3D PED BURN app: A precise and easy-to-use pediatric 3D burn surface area calculation tool.

Background And Aims: Calculating the precise total burn surface area is crucial when treating burn patients, particularly children. The Lund and Browder chart and Rule of Nines, 2-dimensional diagrams that are widely used, are subject to high interrater variance, and they can severely overestimate the burn area. Previously, the adult 3-dimensional burn area calculation mobile application was developed.

An anthropometric study of the external ear in the Thai population.

Auricular dimensions are important data for the treatment of auricular deformities, either congenital or acquired. Many previous studies have shown that the auricular dimension varies among ethnic groups; however, there are currently no available data for the Thai population. The objective of this investigation was to provide normative values regarding the adult ear dimensions in Thailand.

The Anatomical Study of the Nasal Septal Cartilage with its Clinical Implications.

Background: Several rhinoplasty and nasal reconstruction procedures require cartilage. Various studies have reported on the nasal septal cartilage as a donor site for Caucasian and Asian populations. However, studies regarding the Thai nasal septal cartilage dimensions are rare.

The Effect of Cold Water on Pain Evaluation During Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Dressing Changes: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study.

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a technique using vacuum dressing to promote wound healing in complicated wound. However, for many patients, the application and removal of the NPWT is source of procedural pain. The authors hypothesized that administering cold sterile water into the NPWT sponge would decrease pain during dressing changes.

Spermatogenesis Abnormalities following Hormonal Therapy in Transwomen.

Objective: To measure spermatogenesis abnormalities in transwomen at the time of sex reassignment surgery (SRS) and to analyze the association between hormonal therapy duration and infertility severity.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: University hospital.

Double-Opposing Z-Palatoplasty for Secondary Surgical Management of Velopharyngeal Incompetence in the Absence of a Primary Furlow Palatoplasty.

Objective: The present study was performed to identify factors that lead to a favorable outcome of postpalatoplasty velopharyngeal incompetence using the double-opposing Z-palatoplasty.

Design: A retrospective analysis was performed on 23 consecutive nonsyndromic patients who underwent secondary surgical management of velopharyngeal incompetence using a double-opposing Z-palatoplasty technique following primary, non-Furlow palatoplasty for overt cleft palate.

Main Outcome Measures: All subjects were evaluated preoperatively using a perceptual speech assessment scale, nasendoscopy, and videofluoroscopy.

Achieving differential facial changes with Le Fort III distraction osteogenesis: the use of nasal passenger grafts, cerclage hinges, and segmental movements.

Background: In traditional Le Fort III distraction, the transport segment is advanced en bloc without addressing differences in the relative retrusion of the facial structure. The authors describe three methods for correcting these asymmetries with differential facial advancement.

Methods: Eight patients (age range, 4 to 20 years) with asymmetric facial hypoplasia were treated by Le Fort III midface distraction using an external device.

Unilateral congenital blepharoptosis repair by anterior levator advancement and resection: an educational review.

Background: Simple congenital blepharoptosis is caused by levator muscle dysgenesis and commonly presents unilaterally. A complete preoperative evaluation, including ophthalmic, neurologic, and levator function examinations, is essential for ensuring proper diagnosis and selecting the correct procedure. Correction is frequently delayed until the anatomical structures of the eye are fully developed and the child can cooperate with the preoperative examination between the ages of 3 and 5 years, except in cases of visual disturbances.

Effect of different suture materials on cartilage reshaping.

Background: Suturing techniques are one of the most commonly used means to reshape the nasal cartilage; however, no data exist regarding the optimal suture material and its long-term effect.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine whether any absorbable materials will provide the same long-lasting effect on cartilage reshaping as permanent materials.

Methods: Thirty-six New Zealand white rabbits were divided into three groups of 12.

Factors contributing to the facial aging of identical twins.

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the environmental factors that contribute to facial aging in identical twins.

Methods: During the Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, 186 pairs of identical twins completed a comprehensive questionnaire, and digital images were obtained. A panel reviewed the images independently and recorded the differences in the perceived twins' ages and their facial features.

Basket submandibular gland suspension.

Background: Correction of a ptotic submandibular gland is a considerable challenge in neck rejuvenation. The procedures available to treat this condition either provide only short-term success or carry perceived risk of significant postoperative morbidities. The authors describe a new technique, basket submandibular gland suspension, for the effective long-term treatment of submandibular fullness.