A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS: DO ABSORBABLE OR NON-ABSORBABLE SUTURE MATERIALS DIFFER IN COSMETIC OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS REQUIRING PRIMARY CLOSURE OF FACIAL WOUNDS?

Surgeons are often judged on the cosmetic appearance of any scar after surgery rather than the functional outcome of treatment, especially...

REPLY TO: LETTER TO THE EDITOR: EVALUATION OF ANATOMICAL AND ROUND BREAST IMPLANT AESTHETICS AND PREFERENCES IN DUTCH YOUNG LAY AND PLASTIC SURGEON COHORT

We would like to thank Dr. Cheng and Dr. Cen for reading our article and for submitting their interesting points.1 All patients included...

“THE VALIDITY OF THE EQ-5D-5L IN MEASURING QUALITY OF LIFE BENEFITS OF BREAST RECONSTRUCTION”

The EuroQol EQ-5D-5L instrument is the most widely-used quality of life measure in health economic evaluations. It is unclear whether...

COMMENTS ON “LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT OSSEOINTEGRATED IMPLANTS AFTER RESECTION OF MANDIBULAR AMELOBLASTOMA AND RECONSTRUCTION WITH VASCULARIZED BONE GRAFT: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT AND QUALITY OF LIFE”

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UPDATED GUIDELINES ON COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME IN ADULTS

A multidisciplinary team representing 28 professional bodies has updated the guidelines for the management of Complex regional Pain...

DETERMINING POST-OPERATIVE OUTCOMES AFTER CLEFT PALATE REPAIR: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META ANALYSIS

A lack of high level evidence exists on the outcomes of different cleft palate repair techniques. A critical appreciation for the complication...

SEPTOCUTANEOUS THORACODORSAL ARTERY PERFORATOR FLAPS: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

This study aimed to investigate the versatility of septocutaneous thoracodorsal artery perforator flaps in various areas in the body...

SOPTIMISING EXPOSURE OF THE CORONOID PROCESS DURING LENGTHENING TEMPORALIS MYOPLASTY FOR FACIAL REANIMATION

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SHEAR WAVE ELASTOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE ULNAR TUNNEL SYNDROME

An interesting alternative to traditional diagnostic techniques of the upper extremity nerve entrapments might be provided by an ultrasound...

READABILITY AND QUALITY OF BREAST REDUCTION ON-LINE RESOURCES

Many patients are now using the Internet as a resource for health-related information. It is recommended that the readability of patient...

UTILIZATION OF INSTALLATION WOUND VACUUM DEVICE FOR BREAST IMPLANT SALVAGE: APPROACH AND RESULTS

Negative pressure wound therapy allow for an increase in fibroblast migration, a decrease in cell death and stimulation of angiogenesis,...

EFFICACY OF BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH FAT GRAFTING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Breast reconstruction with fat grafting is a new alternative to prosthetic implants and flaps for women with breast cancer. In this...

COMPARISON OF PIEZOSURGERY, PERCUTANEOUS AND ENDONASAL CONTINUOUS OSTEOTOMY TECHNIQUES ON A CAPRINE SKULL MODEL

Osteotomy is a crucial step in rhinoplasty which can have a significant impact on the outcome. In addition to previous percutaneous...

CARTILAGE SPARING SURGERY FOR MELANOMA OF THE EXTERNAL EAR

The excision of melanoma of the external ear poses a challenge to surgeons, who must achieve adequate oncological control while minimising...

A SIMPLE METHOD FOR LYMPHEDEMA SELF-MEASUREMENT USING THE ZOZOSUIT BODYSUIT

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CONSENSUS RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR FACIAL PALSY: A DELPHI SURVEY OF PATIENTS, CARERS, CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS

Despite the potential negative impact of facial palsy, major gaps in understanding persist surrounding the treatment and care of those...

THE USE OF PULSE OXIMETRY TO DIAGNOSE LIMB ISCHAEMIA

The accurate diagnosis of limb ischaemia in the acute trauma setting is time critical. In cases of polytrauma and complex limb injuries...

INFERIOR PORTION OF THE PERPENDICULAR PLATE OF THE ETHMOID AS A SUITABLE GRAFTING MATERIAL IN RHINOPLASTY AND SEPTOPLASTY PROCEDURES

RISK FACTORS FOR DEVELOPING CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN WOMEN AFTER BREAST IMPLANT SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

We thank Dr. Altundag for his interest in our review about risk factors for developing capsular contracture after breast implant surgery.1...

``RE-USING THE INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY AS RECIPIENT ARTERY IN CERVICOFACIAL RECONSTRUCTION BY FIBULAR FLAP''

We have read with great interest Decaudaveine's anatomical study entitled “Using the internal mammary artery as recipient artery in...