The pedicled Antero lateral thigh flap for gender affirming surgery: what is different? First case series outcomes of a single center from Turkey.

The aim of this study is to share our preliminary outcomes of the pedicled Antero Lateral Thigh flap (ALTf) phalloplasty technique, which we presume to be the first reported case series of a single center from Turkey. A cross-sectional study, comprising all cases who underwent pedicled ALTf phalloplasty in our clinic, between January 2015 and December 2019, was designed. Demographic data, case characteristics and surgical details including complications were recorded.

"Modified" Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty: First Case Series of a Turkish Single Center.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to share our outcomes, including complications and their management, of a "modified" penile inversion vaginoplasty (PIV) technique applied to transgender individuals, which we presume to be the first reported case series of a single center from Turkey.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, including adult transgender cases who underwent male to female gender-affirming surgery in our institution, between January 2015 and December 2019, was planned. The same "modified" PIV technique, in which the spatulated urethra was incorporated to the penile skin flap, was applied to all cases.

The effect of magnetic field therapy and electric stimulation on experimental burn healing.

Objectives: : In this study, we aimed to compare morphological and histological differences between magnetic field and electric stimulation therapies in an experimental burn injury model in rats.

Materials And Methods: Between February 2011 and July 2011, a total of 21 Sprague-Dawley female rats were used in this study. Second-degree burns were induced on the back areas of the rats.

Effects of Hyalobarrier gel and Seprafilm in preventing peritendinous adhesions following crush-type injury in a rat model.

Background: In the present study, the aim was to evaluate the effects of Hyalobarrier gel (Anika Therapeutics S.r.l.

Transsexual Mastectomy: Selection of Appropriate Technique According to Breast Characteristics.

Background: Subcutaneous mastectomy for female- to-male transsexuals is usually the first surgical pro- cedure in sexual reassignment. The main objective of subcutaneous mastectomy is to create an aesthetically pleasing male chest contour by removing all glandular tissue while minimizing chest wall scars.

Aims: In this paper, we present our experience with subcutaneous mastectomy performed in female-to- male transsexual patients.

Bilateral congenital absence of the opponens pollicis muscle: a case report.

Background: Thumb hypoplasia and thenar muscle anomalies are complex congenital conditions that are associated with other congenital anomalies or syndromes. Congenital absence of the opponens pollicis muscle is very rare and is associated with the absence of other muscles.

Methods: A 6-year-old male was referred to our clinic with a provisional diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome because electromyography findings at the referring hospital were consistent with this diagnosis.

Reconstruction of hypoplastic glans and subglanular stricture with fat transfer and release.

Circumcision is a common minor surgical procedure. However, if it is performed by untrained individuals, it may cause serious complications. In this case report, we describe an unusual circumcision complication with subglanular stricture and hypoplastic glans, which we named "exclamation mark deformity," its treatment that involved glans augmentation by fat injection, and results together with further treatment options.

Intraorbital wooden foreign body: clinical analysis of 32 cases, a 10-year experience.

Background: We aimed to describe herein the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of intraorbital wooden foreign body injuries.

Methods: A case series review of orbital injuries managed at Trakya University Faculty of Medicine between 2002 and 2012 was performed retrospectively. The clinical analysis of 32 intraorbital wooden foreign body injuries was reviewed.

Effect of lidocaine on reducing injury in a rat electrical burn model.

Electrical injuries induce progressive tissue loss. We evaluated the effect of lidocaine on tissue necrosis after electrical burn injuries. Forty-two male Wistar albino rats (250-300 g) were divided into 3 groups [Group A (n=6), control group without an electrical burn injury; and Groups B (n=18) and C (n=18), electrical burn injury groups without and with lidocaine therapy, respectively].

Fucoidin, a neutrophil rolling inhibitor, reduces damage in a rat electrical burn injury model.

