Elevation of the skin along with its deep fascia vascular network is a recent facility for flap design. The longitudinal trapezius fasciocutaneous flap was first introduced in 1996; at that time it did not receive much attention, although it has many significant benefits compared with other available procedures. Sixteen trapezius fasciocutaneous flaps were elevated in 15 patients for reconstruc...

INTRODUCTION The hair-bearing superficial temporal artery free flap has been used in men for total upper lip reconstruction. In this paper we present a case of a partial upper lip defect in a man that was reconstructed with a pedicle superficial temporal artery flap. PRESENTATION OF CASE Following a car accident, a 35-year old man sustained a partial upper defect. The defect included the enti...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction after partial cricotracheal resection is technically demanding and is seldom reported in literature. The purpose of this study was to report a technique of reconstruction of such a defect with a radial forearm flap supported by a titanium mesh. METHODS A 75-year-old man who was diagnosed with a case of papillary carcinoma thyroid, underwent excision of the tumor with...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction of partial ear defects represents a difficult challenge to the plastic surgeon due to the delicate and intricate architecture of the chondrocutaneous sandwich of the external ear. METHODS Fourteen patients with acute or previous traumatic subtotal loss of the upper one-third of the auricle were treated with autologous contralateral conchal cartilage graft and superfi...

One-stage reconstruction of complex penile defects with functional and cosmetic results is a challenging procedure. The selection of proper technique and materials for reconstruction depends on the type of the deficient tissue components, the size of the wound surface, and the donor site. This article presented a case of a partial penile and urethral defect due to an infection in the previous s...

We present a 36-year-old man with a severe pes equinus deformity of the ankle and an intractable ulcer over the Achilles tendon after a 4th-degree burn. He underwent a one-stage reconstructive surgical procedure using an anteromedial thigh flap with its vascularised fascia. After lengthening of the Achilles tendon and posterior release of the ankle, the anteromedial thigh fasciocutaneous flap w...

AIM OF THE STUDY Presents our experience in reconstruction of postsurgical defects with use of temporal muscle flap. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the years 1996-2010 we treated 10 patients with malignant neoplasms of maxillo-facial region. Following tumor removal the fascia-muscle flaps of temporal muscle were used for reconstruction. Temporal muscle flaps were applied in 5 cases for reconstructin...

T he following comments pertain to " Biophysical characteristics of hyaluronic acid soft-tissue fillers and their relevance to aesthetic applications " by Sundaram and Cas-suto 1 and " Cohesive polydensified matrix hyaluronic acid for fine lines " by Sundaram and Fagien. 2 According to the authors' conceptualization, definition of " superficial flow volumetry " is " soft, spreading filler that ...

Cadaveric dissections and surgical observations have led to the description and clarification of the boundaries. blood supply, and nomenclature of the layers of the scalp. Special attention was directed to the layer of "loose connective tissue" that lies beneath the entire galea and above the cranial periosteum centrally, and the temporalis fascia laterally. It has been named the subgaleal fasc...

Venous congestion in a free deep inferior epigastric perforator flap threatens the viability of the flap and can lead to eventual flap loss. We describe a novel technique for flap salvage by anastomosing the ipsilateral superficial inferior epigastric vein to a venae comitantes of the deep inferior epigastric pedicle. When recognized intraoperatively, venous congestion can be relieved immediate...