Issue 6/2023
Content (65 Articles)
3D bioprinting in plastic and reconstructive surgery: current concepts, progress, and clinical application
Seyed Arash Alawi, Jan Matschke, David Muallah, Michael Gelinksy, Adrian Dragu
Sculpting digital identities: the interplay of aesthetic medicine, plastic surgery, and the metaverse
Eqram Rahman, Parinitha Rao, Karim Sayed, William Richard Webb, Wolfgang G. Philipp-Dormston, Jean D. A. Carruthers, Alastair Carruthers
Risk factors of implant loss and complications post-implant based breast reconstruction: A meta-analysis
Nawaf Alhindi, Basma Bamakhrama, Anas Alzahrani, Hatan Mortada, Nashwa M. Ali, Abdullah Alruwaili, Noor Baamir, Hattan Aljaaly
Breast implant-associated squamous cell carcinoma: an evidence-based systematic review
Domenico Pagliara, Federica Grieco, Roberto Cuomo, Laurenza Schiavone, Filippo Boriani, Andrea Figus, Matteo Atzeni, Diego Ribuffo, Marzia Salgarello, Corrado Rubino
Soft tissue reconstruction of combat-related injuries in the upper limb—should serial debridement’s be prioritised over time to reconstruction? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Elena Whiteman, Hamza Ejaz, Umar Rehman, Manaf Khatib, Naveen Cavale
Global impact of lymphedema on quality of life and society
Katrina M. Jaszkul, Kaveh Farrokhi, Valera Castanov, Kathryn Minkhorst, Erica Ai Li, Lauren Sano, Stephanie Kim, Stephen Keelan, Khalifa Al-Ghanim, Andrew Simpson
The ideal buttock: some aesthetic and morphometric considerations
Edoardo Raposio, Ilaria Baldelli, Monica Vappiani, Alessandro Gualdi, Giorgio Raposio
Thin-ALT and SCIP flaps versus standard ALT for lower extremity reconstruction: how thick is the evidence?
Valera Castanov, Erica A. Li, Kaveh Farrohki, Kathryn Minkhorst, Khalifa AlGhanim, Andrew M. Simpson
Soft tissue reconstruction of combat-related injuries affecting the lower limb: is a time target realistic? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Umar Rehman, Elaine Cole, Elena Whiteman, Manaf Khatib, Naveen Cavale, Christos Giannou
The versatile use of extended lateral thoracic artery-pedicled fasciocutaneous flap: an experimental study
Mehmet Sağır, Samet Vasfi Kuvat
Cranial reconstruction with polyetheretherketone patient-specific implant: a single-center experience
Khalifa Al Alawi , Sultan Al Shaqsi, Moath Shummo, Mohudoom Meera Sahib, Taimoor Al Balushi
Caudal chondro-mucoperichondrial flap for the correction of caudal septal deviation
Akif İşlek
The value of virtual simulation for preoperative planning in surgical correction of orbital hypertelorism
Ibrahim Moustafa El-Sayed, Tarek Mahmoud ElBanoby, Waleed Ahmed Moustafa, Tarek Gamal Shoukr
Modification of temporal brow lift procedure with transillumination
Hamed Farhadi, Ezzatollah Rezaei, Golnaz Shojaeianbabaei
Dorsum preservation rhinoplasty: a matched cohort comparison of upper and lower septal excision techniques
Kurdo A. Qaradaxi
Nasal muscle function using electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) in sub- and supra-perichondrial rhinoplasty
Alireza Mohebi, Naseh Yousefi, Katayoon Moradi, Hadis Tabatabaei
Sebaceous carcinoma of the eyelid: demographical analysis and role of surgery in the management
Abdul Qahar Khan Yasinzai, Mya Goodbee, Jennifer Ahweyevu, Abdul Samad Khan Tareen, Hafeez Ullah, Muhammad Ayub Tareen, Abdul Waheed, Adil Karim, Dauod Arif, Marjan Khan, Luis Brandi, Asad Ullah
The effect of a preoperative single dose of gabapentin on emergence agitation in patients undergoing rhinoplasty: a randomized clinical trial
Mohammad Ali Hoghoughi, Reza Jouybar, Akbar Alvandi, Reza Shahriarirad, Hamidreza Hosseinpour, Keivan Ranjbar, Hooman Kamran
Aesthetic and functional outcomes of microvascular reconstruction of large post-excisional defects of the mandible by using the chimeric double-barrel free fibula flap
Balakrishnan Thalaivirithan Margabandu, Swetha Vedhanarayanan, Sethurajan Balasubramanian Sethurajan, Jaganmohan Janardhanam
Retrograde skin tailoring in wise-pattern reduction mammoplasty closure
