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J Am Acad Dermatol
January 2025
Dr. Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL.
Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia (FFA) is a primary lymphocytic cicatricial alopecia predominantly affecting postmenopausal Caucasian women. It is characterized by a progressive frontotemporal hairline recession that presents as a scarring hairless band and is often accompanied by eyebrow and body hair loss. Although initially described in postmenopausal women, FFA has been observed in a broader demographic, including premenopausal women and occasionally men.
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December 2024
Universidade Federal de Rondônia - Rolim de Moura (RO) - Brazil.
Purpose: To evaluate the association of collagen gel with F18 bioactive glass (BG) in the healing of non-contaminated cutaneous wounds induced in healthy Wistar rats.
Methods: One hundred twelve adult and healthy Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups (n = 28): saline solution (0.9%); healing ointment based on allantoin and zinc oxide; collagen gel; and association of F18 BG powder and collagen gel.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak
September 2024
Department of Plastic Surgery, Jinnah Burn and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Lahore, Pakistan.
Objective: To evaluate the early detection of vascular obstruction in microvascular flaps using a thermographic camera.
Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Plastic Surgery, Jinnah Burn and Reconstructive Surgery Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, from July to December 2023.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
August 2024
From the Birmingham Hand Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Background: Following the repair of a mixed peripheral nerve, functional recovery requires successful nerve regeneration across the repair site and, eventually, reinnervation of distal targets. Reliably determining a failing nerve repair so that revision may be performed before irreversible muscle atrophy remains a challenge in peripheral nerve surgery. This study aimed to ascertain whether any commonly used clinical examination tests during surveillance after nerve repair can detect a failing repair and prompt earlier salvage intervention.
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October 2024
Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address:
Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are among the top five most common cancers globally. NMSC is an area with great potential for novel application of diagnostic tools including artificial intelligence (AI). In this scoping review, we aimed to describe the applications of AI in the diagnosis and treatment of NMSC.
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