A Conceptual Model to Evaluate Service Quality of Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Consultation from Patient Perspective.

This research aims to develop a theoretical service quality (SQ) model for direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine consultations. Although it can change care delivery for the better, it is crucial to create the appropriate measurement tool to collect and analyze patient's perceptions of SQ to identify any service pitfall and encourage a faster adoption. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this article is one of the first to investigate and propose a SQ model for DTC telemedicine consultations.

[Rieger's nasal flap. History, technical refinements and indications].

Rieger's flap, described by Rieger as a nasal rotation flap, has often been given other names and descriptions in the literature. We consequently felt an overview of the development, characteristics and technique of Rieger's flap was in order, with the goal of helping surgeons use it to best avail. Rieger's flap is irreplaceable for reconstructing defects of the lower third of the nose located on or near the midline.

[Transposition of a skin flap from the nasal dorsum for repair of skin loss on the nasal wing. Apropos of 9 clinical cases].

The authors use a transposition island skin flap from the nasal dorsum for repair of the ala nasi. It is a modification of the stalk-flap advocated by Edgerton in 1967 to augment the columella. The flap is vascularized by branches of the anterior ethmoidal artery.

Aesthetic aspects of reconstructive surgery of the lower lid.

Aesthetic repair of the lower eyelid should use palpebral skin and restrict the cutaneous scars to the orbital area. Except in young patients or those having previously undergone a blepharoplasty, it is usually possible to raise a 10- or 12-mm-wide flap from the upper eyelid. The use of such a flap lined with an alar chondromucosal graft is advocated in a one-stage procedure.