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A complete scalp avulsion injury is rare but extremely challenging to treat. Because of the dense blood vessel bundles in the scalp, replantation failure may occur if there is a subcutaneous hematoma. The method of scalp fixation is crucial for replantation to be successful.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicina (Kaunas)
November 2024
Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit-Bambino Gesù Children Hospital-Rome, 00120 Vatican City, Vatican City State.
The reconstruction of large full-thickness scalp injuries represents a great challenge in pediatric plastic surgery. Epidermal-dermal substitutes come to the rescue when traditional surgical strategies are not suitable. Recently, the new Integra MicroMatrix UBM particulate has arisen on the market.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
November 2024
From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
Total avulsion of the scalp represents a therapeutic challenge with no consensus nowadays. Currently, microsurgical reimplantation is the reconstructive procedure of choice, but in case it is not feasible, the literature does not define an ideal treatment for an immediate reconstruction. We present the case of an 18-year-old woman with total avulsion of the scalp and forehead skin without possibility of reimplantation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Introduction: Animal bites can cause significant head and neck injuries in children with scalp avulsions posing a challenge. This report presents a case of successful partial-thickness skin grafting in managing a severe pediatric scalp avulsion from a dog bite.
Case Presentation: A 7-year-old boy who sustained extensive scalp injuries following a dog attack was admitted to the emergency room.
Facial Plast Surg
October 2024
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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