Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Wish You a Happy and Safe Diwali: From a Plastic Surgeon

Accidental Adhesion of Both Hands with Super Glue: A Case Report

How to Improve Speaking Skills in Plastic Surgery Training? Survey in Residents Participants in Pecha Kucha Contest

BACKGROUND Little is known about educational games in Plastic Surgery training. Pecha kucha game has proved to be helpful tool to improve communicative skills. This study survey in resident participants in Pecha Kucha contest assessed how to improve speaking skills in plastic surgery training. METHODS In the second edition of Pecha Kucha contest of the Mexican Society of Plastic Surgery, a s...

Anterior Plagiocephaly in an Atypical Case of Apert Syndrome

Apert syndrome is a congenital craniosynostosis syndrome comprising of bilateral coronal synostosis , symmetric syndactyly of hands and feet and midface hypoplasia. We present an atypical phenotype of this syndrome with right sided unilateral coronal synostosis. However, type I apert hand and other clinical and radiological features suggestthe diagnosis. Genetic analysis revealed an absence of ...

Ergonomics and Biogeometry of Perforator/Propeller Flaps in the Lower Limb Reconstruction

Surgical Excision Followed by Low Dose Rate Radiotherapy in the Management of Resistant Keloids

BACKGROUND Depending on the cause, 40-90% of every deep dermis insult ends up in scar formation. Several modalities have been suggested as a treatment but a high rate of recurrence is reported in most of those interventions. High dose radiotherapy has been shown to be effective in reducing the recurrence rate. This study tried to determine the effectiveness of low dose rate radiotherapy follow...