Background: Electrical injuries induce progressive tissue loss caused by free oxygen radicals released from neutrophil aggregates. Fucoidin, a potent inhibitor of L-selectin function, reduces the aggregation of neutrophils. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fucoidin on tissue damage in rat electrical burn injury model.

The effects of thermal injury on immature rat ear cartilage.

The purpose of this study was to research regeneration and growing properties of an immature rat ear cartilage and its adjacent tissue after a thermal injury. Fifteen 30-day-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. Burn wounds were created by applying a heated plaque.

Anthropometric breast measurement: a study of 385 Turkish female students.

Background: Anthropometric measurements and proportions of the human body have made a significant contribution to the science of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

Objective: The present study was performed to measure anthropometric breast values in Turkish female students and compare them with those of women in other nations.

Methods: The study included 385 female undergraduate student volunteers between the ages of 18 and 26 years with no physical or developmental deformity and with a body mass index between 20 and 26.

Late-onset pulmonary edema and disseminated intravascular coagulation due to latex anaphylaxis.

Background: Anaphylaxis after the administration of tissue expanders has been reported. Late onset hypotension, thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and pulmonary edema due to the tissue expanders have not been reported.

Methods: In this case report, late onset hypotension, thrombocytopenia, disseminated intravascular coagulation and pulmonary edema due to the administration of tissue expanders were described.

Effect of verapamil on reduction of peri-implant capsular thickness.

Silicone is a material commonly used in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, but capsular formation is a very frequent complication of silicone implants. This study aimed to investigate whether verapamil, a calcium-channel blocker, can reduce the thickness of the peri-implant capsule in rats when it is instilled into the subcutaneous pockets. For this study, 60 female Wistar albino rats were used, and cubes of silicone blocks (10 x 10 x 5 mm) were crafted.

True hematogenous metastases of melanoma on contralateral skin graft donor site: a case report.

The incidence of cutaneous melanoma, the most lethal form of skin cancer, is increasing all over the world. Malignant melanoma spreads through hematogenous, lymphagenous path, or by iatrogenic implantations. In this report, we present an unusual case in which a patient experienced the development of melanoma within the split-thickness skin graft donor site on the contralateral lower extremity.

Reverse-flow retroauricular island flap in facial reconstruction.

Background: Reconstruction of facial skin defects requires good-quality skin cover to satisfy aesthetic expectations of patient, especially when the skin defect is on the uncovered area of the face. Limitations in the available local tissue and donor-site morbidity restrict the options.

Objective: In an effort to solve these problems, we have begun to use a subcutaneous pedicled retroauricular reverse-flow flap.

Microvascular anastomosis with minimal suture and Arista: an experimental study.

Background: The conventional technique of microvascular anastomosis may cause trauma to the vessel wall. In addition, the technique is difficult for beginners and is time consuming. The duration of ischemia is an important limiting factor for muscle transfer.

Predictive value of 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy for healing of extremity amputation.

Purpose: Although various non-invasive procedures have been proposed to determine the optimal level of amputation of limbs in patients who have vascular disease, currently there are no consistent criteria that can be applied before surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether (99m)Tc-sestamibi imaging can accurately predict the healing of amputation sites.

Methods: In a prospective study in 26 patients (21 men, 5 women; age range 23-94 years) presenting with ulcers or gangrene of the foot and hand, (99m)Tc-sestamibi imaging was performed preoperatively.

Spitzoid melanoma in childhood.

Spitzoid melanoma is a rare variant of melanoma. It has morphological features similar to those of Spitz's nevus. In this study, the histologic and immunohistochemical features of both Spitzoid melanoma and Spitz's nevus are emphasized.

Management of the long nose: review of techniques for nasal tip supporting structures.

The long nose with a "plunging" tip is a deformity that involves an inferiorly rotated nasal tip, leading to an increase in the length of the nose. The anatomic basis of the long nose with a plunging tip may be divided into two types. Type 1 presents a normal alar-cartilage complex inferiorly displaced by a long nasal septum and long upper lateral cartilages.