Journal Reviews archive for February 2015

Successful nose replantation

12 February 2015 | | Facial Plastic Surgery, Rhinoplasty | Nasal replantation, Nose replant

This case report describes a superb result following the delayed replantation (after eight hours) of the distal right nostril following a dog bite. The patient was a heavy smoker. Two arteries and two veins were anastomosed, one measuring 0.6mm and...

Ultrastructural changes in keloid scars

12 February 2015 | | General Plastic Surgery | Collagens, Human skin, Hyaluronan, Hypertrophic scar, Keloids, Mast cells

One of the most intriguing and infuriating problems confronting plastic surgeons is the occurrence of hypertrophic and keloid scars, in some patients – particularly black Africans – but not in others. Many theories have been proposed regarding the cause of...

A model for Lentigo Maligna recurrence

12 February 2015 | | General Plastic Surgery | Diagnosis, Lentigo maligna, Lentigo maligna melanoma, Predictive model, Recurrence, Surgical excision

Lentigo Maligna presents a difficult problem for both the histopathologist and the plastic surgeon. The pathologist has great difficulty in assessing where the borders of the lesion lie, while the plastic surgeon is dealing with these lesions which commonly occur...

Factors affecting the success of canalicular repairs

12 February 2015 | | Oculoplastics

This is a 10-year retrospective review of 137 canalicular laceration repairs, looking for factors which affected the outcome. A successful outcome was defined as no epiphora at three months or more after removal of the stent. Overall the success rate...

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