Face transplantation in rats. Reproducibility of the experimental model in Brazil.

Purpose: To investigate the reproducibility of the experimental model of face allotransplantation in rats in Brazil.

Methods: Eighteen rats were operated, nine-nine donors recipients. Animals underwent transplantation of the left hemiface, with periorbital and scalp.

Lymph fasciocutaneous lateral thoracic artery flap: anatomical study and clinical use.

Background:  The lateral thoracic flap was first studied in the mid-1970s but its use has been limited because of pedicle anatomical variations. However, after the development of lymph node transfer surgery, the axilla/upper lateral thorax presented as a promising donor area. Through a detailed anatomical study, the lateral thoracic flap was evaluated regarding its vascularization and composition.