Does Monopolar Electrocautery Affect the Fetus during Cesarean Section?

This study aimed to assess the impact of monopolar electrocautery on the fetus during cesarean section. A retrospective analysis was conducted with 552 patients delivered by cesarean section. Patients were grouped based on usage of monopolar electrocautery.

Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Alopecia Areata in Eskisehir, Turkey.

Background: Conflicting results have emerged in studies conducted to reveal the relationship between alopecia areata (AA) and depression and anxiety. The comorbidity of depression and anxiety in patients with patchy AA who applied to a tertiary care center will be investigated and compared with a healthy control group.

Methods: This study included 86 patients with AA and 85 healthy volunteers.

Histologic Evidence of New Collagen Formulation Using Platelet Rich Plasma in Skin Rejuvenation: A Prospective Controlled Clinical Study.

Background: Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is an autologous concentration of human platelets contained in a small volume of plasma and has recently been shown to accelerate rejuvenate aging skin by various growth factors and cell adhesion molecules.

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intradermal injection of PRP in the human facial rejuvenation.

Methods: This study was a prospective, single-center, single-dose, open-label, non-randomized controlled clinical study.

Why some of the dermatologists choose to avoid carrying out minimally invasive cosmetic procedures?

Background: Some dermatologists choose to avoid carrying out cosmetic dermatology procedures. The aim of this study is to reveal the knowledge and daily outpatient clinic applications of dermatologists in Turkey, and their problems concerning minimally invasive cosmetic procedures (MICPs).

Materials And Methods: This study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Do dermatologists have cosmetic procedures?

Background: Current approach and ideas of dermatologists about undergoing MICPs themselves are unknown.

Objective: The aim of this study was to reveal current situation and thought of dermatologists about undergoing minimally invasive cosmetic procedures (MICPs) themselves.

Methods: This study was planned as a cross-sectional, descriptive study and performed between December 2014 and July 2015.

A prospective randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) appears to enhance wound healing, increase bactericidal activity, and act synergistically with a number of antibiotics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of HBOT as an adjunctive therapy in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) treated with a combination of systemic rifampicin and clindamycin. The study was a prospective, single-center, single-dose, open-label, randomized controlled clinical study of HBOT in patients with moderate to severe HS.

The Prevalence of Penile Pearly Papules among Young Men.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of pearly penile papules (PPP) among young men in Eskisehir, Turkey. This was a prospective, non-randomized, cross-sectional study. From December 2014 to September 2015, 2613 consecutive male patients who were referred to the dermatology outpatient clinic were included in the study.

Effect of preoperative evaluation by a dermatologist on diagnostic accuracy.

Background: The accuracy of the diagnosis of skin lesions has an important effect in outcomes in treatment selection and prioritization of the treatment.

Objective: To assess the effect of preoperative evaluations by dermatologists on the diagnostic accuracy of plastic surgeons.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 1,146 biopsies that were excised by plastic surgeons in our secondary State Hospital.

Prevalence of skin diseases in a dermatology outpatient clinic in Turkey. A cross-sectional, retrospective study.

Background: Dermatologic diseases vary widely as a result of geographic location, climate, socioeconomic status, and personal habits, and internal factors, such as age, gender, and heredity.

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the main causes for outpatient visits in a dermatology outpatient clinic in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: The outpatient clinic records of the Dermatology Department of Eskisehir Yunus Emre Government Hospital, dated between 1 January 2011 and 1 January 2012, were retrospectively assessed.

Primary intraosseous cavernous hemangioma of the toe.

Intraosseous cavernous hemangioma is an uncommon benign vascular tumor. A 21-year-old man presented with a small painless swelling of the left foot's long toe. X-ray examination showed an outgrowing bony lesion that has cortical continuity in the tip of the long toe's distal phalanx lateral aspect.