The Paramidline Forehead Flap: A Clinical and Microanatomic Study.

Background: The traditional paramedian forehead flap (FHF) is an axial flap based on the supratrochlear artery (STA). Doppler examination is often used to ensure inclusion of the STA within the flap. The authors hypothesized that a FHF pedicle design could be simplified to extend from the midline of the glabella to 1.

Mohs versus traditional surgical excision for facial and auricular nonmelanoma skin cancer: an analysis of cost-effectiveness.

Objective: To evaluate and compare Mohs micrographic surgery and traditional excision in terms of cost and outcomes.

Design: We developed a computer-simulation, probabilistic, decision model to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis, with each patient serving as his or her own control.

Setting: University of Connecticut dermatology clinic, a tertiary care referral center.

Interferon Alfa-2b or not 2b? Significant differences exist in the decision-making process between melanoma patients who accept or decline high-dose adjuvant interferon Alfa-2b treatment.

Background: Patients with thick (Breslow>4 mm) primary melanoma and/or regional nodal metastasis have a high risk of tumor recurrence. High-dose adjuvant interferon (IFN) alfa-2b offers
Objective: The objective was to determine which prognostic factors and patient characteristics are significant in the decision to undergo IFN therapy.