Publications by authors named "Tarek Elmenoufy"

Body contouring post massive weight loss (MWL) is a considerable task and is often a functional rather than esthetic operation. Clinicians are often encouraged to solve multiple issues in a single setting that can be difficult in the MWL patient. A simple abdominoplasty often does not provide a satisfactory outcome in such patients and may result in disharmony of the esthetic unit of the trunk.

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The treatment of de-gloving injuries in the lower limb with exposed tendons, bone, and/or nerve is a challenging reconstruction problem. The standard management of de-gloving injuries involve either direct closure if the skin is viable or immediate grafting with the avulsed skin or full- or split-thickness graft when the skin flap is not viable. Alternative methods are flap coverage especially when the underlying structures are not suitable for grafting such as extensive loss of paratenon and/or exposed bone or open joints The use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) followed by use of Integra dermal regeneration template (IDRT) and subsequent split-thickness skin grafting (STSG) as an alternative to the previously mentioned surgical options has been described.

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