Complex craniofacial reconstruction with prostheses as an alternative method to autogenous reconstruction.

Reconstruction of facial organ and tissue losses using autogenous tissue is a permanent and effective method in plastic surgery. However, in cases where the patient's general condition does not allow for surgical reconstruction or where the patient is in need of reconstruction of complex organs such as the eye, nose, or ear, an epithesis can be considered as an alternative to treatment with autogenous tissue. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the success rate of facial reconstructions with an externally retained prosthesis in relation to the defect location and radiotherapy treatment.

Comparison of elongations provided by subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flap and Z-plasty in rat inguinal skin.

Background: The most commonly used technique in the treatment of contracture bands is Z-plasty. The subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flap is a relatively new flap whose efficiency in the treatment of wide or linear contractures with two or more contracture bands has been demonstrated. This experimental study was planned to compare the lengthening provided by the subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flap with that provided by the Z-plasty.

The use of subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flap in the treatment of postburn scar contractures.

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and versatility of subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flap in the treatment of linear or wide postburn scar contractures located in various parts of the body.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-three patients (aged 5 to 35 years) with postburn linear and wide scar contractures were treated with 31 subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flaps. Rhomboid flaps were applied in the trunk (4 flaps), head and neck (5 flaps), lower extremity (5 flaps), and upper extremity (17 flaps).

Rate of elongation provided by multiple subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flaps-an experimental study in the rat inguinal skin.

Purpose: To investigate the rate of elongation provided by multiple subcutaneous pedicle rhomboid flaps.

Materials And Methods: Lower extremities of 20 male Sprague-Dawley rats were strained and fixed on a table to provide a tension line over the inguinal area. Two rhomboid shaped adjacent flaps with subcutaneous pedicles were designed over the tension line.