Rama Ahmed Ali, Kyrillos Makarem, Ayman Noaman
Breast anthropometry in Vietnamese youth: a comprehensive study of 128 women
Dinh Minh Nguyen, Thiet Son Tran, Ngoc Tuan Nguyen, Thi Nga Le, Duc Hoang Nguyen, Tran-Thuy Nguyen
Analysis of complications following implant-based breast reconstruction in breast cancer patients
Meiling MacDonald-Nethercott, Charles M. Malata, Michael S. Irwin, Sarah L. Benyon, Kai Yuen Wong
Surgical choices and complications in elderly women: a single center retrospective analysis in frail vs. non frail breast cancer patients
Patrícia Machado e Costa, Márcio Debiasi, Bruna da Silva Reus, André Cardoso, David Pinto, Pedro Gouveia, Rogelio Andres-Luna, Carlos Mavioso, João Anacleto, Fátima Cardoso, Maria João Cardoso
Immediate two-stage implant-based breast reconstruction during the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective single center study
Joseph M. Escandón, Alejandra Aristizábal, Howard N. Langstein, Jose G. Christiano, Oscar J. Manrique
Investigating the effect of suture flap fixation on seroma formation in breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy
Leyla Shojaee, Sohrab Sayyadi, Rohollah Amani, Abbas Nezamtabar Malekshah
A 5-year multicenter retrospective study on Motiva Ergonomix® breast implants: Minimizing complications and maximizing results
Mariagrazia Moio, Gisella Nele
Breast Reconstruction in Male Breast Cancer Patients: An analysis of trends using the NSQIP database
Parhom Towfighi, Zoë K. Haffner, Adaah A. Sayyed, Romina Deldar, Olutayo Sogunro, Areeg A. Abu El Hawa, Nathan Aminpour, Kenneth L. Fan, David H. Song
Factors contributing to prolonged drain duration in prepectoral staged implant-based breast reconstruction
Kometh Thawanyarat, Jennifer K. Shah, Gina Eggert, Mallory Rowley, Trudy Kim, Pooja S. Yesantharao, Elizabeth Turner, Brian Thornton, Rahim Nazerali
A retrospective cohort study comparing donor site morbidity between the L-shaped upper gracilis and transverse upper gracilis flap in breast reconstruction
Maria Chicco, Georgios Skepastianos, Adam Blackburn
The spiral flap for breast auto-augmentation revisited
Ahmed Ali Taha, Ahmed Hussien, Hamed Kadry, Wael Abdel Nasser, Amr Zaki
Self-esteem, coping with stress, and defense mechanisms in Turkish women having hymenoplasty surgery: a case–control study
Çiçek Ediz, Nermin Gürhan, Gökçen Erdoğan, Bahadır Geniş
Does method matter? Characterizing the effect of preoperative hair removal method on outcomes following penile inversion vaginoplasty
Lauren E. Berger, Christian X. Lava, Samuel S. Huffman, Daisy L. Spoer, Taylor Martin, Kenneth L. Fan, Gabriel A. Del Corral
A single-center cross-sectional study comparison between quality of life after penile inversion and sigmoid colon vaginoplasty in Thailand: a 20-year experience
Weerayut Weerapakorn, Chuthada Chintavalakorn, Piyawat Kantagowit, Threerapat Phitakwongroj, Worapon Ratanalert, Apichai Angspatt, Pornthep Phungrasmi, Seree Iamphongsai, Pasu Promniyom, Nittaya Phanuphak, Chatnapa Yodkitudomying, Poonpissamai Suwajo
Artificial intelligence knowledge of evidence-based recommendations in gender affirmation surgery and gender identity: is ChatGPT aware of WPATH recommendations?
Daniel Najafali, Chandler Hinson, Justin M. Camacho, Logan G. Galbraith, Tannon L. Tople, Danielle Eble, Brielle Weinstein, Loren S. Schechter, Amir H. Dorafshar, Shane D. Morrison
The use of a superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap obtained by a proximal to distal freestyle technique for the reconstruction of limb defects
Alper Aksoy, M. Baver Acaban, Şakir Ünal
Distal ligation with proximal catheterization of short saphenous vein to decrease venous congestion in the distally based sural artery flap
Magdy Ahmed Abd-AlMoktader, Sherif Hamdeno Youssif, Khallad Sholkamy, Hazem Dahshan, Mohamed Osama ouf, Tarek Zayid, Mahmoud Abdelhamid Elhendawy, Wael Ayad
Sensitive peripheral nerve repair during COVID-19 emergency: does the outpatient surgical setting work as well as the operating theater?
