A flap is one with a persistent blood supply that does not rely on the recipient's bed to perfuse donor tissue. Free flaps are used in different context. Before reconstructing any wound bed, surgeon must ensure receiving properly prepared. The be free of necrotic or ischemic In addition, signs infection such as local cellulitis, significant edema, purulent drainage should have decreased. Flaps ...

Reconstructive surgery is a surgical technique used to restore the function and appearance of tissues that have been damaged or removed due previous illnesses, injuries, surgeries. Complications reconstructive are major concern for patients surgeons. can affect quality life, increase healthcare costs, prolong recovery time. It important fully informed about risks benefits surgery, surgeons take...

results utilizing autologous stem cell populations to treat craniofacial defects is a promising field of ongoing investigations. studies show that cartilage stem/progenitor cells (cspcs) are highly chondrogenic and can produce elastic reconstructive material with long-term tissue restoration. conclusions auricular reconstruction surgery is a challenging plastic procedure that requires great exp...

This study aims at describing cortical and subcortical activation patterns associated with functional recovery of speech production after reconstructive mouth surgery. Our ultimate goal is the understanding of how the brain deals with altered relationships between motor commands and auditory/orosensory feedback, and establishes new interarticulatory coordination to preserve speech communication...

Penile reconstructive surgery has always been a notable challenge in the field of genitourinary reconstruction because of the fact that it attaches huge importance to the functional and aesthetic aspects of this organ and the genital region as a whole. During the last decades, many operative procedures and their modifications for the treatment of both congenital and acquired anomalies are publi...

Elective Rotation This elective rotation in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) is a two (2) week experience in basic surgical technique, wound closure techniques, principles of wound healing, exposure to emergent and elective reconstructive surgery as well as aesthetic surgery. The student may be required to travel to the clinic, outpatient surgery center and/or hospital facility during h...

Background: Resection of oral, cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors now occupies a significant portion of our soft tissue surgery referral practice. Cutaneous mast cell tumors are the most common skin tumor in dogs, comprising up to 21% of cutaneous malignancies. The incidence of soft tissue sarcomas is only slightly less, with these invasive malignancies constituting approximately 15% of all skin...