Satisfaction and Functional Outcome of Surgical Treatment in Patients with Brachial Plexus Injury: A Decade of Retrospective Comparative Study.

Background: Brachial plexus injury (BPI) is a severe peripheral nerve injury resulting in physical disability. Few studies have investigated the postoperative functional status. We aimed to evaluate the satisfaction with surgical treatment in patients with BPI referred to the Panzdah-e Khordad Hospital, Tehran, Iran from 2011 to 2021.

The effects of kiwifruit dressing on hypertrophic scars in a rabbit ear model.

Aims: Hypertrophic scars show abnormal responses during healing. These scars, associated with dysregulated growth and excessive collagen formation, can have both functional and cosmetic consequences for patients. The present study evaluated the effects of kiwifruit on hypertrophic scars in a rabbit ear model.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on plastic surgery activities and residency programs in a tertiary referral centre in Iran.

Background: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a new pandemic. In the meantime, plastic surgeons postponed their appointments due to the fair and rational allocation of medical supplies. These limitations made all junior and senior residents perform operations only on traumatic patients rather than those needing reconstructive procedures.

Correcting Flank Skin Laxity and Dog Ear Plus Aggressive Liposuction: A Technique for Classic Abdominoplasty in Middle-Eastern Obese Women.

Background: Nowadays obesity is a common problem as it leads to abdominal deformation and people's dissatisfaction of their own body. This study has explored using a new surgical technique based on a different incision to reform the flank skin laxity and dog ear plus aggressive liposuction on women with abdominal deformities.

Methods: From May 2014 to February 2016 25 women were chosen for this study.

Lateral lower face and neck contouring following burn injury.

The neck is normally a concave and highly mobile structure. Facial and cervical skin is prone to burn scar contracture because of its thin nature. The goal of treatment is to reconstruct this region to achieve a good aesthetic outcome and also normal neck and chin mobilization.

Re-creation of the Inframammary Fold, Breast Mound, and Projection by the Latissimus Dorsi Musculocutaneous Flap in Burned Breasts.

Objective: Some of the most difficult problems to solve in a postburn breast are the correction of the breast mound deficiency, contour, and projection deformity, which are often associated with an anterior trunk scar. The aim of this study was to describe our experiences of postburn breast reconstruction by the island latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap (LDMCF).

Method: Operative procedures were planned after measuring the volume, dimensions, sternal notch-to-nipple distance, deviation, asymmetry, contour, and projection.