The Performance of Secondary Nasal Alar Base Revision for Unilateral Cleft Lip by Single YV-Plasty (the Importance of Overcorrection During Surgery).

Although primary surgery for cleft lip has improved over time, the degree of secondary cleft or nasal deformity reportedly varies from a minimum degree to a remarkable degree. Patients with cleft often worry about residual nose deformity, such as a displaced columella, a broad nasal floor, and a deviation of the alar base on the cleft side. Some of the factors that occur in association with secondary cleft or nasal deformity include a deviation of the anterior nasal spine, a deflected septum, a deficiency of the orbicularis muscle, and a lack of bone underlying the nose.

Inactivated Nevus Tissue with High Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment Used as a Dermal Substitute after a 28-Day Cryopreservation Period.

Background: Giant congenital melanocytic nevi (GCMN) treatment remains controversial. While surgical resection is the best option for complete removal, skin shortage to reconstruct the skin defect remains an issue. We report a novel treatment using a high hydrostatic pressurization (HHP) technique and a cryopreservation procedure.

The surgical strategy of Purpura fulminans triggered by pyothorax associated with lung cancer.

Purpura fulminans is a rare disease that usually causes sepsis and is accompanied by disseminated intravascular coagulation and symmetric gangrene of distal extremities. We had to consider the most appropriate surgery approach. The most important point was attempting to rescue the patient's ability to walk under his own power.

Glucocorticoids suppress fibroblast apoptosis in an in vitro thermal injury model.

The wounds of full- and deep partial-thickness burns result in hypertrophic scars and lead to skin contracture more severely than those of superficial partial-thickness burns. Therefore, preventing burn progression may help improve the aesthetic and functional outcomes after healing. Although a number of studies have focused on elucidating the underlying mechanisms of and preventing burn wound progression, it is still difficult to rescue burned dermis unless early tangential excision is performed.

The Utility of Silk-elastin Hydrogel as a New Material for Wound Healing.

Cutaneous ulcers are treated with dressing materials and/or ointments to keep the wound in an appropriately moist environment. However, chronic cutaneous ulcers commonly have bacterial colonization that can cause local infection in such an environment. Therefore, the dressing materials and/or ointments should have antibacterial potency to treat chronic ulcers.

The Lesser Palatine Nerve Innervates the Levator Veli Palatini Muscle.

When the lesser palatine nerve (LPN) is supposed to be a branch of the trigeminal nerve and innervate sensation of the soft palate, whether the LPN contains motor fibers is unclear. In this study, we monitored the electromyogram of the levator veli palatini (LVP) muscle on stimulating the LPN during palatoplasty in 3 patients. The electromyogram of the muscles showed the myogenic potential induced by electrostimulation of the LPN.

[Allergy of calcium phosphate cement material following skull reconstruction: a case report].

The paste form of calcium phosphate cement is often used in skull reconstruction because of the biocompatibility and early handling of these cements. Although it had rarely been shown to produce a foreign body reaction, we encountered a patient who experienced an allergic reaction to calcium phosphate cements(Biopex®. A patch test was performed and a positive reaction to magnesium phosphate was obtained.