Is polymethylmethacrylate reliable and practical in full-thickness cranial defect reconstructions?

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the success of polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty combined with various soft tissue coverage techniques in repairing full-thickness cranial defects, to compare our results with similar studies published before, and to describe a simple method of implant premolding.

Methods: A total of 17 patients who had cranial defects due to various etiologies underwent polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty. In 10 patients, the implant premolding method was applied.

Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis: surgical treatment and histopathologic evaluation of etiology.

Patients with idiopathic scrotal calcinosis present with multiple, asymptomatic calcified nodules on the scrotum that appear in childhood or early adulthood. The scrotal skin can be extensively affected, and scrotal reconstruction with complicated procedures usually seems to be needed after excision. However, primary closure is usually achievable.

Free flap choice for soft tissue reconstruction of the severely damaged upper extremity.

Reconstruction of complex wounds of the hand associated with severe bone, tendon, nerve and soft-tissue injuries has been a major problem in hand surgery. Early definitive soft-tissue coverage of this kind of extensive wound with well-vascularized tissue is one of the most important stages of reconstruction for salvage of the extremity and restoration of function. Although multiple free flap donor sites have been described for complex upper extremity wounds, the authors think that anterolateral thigh (ALT) and lateral arm (LA) flaps are good choices for soft-tissue reconstruction in the upper extremity because of their reconstructive characteristics.

Postoperative camouflage therapy in facial aesthetic surgery.

Background: This study investigated the effectiveness of makeup camouflage procedures for patients who have experienced social problems because undesirable ecchymoses and edemas after aesthetic surgery, The impacts of camouflage procedures for such patients also were studied.

Methods: For this study, 46 rhinoplasty patients were divided into two groups: postoperative camouflage makeup was used for 23 patients, whereas the other 23 patients were assessed as the control group, Additionally, 18 blepharoplasty patients also were divided into two similar camouflage and control groups.

Results: The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory test given to the patients postoperatively indicated that postoperative makeup provided positive effects for patients.