The cost-effectiveness of maintaining an in-house glycerol-preserved skin bank.

Introduction: Glycerol-preserved skin allograft (GPA) plays a vital role, especially in the management of burns injury. Where it is utilized as temporary wound closure, the considerably cost-effective, simpler handling and storage of GPA makes it preferable in almost all clinical indications. The GPA was first introduced to the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2001.

Bigger Bust No Longer on Trend: Malaysians Prefer Moderation in Ideal Female Breast Augmentation.

It is important to correctly determine the ideal female breast anatomy and aesthetic proportions in order to prepare for surgery and establish its goals. Leaving the preference to the operating surgeons alone might leave unsatisfactory results, which especially leads to reoperation, quite often in the aspect of breast dimension. This study was conducted using an online graphic questionnaire.

Perception of the most perfect female breast shape among Malays, Chinese, and Indians community.

Researchers have long tried to search for the 'perfect' aesthetic outcome of breast surgery. Although lots of anthropometric studies have been done, there is no consensus when dealing with harmony, abstract, and proportion that make up for its ideal shape. This study was convened a survey to find the most perfect breast shape by assessing the upper pole contour and upper pole to lower pole ratio (UP:LP) preference among the Malays, Chinese, and Indians races.

True Median Cleft Lip-15 Years of Review and Prevalence.

Objectives: The author presents 4 cases and attempts to analyze the prevalence of true median cleft lip (MCL) in one center. Embryology, associated anomalies, and surgical treatment are discussed.

Design: A retrospective descriptive study.

An unusual cause of subacute airway obstruction in a hemodialysis patient with brachio-cephalic arteriovenous fistula: A rare presentation of central venous occlusion.

A young lady with an arteriovenous (AV) fistula on hemodialysis was referred for surgical management following a failed endovascular approach to relieve central venous occlusion. She had an obstructed left brachiocephalic vein with a history of numerous central vein catheter placements. Alternative routes for new arteriovenous fistula creation had been exhausted due to previous contralateral upper limb fistula rupture and ligation.