BACKGROUND Use of electrosurgery for skin incisions has been controversial due to concerns of delayed healing, excessive scarring, and increased infection. Recent studies using modern electrosurgical generators that produce pure sinusoidal "CUT" waveforms have shown reductions in thermal damage along incisions made with these devices compared with their predecessors. This study compares scar fo...

A series of surgical interventions - relaxing corneal incisions, intraocular lens, and intrastromal rings - were used to correct a case of extreme ametropia in a thin cornea after a penetrating keratoplasty in an 18-year-old patient who presented with a -10.25 -8.50 × 120 preoperative refraction and 20/200 best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). After a series of surgical procedures, the patient's...

To better define thrombin-receptor interactions, we synthesized human thrombin peptides and identified binding-domain peptides that bind thrombin receptors and activate mitogenic signals (Glenn, K.C., G.H. Frost, J.S. Bergmann, and D.H. Carney. 1988. Pept. Res. 1:65-73). Treatment of full dermal dorsal incisions with a single topical application of thrombin receptor-activating peptide (TRAP-508...

introduction : for many years surgical incisions were done by scalpel. nowadays this method has been replaced with electrocautery.each of these methods has their disadvantages and benefits. the purpose of this study is to compare these two methods in midline laparotomy surgeries. methods :  from 2012 until 2013, one hundred patients enter the study, underwent midline laparotomy and were divided...

Minimally invasive surgery creates a small incision or hole to access the body cavity of interest. This approach, most often used in abdominal surgery, translates into minimal scarring as surgeons make several small incisions versus one large cavity opening. Taking the example of a cholecystectomy, an open procedure may use incisions five to eight centimeters in length, while minimally invasive...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between the use of relaxing incisions and maxillary growth disturbance after primary palatoplasty in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate. METHODS This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial study with ethical committee approval between 2 groups of patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate w...

BACKGROUND Minimally invasive thyroidectomy (MIT) has gained popularity in the surgical management of benign and malignant pathology of the thyroid. One of the main benefits of utilizing this technique is the use of smaller incisions resulting in increased cosmetic satisfaction. Unfortunately, the retraction required for adequate exposure during MIT may lead to skin damage, impaired wound heali...

PURPOSE The application of incisional negative pressure wound therapy (INPWT) to clean, closed surgical incisions is a growing clinical practice. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effect of INPWT on surgical sites healing by primary intention. The primary outcomes of interest are incidence of complications (infection, dehiscence, seroma, hematoma, skin necrosis, or blistering). ...