Kontext: Vzhledem k omezenému množství údajů stále ještě panuje značná nejistota ohledně významu a korelace mezi záhybem ušního lalůčku (earlobe crease, ELC) zátěží koronárních tepen aterosklerózou plus adipozitou perikardu. Cíl: Cílem naší studie bylo zhodnotit souvislost ELC hodnocenou výpočtem kalciového skóre (coronary artery calcium score, CAC), přítomnost...

Pulse photoplethysmography (PPG) is a simple and economical technique for obtaining cardiovascular information. In fact, PPG has become very popular technology among wearable devices. However, the signal well-known to be vulnerable artifacts, good quality cannot expected most of time in daily life. The percentage that given measurement can estimated (e.g., pulse rate) denoted coverage (C), it h...

OBJECTIVE To describe and evaluate an ear piercing and earring retention method for individuals with metal hypersensitivity. SETTING Private facial plastic surgery practice associated with a tertiary care medical center. METHODS Thirty-one patients with a history of hypersensitivity to metallic jewelry (62 ears) underwent earlobe piercing with an intravenous catheter. RESULTS None of the ...

Tuen Mun Social Hygiene Clinic, 5/F Tuen Mun Eye Centre, 4 Tuen Lee Street, Tuen Mun, N.T., Hong Kong Treatment of keloids is difficult and the response to first line treatment including silicone gel sheet, compression, topical and intralesional steroid are variable. Intralesional cryosurgery (ILC) may be useful for treating some earlobe keloids not responsive to these first line treatments. IL...

Folliculosebaceous cystic hamartoma (FSCH) is a rare cutaneous hamartoma composed of dilated folliculosebaceous units and mesenchymal elements. It presents as a papule or nodule usually on the face and scalp, rarely on the genital or trunk area. Histologically, FSCH shares several similar features to sebaceous trichofolliculoma. We report one case of FSCH misdiagnosed as a neurofibroma. He was ...

The complexity of the reoperative facelift or neck lift is directly related to the way the primary procedure was performed. Regardless of the primary technique used, the secondary procedure should be directed to the specific problems that the patient exhibits, such as scars, earlobe deformity, hair pattern changes, laxity in the upper face or neck, jowling, or deepening of the nasolabial folds....