Wound healing at adaptation zones of skin flaps harvested from acute burned skin.

Background: Early reconstruction of burn defects culminates in more successful results. The wound healing process of the burned skin affects not only the curative phase of the burned area but also result of any reconstructive procedure including the regional flaps. Thus, in this study, we have evaluated the wound healing process at the distal incisions of random-pattern skin flaps prepared from burned dorsal skin of rats.

Technique for blepharoptosis correction using double-breasted orbicularis oculi muscle flaps.

Background: The technique that uses the orbicularis oculi muscle flap to elevate the upper eyelid has become a popular surgical alternative for blepharoptosis. This method is especially effective in cases of severe blepharoptosis with poor levator muscle function. In this technique, the superiorly based orbicularis oculi muscle flap (which is connected to the frontalis muscle anatomically) is advanced and attached to the tarsal plate, thus enabling dynamic elevation of the upper eyelid.

Bilateral synchronous primary orbital lymphoma.

Extranodal marginal zone B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma affecting bilateral orbital regions was diagnosed in an 80-year-old man. He was given chemotherapy and external beam irradiation therapy. Two months after treatment, repeat orbital magnetic resonance imaging showed dramatically improved lesions.

Vascular pedicles of infrahyoid muscles: an anatomical study.

This study was designed to determine the entering sites of vascular pedicles of the infrahyoid muscles. The neck regions of 12 cadavers were investigated bilaterally. The vascular pedicles of the infrahyoid muscles (except the thyrohyoid and inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle) were dissected and measurements taken with a caliper in reference to the attachments of the muscles.

Periorbital reconstruction using variations of the upper eyelid flap.

Tissues that have characteristics identical or similar to periorbital soft tissue are preferred for reconstruction in the eye region. The upper eyelid is part of the periorbital area that provides an ideal reserve of tissue for this purpose, without producing a donor-site deformity. We used the upper eyelid flap with different pedicle designs in various parts of the periorbital region in 21 patients, and achieved favourable results.

Modified free nipple graft reduction mammaplasty to increase breast projection with superior and inferior dermoglandular flaps.

Classic free nipple graft reduction mammaplasty often yields flat, boxy breasts with poor projection. The authors modified this technique using superior and inferior pyramidal dermoglandular flaps to increase the fullness and projection of the breast. Six patients (12 breasts) with gigantomastia underwent breast reduction by this method.

The gluteal fasciocutaneous rotation-advancement flap with V-Y closure in the management of sacral pressure sores.

The sacral region is one of the most frequent sites of pressure sore development, and local flaps in the gluteal region are usually preferred when surgical closure is needed. The authors used the gluteal fasciocutaneous rotation-advancement flap with V-Y closure to manage sacral pressure sores in 15 patients. The design was a combination of the classic rotation and V-Y advancement flap patterns.