Tumescent Anesthesia.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of selective nerve blocks before tumescent anesthesia on the pain and anxiety levels of patients.

Methods: A prospective study was performed with 80 patients. Forty consecutive patients received tumescent anesthesia, and 40 consecutive patients received selective nerve blocks followed by tumescent anesthesia.

Hatchet Flap: Clinical Evaluation of Results in Reconstruction of Lateral Nasal Region Defects.

Hatchet rotation-advancement flap is a well-known flap design, which is a worthwhile option in the reconstruction of lateral nasal region skin defects. In this study, the author's experience with 3 different designs of hatchet flaps, for the reconstruction of the defects in 3 different parts of the lateral nasal region, has been presented. All flaps in 31 clinical cases were planned from the cheek and nasolabial region.

Becker nevus syndrome presented with ipsilateral breast hypoplasia.

Becker nevus syndrome (BNS) is a rare epidermal nevus syndrome characterized with Becker nevus and ipsilateral breast gland hypoplasia or other skin, skeletal and/or muscle tissue disorders. A 24-year-old woman presented with brown, irregular bordered patch with a diameter of approximately 10 cm which consisted of several small macules on the left breast skin. The ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed left breast hypoplasia.

Clinical Experience With the Combination of a Biceps Femoris Muscle Turnover Flap and a Posterior Thigh Fasciocutaneous Hatchet Flap for the Reconstruction of Ischial Pressure Ulcers.

Background: The reconstruction of ischial pressure ulcers is problematic because of the distinctive anatomical properties of the region and high recurrence rates. To date, no single technique has been proven to be effective in reducing recurrence of the ulcers. We present our experience with the combination of a biceps femoris muscle turnover flap and a posterior thigh fasciocutaneous hatchet flap and discuss the long-term results.

Basal cell carcinoma of the head and neck region: a retrospective analysis of completely excised 331 cases.

The aim of the study is to analyze all completely excised BCCs in the head and neck region with regard to age, sex, personal and familial history, skin type, tumor localization and size, histopathological subtype of tumor, reconstruction method, and recurrence rates. Incompletely excised BCCs were not included in this study since incomplete excision is the most important preventable risk factor for recurrence. In 320 patients, 331 lesions were retrospectively evaluated by dividing into the following 8 subunits: scalp, frontotemporal, orbital, nose, cheek, auricula, perioral, and chin-neck area.

Tongue flap as a reconstructive option in intraoral defects.

The reconstruction of intraoral defects can be challenging due to the different characteristics of the region, importance of preserving the anatomy and function, and shortage of available donor areas. The location and size of the defect guides the reconstructive surgeon through the treatment plan. Among the options available, tongue flaps have been found useful in intraoral defect reconstruction.

Reconstruction of traumatic lower extremity soft tissue defects with the combination of ipsilateral and contralateral perforator flaps.

Many flaps have been used to repair complex soft tissue defects of the leg. When the affected areas are relatively small and the local flaps are not suitable, microsurgical operation seems to be an excessive treatment and thus perforator flaps can be used. The authors present the combination of ipsilateral and contralateral perforator flaps for coverage of the traumatic lower extremity.

Excised abdominoplasty material as a systematic plastic surgical training model.

Achieving a level of technical skill and confidence in surgical operations is the main goal of plastic surgical training. Operating rooms were accepted as the practical teaching venues of the traditional apprenticeship model. However, increased patient population, time, and ethical and legal considerations made preoperation room practical work a must for plastic surgical training.

Treatment of a congenital melanocytic nevus on the forehead with immediate tissue expansion technique: a three-year follow-up.

The aim of this case report was to determine the method and basic principles of immediate tissue expansion using a Foley catheter in the forehead region for treating a medium-sized congenital melanocytic nevus. A 4-year-old child presented with a supraorbitally located forehead congenital melanocytic nevus, close to the midline. Total excision and reconstruction with intraoperatively expanded forehead skin below the hairline was performed.

New end-to-end microvascular anastomosis with geometrically adaptable ends technique: an experimental study on rats.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop an effective arterial anastomosis model with a high patency rate and low operation time. We introduced a new end-to-end microvascular anastomosis with geometrically adaptable ends.

Methodology: In this technique, two triangular flaps were prepared at the end of the vessels and four stitches applied on the tip of those flaps.