Adhesive skin closure technique for closure of fasciotomy wounds in pediatric patients: a case series.

Background: Closure of fasciotomy wounds poses a challenge, particularly in pediatric cardiac patients who are too high risk for general anesthesia and often require anticoagulant treatment. The adhesive skin closure technique enables wound closure without the need for a secondary procedure such as surgery requiring anesthesia.

Objectives: This study sought to describe a treatment modality that assists in fasciotomy wound edge approximation without the need for surgery, while additionally aiding in achieving fast and aesthetic results in the aforementioned patient population.

Hypoglossal nerve paralysis in a burn patient following mechanical ventilation.

Traumatic injury resulting in isolated dysfunction of the hypoglossal nerve is relatively rare and described in few case reports. We present a patient with isolated unilateral palsy of the twelfth cranial nerve (CN XII) resulting from recurrent airway intervention following extensive burn injuries. The differential diagnosis for paralysis of the CN XII is also discussed herein.

AlloDerm Sling for Correction of Synmastia After Immediate, Tissue Expander, Breast Reconstruction in Thin Women.

Introduction: Synmastia is a condition in which the breasts are conjoint and the natural intermammary sulcus is obliterated. It is the rarest type of breast implant malpositioning during breast augmentation; however, it is the most difficult one to correct. AlloDerm is an acellular dermal matrix that is assuming a major role in immediate breast reconstruction in recent years.