The Effects of Colchicine-Impregnated Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose on Capsular Contracture.

Capsular contracture is the most common complication of breast augmentation. Oxidized regenerated cellulose can be used as a matrix for drug transport. Colchicine is an antimitotic drug that interferes with various steps of wound healing.

Analysis of Fractured Mandible Over Two Decades.

Mandible fractures have a special place within the injuries of the other bones of the maxillofacial system. In their management, cosmetic issues and functional aspects such as chewing, speaking, and swallowing become very important.In this study, a retrospective analysis of 419 mandible fractures in 283 patients was performed in relation to epidemiologic factors, treatment strategies, and complications.

Prevention of unfavourable effects of cigarette smoke on flap viability using botulinum toxin in random pattern flaps: An experimental study.

Background: There are numerous clinical and experimental studies reporting unfavourable effects of cigarette smoke on skin flaps.

Objective: To investigate whether unfavourable effects of cigarette smoke on flap survival could be reduced by botulinum toxin type A.

Methods: Twenty-eight male Wistar albino rats (15 months of age, mean weight 210 g [range 180 g to 230 g]) were included.

Comparison of ischaemic preconditioning with surgical delay technique to increase the viability of single pedicle island venous flaps: an experimental study.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of ischaemic preconditioning compared with the surgical delay procedure in an effort to increase the survival rate of single pedicle island venous flaps. Eighteen male Wistar albino rats (250-350 g) were included. A 3 × 4 cm flap was planned at the right lower abdomen of the rat.

Reconstruction of vermilion deficiencies: the running V-flap technique.

Notching, or 'whistle deformity', is a common vermilion deformity among patients with cleft lips. Vermilion volume deficiency may also be present secondary to trauma or tumour excision. Herein, we present a new flap model to repair such vermilion deformities.

Clinical management and reconstruction of isolated orbital floor fractures: the role of computed tomography during preoperative evaluation.

Background: A common consent regarding repair indications, timing of repair and choice of reconstruction materials for isolated orbital base fractures does not yet exist.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our patients (41 male, 13 female) who were operated due to a diagnosis of isolated orbital floor fracture between 2002 and 2010.

Results: Fifty-four patients diagnosed with isolated orbital base fracture were found; 49 of 54 patients required surgery.

Closure or reduction of the donor defect of a sural flap with a purse-string suture: long-term results.

We aimed to reduce the defect with a purse-string suture to minimise the deformity of the flap donor area and to assess the later efficiency at long-term follow-up. We studied 20 patients who required a sural flap for the reconstruction of defects of the lower extremity. The mean (SD) area of the donor defect was roughly 28.

An unusual and serious complication of topical wart treatment with monochloroacetic acid.

Numerous chemical agents are used in the topical treatment of warts. Monochloroacetic acid (MCAA) is one of these agents, which is used in low or high concentrations in most European countries. MCAA is a strong organic acid which is irritating and corrosive to the skin and has a high systemic toxicity.

Manually adjustable conformer for socket reconstruction: a practical and simple method.

Loss of an eye can be a traumatic experience for a patient. The subsequent formation of scar tissue prevents the performance of daily function and, more important, is accompanied by social isolation. To ensure a permanent prosthesis, appropriate closure of the socket is proposed.

Follicular unit extraction in hair transplantation: personal experience.

Hair transplantation in the form of follicular units constitutes the cornerstone of hair-replacement surgery. Harvesting follicular units directly from the donor area by using punches is described as follicular unit extraction (FUE) technique, and it eliminates the need for excision of a hair-bearing strip. In this article, we presented our surgical approach for hair transplantation, which is based on performing follicular extraction in 2 phases: follicular unit isolation and follicular unit collection, and discussed some technical details of FUE and some advantages and disadvantages of this approach.

Maxillary sinus lipoma: an unanticipated diagnosis.

Subcutaneous tissue gives rise to numerous lesions such as lipoma, the most common benign soft tissue tumors. Lipoma is seen only extremely rarely in osseous units. In addition, craniofacial involvement of intraosseous lipoma may be misdiagnosed as a fibroosseous tumour such as fibrous dysplasia.

Follicular unit transplantation for male-pattern hair loss: Evaluation of 120 patients.

The main aim in surgical hair restoration is to restore hair, making the scalp look natural. Interviews with earlier patients who received hair transplants revealed that their complaints were - a straight anterior hairline that looked unnatural, and hair that looked like 'sprouted grass'. The use of follicular unit transplantation (FUT) technique, where hair roots are harvested under magnification, is becoming widespread.

Reconstruction of small to medium defects in the soft tissues of the nose with nasalis musculocutaneous V-Y advancement flaps.

Defects in the soft tissues of the nose are usually reconstructed with skin grafts or frontal flaps. However, skin grafts may cause scar tissue and changes in colour. Frontal flaps, however, may be thicker than normal skin and may give unsatisfactory results.

The hatchet flap for reconstruction of fingertip amputations.

Background: Emmett has described a single triangular flap that contains a partial skin bridge on one of its sides and called it the hatchet flap. It was successfully used for defects located on various body parts. The aim of this study was to present the authors' experience and results obtained with this flap in fingertip amputations.

The thenar index: an objective assessment and classification of thenar atrophy based on static hand imprints and clinical implications.

Background: The aims of this study were to test the effectiveness of the subjective clinical evaluation and to search for any possibility of constituting an objective assessment system for the diagnosis of thenar atrophy based on static hand imprints.

Methods: Static hand imprints were obtained from normal subjects (group A, n = 116) and carpal tunnel syndrome patients with thenar atrophy (group B, n = 26). Thenar index and the bilateral thenar index ratio were defined.

The propeller flap for postburn elbow contractures.

Flexion contracture of the elbow is a common sequela of burn injury. Numerous methods have been suggested for release, including grafting, Z-plasty, Y-V flaps, local or distant fasciocutaneous flaps, muscle or myocutaneous flaps, free flaps, tissue expanders and non-surgical orthotics. In this article the authors present their experience with the propeller flap method in seven cases of elbow flexion contracture.

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip: exact location match in siblings.

Background: In recent years, genetic contribution to the development of skin cancers is under the magnifying glass of several authors and is now regarded as the main initial etiology in carcinogenesis.

Objective: Two siblings who had squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip showing an exact location match are presented.

Patients: They did not share common environmental factors, and there was no history of tobacco and/or alcohol abuse.

[The relationship between the fracture site and etiology in mandibular fractures].

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the fracture site and etiology in mandibular fractures.

Patients And Methods: The study included 37 patients (61 fracture sites) (29 males, 8 females; mean age 26 years; range 1.5 to 77 years) who underwent surgical treatment for mandibular fractures between May 2001 and November 2003.

The rate of upper-extremity deep-structure injuries through small penetrating lacerations.

Despite the abundance of epidemiologic studies concerning hand injuries, there is no study that emphasizes the significance of the initial laceration size. The aim of this study is to investigate the incidence of tendon, nerve, and artery injuries that may result from small, penetrating lacerations of the hand and forearm. A total of 226 patients with small lacerations were included in the study.

Hemangioma of the lower lip associated with schistosomiasis: a case report.

Hemangiomas may occur in any region of the body, and is the most common tumour of the childhood age. The first case report of multiple Schistosoma mansoni larvae associated with hemangioma of the lower lip is presented. A 7-year-old boy presented with hemangioma of the lower lip.