Objective: To compare the effect of flap fixation and non-flap for preventing seroma formation depending upon stage surgery in patients undergoing mastectomy at RMU Allied Hospitals following our local population. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial. Setting: Surgical Units Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto DHQ Hospital (RMU & Hospital). Period: October 2020 to April 2021. Material...

Lymph node flap (LNF) transfer has proven to be an effective option in the treatment of lymphedema. As a result, much research is presently focused on finding an ideal donor site that results in good clinical outcomes while avoiding iatrogenic lymphedema of the donor area. The omental flap with its lymph nodes based on the right gastroepiploic vessels that has been described for the treatment o...

RATIONALE Reducing the morbidity associated with anterolateral thigh (ALT) donor sites by performing aesthetic restoration has become a popular research topic. Various surgical techniques have been developed allowing for direct closure of the donor site. However, closure techniques for ALT donor sites based on the oblique branch have not been systematically reported. PATIENT CONCERNS Data fro...

Chondrosarcoma's of the rib are a rare presentations and hence there's lot to be explored for best method surgical intervention. This case highlights how we used VATS excision chondrosarcoma reconstructed defect using prolene mesh PMMC flap.

A clinical case of bilateral cleft palate repair using previous tongue flap followed by Alveolar Bone Grafting(ABG). After pre-surgical orthodontics a surgical procedure whereby Flaps were reflected, nasalbeds prepared on both sides. cortico-cancellous bone 2 cm was harvested from iliac crest and grafted inclefts. Patient is kept follow up to monitor healing, postoperative results any post- ope...

The Abbé-Estlander flap surgery is a cross-lip procedure that is valuable in repairing a defect on the lower lip using a full-thickness flap, consisting of the skin, muscle and mucosa, from the upper lip. As usefulness and practicality of the flap in reconstruction of lower lip surgical defects in Asian ethnicity have not been documented, the authors present a case of successful lower lip recon...

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare triangular and envelope flap designs and the postoperative outcome in the surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar. Materials and methods: A total of 50 participants were assessed clinically and were divided randomly into two groups. Group I (participants operated by triangular flap) and group II (participants operated by envelope flap), with ...

background:   to introduce our experience of using the free neurovascular flap from great and second toe. methods:   thirteen patients (fifteen fingers) sought surgical treatment for soft tissue defects of the hand at our medical institutin between march 2006 and september 2009. in two patients, fibular side skin-nail flaps of great toe were applied to cover the dorsal defect of distal thumb. i...

Free tissue transfer has become the mainstay of head and neck cancer (HNC) reconstructive surgery. The objective of the study is to examine the efficacy of the Harmonic Scalpel (HS) Shears on free flap elevation time and complication rates after HNC reconstruction compared with traditional electrocautery. A retrospective review of 215 HNC patients undergoing surgical ablation and free flap reco...

BACKGROUND: Dermatologic surgeons routinely harvest pedicled flaps at distance with an axial or random pattern to repair facial defects. These types of skin flaps are time-consuming and have high economic, social and personal costs. These drawbacks could be avoided with the introduction of a single-step transfer of free flaps to the recipient site, with microvascular anastomosis. OBJECTIVE: To ...