Leonardo Garutti, Federico Tamborini, Alessandro Fagetti, Tommaso Baroni, Elisa Bascialla, Andrea Minini, Mario Cherubino, Luigi Valdatta
The free vascularized fibula flap for long bone reconstruction in adults — a systematic review and regional centre experience
Neala Glynn, Serena Martin, Harry Lewis
Reconstructive procedure for treatment of trochanteric pressure ulcers in spinal-cord-injured patients
Luca Negosanti, Siriana Landi, Luca Gaiani, Rita Capirossi, Micaela Battilana, Rossella Sgarzani
The use of gluteus maximus to restore the function of the pelvic diaphragm in the reconstruction of the pelvic outlet after abdomino-perineal resection: a case series
Eliza Davison, Anna Yarlini Allan, Norbert Kang
Functional outcome of synchronous tendon transfer of pronator teres to ECRB with primary nerve repair in high radial nerve injury
Fatema Alzahraa Ahmed, Dalia M. El Sakka, Medhat Sami Ali Hassan, Mahmoud Abdelrahman, Saeed Esmaeel Alemam
Glomus tumour: a disabling but curable chronic pain syndrome—a retrospective observational study
Sreevishnu Venkata Phanipawan Kalaga, Pramod Krishnan, Uday Murgod, Anantheswar Nagaraja Rao Yellambalase, Ashok Chandrappa Basur, Srikanth Vasudevan, Harish Kumar Kabilan, Seema Janardhan, Susmita Rakshit
Retrospective analysis of clinical findings and radiologic diagnostic methods of subungual glomus tumor: a single-center study
Mustafa Akyurek, Gunes Hafiz
Danish translation and linguistic validation of the LIMB-Q, a PROM for traumatic lower limb injuries and amputations
Nina Vestergaard Simonsen, Jan Duedal Rölfing, Lily R. Mundy, Trisia Breitkopf, Lotte Poulsen, Rehne Lessman Hansen, Anne F. Klassen, Andrea L. Pusic, Jens Ahm Sørensen
The medial sural artery perforator flap: translation from anatomic study to clinical application for lower extremity reconstruction
Christopher Howell, Maddie Tierney, Wesley Edmunds, Lesley Wong, Debra A. Bourne, Ian Valerio
Application of a pre-expanded cross-legged tubed flap to reconstruct extensive GCMN of distal lower limb in children
Jifan Yang, Bing Han, Jincai Fan, Jipeng Song, Tiran Zhang, Qi Pan, Jia Tian
Soft tissue reconstruction with small free flaps in hand and finger defects
Alper Aksoy, Yavuz Tuluy, Emin Sır, M Baver Acaban
Port wine stain lesions with hypertrophic structures
Mehmet O. Yenidünya, Ömer F. Toprakcı
Challenges and tips of exoscopic perivascular microsurgical dissection in lower extremity orthoplastic free flap reconstruction
Michalis Hadjiandreou, Georgios Pafitanis
Electrical burn injuries: disabling lives even in 2022
Muhammad Rehan, Qurra Tul Ain, Tariq Iqbal, Muhammad Hassan Tariq, Muhammad Shais Khan, Usman Waheed, Noor Ul Ain
Prognostic serum biomarker for survival outcome in burn patients
Samah M. Elbastawesy, Mohamed M. Khedr, Mohamed A. Shama, Tamer Zidan, Asmaa A. Ghalwash, Fatma Gaber
Enzymatic debridement of deep facial burns with Nexobrid™: the Queen Victoria Hospital experience
Alexandra MacKenzie, Maria Chicco, Baljit Dheansa
Intense pulsed light in the management of post-burn keloid and hypertrophic scar: a comparative study
Abeer Attia Tawfik, Rama Ahmed Ali
Early results and initial experience of reconstructing defects with NovoSorb® Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM): a UK case series
Nicholas Cereceda-Monteoliva, Mariam Rela, Ana Borges, Baljit Dheansa
The use of NovoSorb™ Biodegradable Temporising Matrix (BTM™) in the reconstruction of complex soft tissue defects — an oncological, aesthetic, and practical solution
Alex Parker, Henry de Berker, Ailbhe Kiely, Srinivasan Iyer, Milind D. Dalal, Jeyaram R. Srinivasan, Chidi C. Ekwobi, Stuart W. McKirdy
Laser-assisted delivery of tranexamic acid for the treatment of facial post-burn hyperpigmentation: a prospective clinico-histopathological study
Mohamed Mohamed Khedr, Ahmed Ashraf Elhefnawy, Wael Hussein Mahmoud, Ibrahim Mostafa Elsayed Mostafa, Sherif A. Hantash
Treatment of retracted, postsurgical scars and reduction of locoregional edema using a combined three-dimensional approach of liposuction lipofilling, dissecting cannulas, and suspension sutures
P A Will, J E Berner, Christoph Hirche, Donna Klevansky, Benjamin Ziegler, Ulrich Kneser, Emre Gazyakan, Pedro Vidal
Regenerative therapy for refractory vitiligo using cultured epithelial sheet grafting
Yoshie Hirose, Chiharu Fujita, Mayuko Kamikawa, Hajime Inoue
Microvascular surgery training in a low volume setting: a single healthcare center experience
Marwan S. Hajjar, Abdulghani Abou Koura, Morgan Bou Zerdan, Amir E. Ibrahim
Microsurgery courses vs continuous microsurgery laboratory training: an Italian experience
Federico De Maria, Valentina Pinto, Massimo Pinelli, Filippo Taccioli, Claudio Gio Francesco Blessent, Caterina Marra, Gian Piero Mantovani, Giorgio De Santis
How can we inspire junior trainees to consider a career in plastic surgery as a basis to pursue humanitarian work?
Umar Shafiq, Umar Rehman, Nooruldeen Al-Asali, Manaf Khatib, Naveen Cavale
The impact of social media and other internet sources on cosmetic interventions among females in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional observational study
Hussam Y. Alghamdi, Abdulaziz M. Alrashed, Sultan M. Alzahrani, Khalid M. Alzahrani