Revitalizing Hands: A Comprehensive Review of Anatomy and Treatment Options for Hand Rejuvenation.

Dorsal hand rejuvenation is gaining popularity as a solitary procedure and adjunct to face and neck rejuvenation treatments. As the hands age, the skin loses elasticity and becomes more translucent, the veins, joints, and tendons appear more prominent, and the bones become more noticeable. These changes are due to intrinsic and extrinsic factors.

In Situ Fenestration: A Simple Technique for Fenestration of Acellular Dermal Matrix During Breast Reconstruction.

Background And Aim: Acellular Dermal Matrices (ADMs) were first described for use in breast surgery in 2001, and in 2005 it was first described to be used in breast reconstruction. However, ADMs are also associated with increased postoperative complications. Fenestration of the ADM may reduce the incidence of postoperative complications.

Residents' perspective on duty hours at an Israeli tertiary hospital.

Background: Specialization in medical professions is considered a challenging and intensive period due to the number and sequence of duty hours. Considering the effect of duty hours on residents, both physically and mentally, several models have been created over the years to address this complexity. The two main model schools aim to decrease the duty hour length and night shift (i.

Analysis of Popular Social Media Addressing Breast Augmentation, Implants, and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.

Background: Social media is part of modern life, for better or worse. Patients seek counsel on treatments, their side-effects, and the surgeon performing the surgery. Previous study has found several "dos" and "don'ts" regarding social media.

Hidden in plain sight: the (other) danger of COVID-19.

The Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first emerged in Wuhan province, China, in late November 2019 and changed public healthcare perception. It has caused a significant decline in attendance to outpatient clinics. However, other diseases have not stopped, including malignant melanoma.

Minimally Invasive Approaches for Thyroid Surgery-Pitfalls and Promises.

Purpose Of Review: To provide an overview of the feasibility and safety of current minimally invasive remote-access approaches for thyroid surgery, in view of the amounting new challenges and paradigm shifts in the management of thyroid pathologies.

Recent Findings: Over the past two decades, several remote-access approaches for thyroid surgery have been developed to improve cosmesis; however, none has been widely adopted extensively in the Western world. The recently emerged transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via vestibular approach (TOETVA) is the only true minimally invasive approach, completely avoiding skin incisions.

[A CASE REPORT OF THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA (TTP) IN A BREAST CANCER PATIENT].

A 49-year-old patient with a genetic expression of BRCA1, was admitted for a bilateral mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with tissue expander, following left breast malignancy (post-lumpectomy and radiation in the same breast). After the operation there were signs of infection in the left breast, for which she was treated with antibiotics. A few days later, mild neurological signs appeared, which resulted in an extensive investigation, and the next day a seizure occurred.

Plastic Surgery Faces the Web: Analysis of the Popular Social Media for Plastic Surgeons.

Background: The use of social media is growing tremendously along with its impact on the practice of plastic surgery, for better or for worse. Patients are increasingly using social media to obtain information about either the procedure or the surgeon.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to examine social media posting regarding plastic surgery and to analyze successful online communication methods of the plastic surgeons with the public.

Pneumonia Risk in Urgently Intubated Burn Patients.

Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in burn patients with inhalation injuries. An increased risk of pneumonia has been demonstrated in trauma and burn patients urgently intubated in the field vs. emergency departments (EDs).

Would Marjolin see it coming? Two unusual cases of squamous cell carcinoma.

Introduction: Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a common skin cancer, second in incidence only to basal cell carcinoma (BCC). The incidence of SCC increases significantly with age; thus, it is rarely diagnosed in young patients. In this paper, we present two cases of young patients who presented clinically with purulent lesions that were later diagnosed as large primary SCCs.

Debride and See: Use of Uterine Curette for Wound Bed Debridement before Skin Grafting.

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