BACKGROUND Vertical scar reduction mammaplasty has the advantage of reduced scar burden and improved long-term projection of the breasts. The technique has been criticized for being restricted to cases of mild to moderate mammary hypertrophy and is considered more intuitive and difficult to learn when compared with more conventional inverted-T scar reduction mammaplasties. This article describe...

Background The initial redness of the scar on a postoperative suture site is natural phenomenon that fades over time. However, with long period redness, patients complain about cosmetic discomfort, and possibility pigmentation changes induced. We investigated use long-pulsed 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser as noninvasive treatment for improving these scars.Methods A retrospective chart review was conducte...

A potential complication of sarcoma excision surgery is a sensory neurological dysfunction around the surgical scar. This study utilised both objective and subjective sensation assessment modalities, to evaluate 22 patients after sarcoma surgery, for a sensory deficit. 93% had an objective sensory deficit. Light touch is less likely to be damaged than pinprick sensation, and two-point discrimin...

INTRODUCTION Burning is the second most common cause of home injuries in Iran that is often the cause of conflicts between children and young adults. Burning can lead to early and late complications that scar and contracture are the most common. Burn waste treatment is done by two methods: excision and then skin graft after the formation of granulation tissue; and excision and graft simultaneou...

68 Correspondence To the Editor: Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a cutaneous soft tissue neoplasm of intermediate-to-low grade malignant potential. It arises from the dermis and invades locally into deeper subcutaneous tissue. It is characterized by a high local recurrence rate after standard surgical excision, partly due to asymmetric infiltration of the subcutis by delicate strands ...

Reconstruction of perineal and groin defects is a challenging problem. Commonly used methods of reconstruction include skin grafts and local flaps. The groin flap is a vascularized axial flap based on the superficial circumflex iliac artery arising from the femoral artery just below the inguinal ligament. Due to the location, the donor defect can usually be closed primarily, leaving an acceptab...

Primary cutaneous actinomycosis is a rare clinical form with variable presentation. The tumoral presentation of actinomycosis as pseudocarcinomatous or sarcomatous masses is completely rare. The management of cutaneous actinomycosis needs proper antibiotic treatment and surgical resection would not be adequate alone. Herein, we report a case of primary cutaneous actinomycosis on the dorsal surf...

Volume 87, Number 4 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 285 A 79-year-old woman presented with a rapidly growing nodule on her leg six months following surgical excision of a basal cell carcinoma. The nodule was about 1 × 1 cm in size and located at the surgical site. Physical examination revealed an erythematous and centrally hyperkeratotic nodule at the inferior margin of the surgical ...

173 I read with interest the article entitled “Multiple Large Cysts Arising from Nevus Comedonicus” by Jeong et al. [1]. I believe it is very difficult to cure nevus comedonicus (NC), as I have experienced performing repeated surgery for NC. The authors described a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan that detected 5 cystic masses, but there were three resected masses and sets of physical find...

Complete excision of a neoplastic lesion on the pinna of the ear may affect the cartilaginous skeleton of this structure (Fig. 1). In contrast to the situation with other facial structures, surgery to the ear has few functional repercussions. However, cosmetic changes due to scar retraction during the healing process are common. Substitution of the cartilage is possible using alloplastic materi...