BACKGROUND The aesthetic implications of ear keloids, which affect people of all races, are serious and the treatment of earlobe keloids is known to be difficult. The high rate of recurrence following excision alone has led to investigating various types of adjuvant therapy, including intralesional corticosteroid injection. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the efficacy of excision combined with periope...

BACKGROUND Body piercing has become increasingly popular throughout the world and may cause unanticipated complications during surgery. METHODS We describe the case of a 35-y-old woman with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent a diagnostic laparoscopy for metastatic disease evaluation. RESULTS An early intestinal injury occurred upon abdominal entry and introduction of pneumoperitoneum. ...

Body piercing, a growing trend especially in young people, is often complicated by severe infections. We present a case of acute bacterial endocarditis by Staphylococcus aureus complicated by multiple cerebral, kidney, spleen embolisms in a young girl, with no known previous cardiac abnormalities, following the piercing of nasal septum. This case highlights the importance of education of patien...

PURPOSE To develop a methodology for cannulating porcine retinal venules using a robotic assistive arm after inducing a retinal vein occlusion using the photosensitizer rose bengal. METHODOLOGY Retinal vein occlusions proximal to the first vascular branch point were induced following intravenous injection of rose bengal by exposure to 532nm laser light delivered by slit-lamp or endolaser prob...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine the level of life satisfaction and the various dimensions of self-esteem of pierced or tattooed people, and evaluate their mental health, compared to those without similar body modifications. METHODS The study was conducted on a sample of 449 people aged 16-58 years (mean age 26.7 ± 6.35), of whom 308 had body modifications: tattoo (n = 90), bo...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown conflicting results on the association between nickel exposure from orthodontic appliances and nickel sensitization. OBJECTIVES & METHOD: In a cross-sectional study, we investigated the association between nickel sensitization and exposure to orthodontic appliances and piercings. 4376 adolescents were patch tested following a questionnaire asking for earlier pierci...

11 Anaphylaxis after Topical Application of Bacitracin: A Case Report Mona Al-Ahmad, Sean Mace, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Introduction: We present a case of anaphylaxis following repeated application of bacitracin. Method: A case report of a twenty-three year old woman with no prior allergic history who underwent body piercing of the navel. A low grade local infection developed at the ...