Nevus anelasticus: how should such lesions be classified?

Nevus anelasticus represents a rare entity that is most commonly classified as a connective tissue nevus. It typically presents before 20 years of age with asymmetrically distributed white-to-skin-toned or pink-to-red papules or plaques on the trunk and upper extremities. The lesion is defined histopathologically by the absence or degeneration of elastic fibers in the dermis.

Current status of surgery in dermatology.

An article titled "Current issues in dermatologic office-based surgery" was published in the JAAD in October 1999 (volume 41, issue 4, pp. 624-634). The article was developed by the Joint American Academy of Dermatology/American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Liaison Committee.

Laser tattoo removal: a review.

Background: Tattoos have played an important role in human culture for thousands of years, and they remain popular today. The development of quality-switched (QS) lasers has revolutionized the removal of unwanted tattoos.

Objectives: To thoroughly review the literature on laser tattoo removal pertaining to its history, its theoretical basis, the various devices used, potential adverse effects, and future developments.

Effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on an accelerated rate of mandibular distraction osteogenesis.

Background: Distraction osteogenesis has become a standard therapy for lengthening of the human craniofacial skeleton. Because the technique is used predominately in a paediatric population, limiting the treatment protocol is beneficial.

Methods: Twenty-four animals were divided into four groups with distraction rates of 1mm and 2mm/day with and without hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy.

Evaluation of porcine dermal collagen (Permacol) used in abdominal wall reconstruction.

Various methods have been employed to reconstruct complex abdominal wall defects. Structural prosthetic materials such as polypropylene mesh and ePTFE (expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) have been widely used to close these large fascial defects, however, complications with infection and adhesions have led to the recent use of more biocompatible implants. Permacol (acellular porcine dermis) is used as a dermal scaffold, which eventually becomes vascularised and remodelled to reconstruct the abdominal wall in these complex patients.