BACKGROUND The application of a new approach is presented, percutaneous aponeurotomy and lipofilling, which is a minimally invasive, incisionless alternative to traditional flap reconstructions. METHODS The restrictive subdermal cicatrix and/or endogenous aponeurosis is punctured, producing staggered nicks. Expansion of the restriction reconstructs the defect and creates a vascularized scaffo...

Sie,?Out here, a short time ago, I had an interesting case of dermoid tumour. I had never before seen-one like it, neither is the affection mentioned in Macnamara's book, but Lawson and Wells both, I believe, give it a casual paragraph. It was a case of dermoid tumour on the cornea and sclerotic, being about three lines in diameter, half on the cornea and half on the sclerotic. It was of the sa...

Often, the treatment of verrucae is frustrating for both the physician and patient. Treatment may be painful, scarring, ineffective, and costly. The object of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes and safety of Candida albicans intralesional injection immunotherapy (CI) versus conventional wart treatment. The results of a prospective, nonrandomized, open-label, comparison study are pr...

An increasing number of people are getting tattoos; however, many regret the decision and seek their removal. Lasers are currently the most commonly used method for tattoo removal; however, treatment can be lengthy, costly, and sometimes ineffective, especially for certain colors. Ingenol mebutate is a licensed topical treatment for actinic keratoses. Here, we demonstrate that two applications ...

Recurrent compressive neuropathy of the median nerve due to cicatrix is an extremely challenging clinical problem. Available treatment techniques are difficult and results uncertain. Early experience with the autogenous vein graft wrapping technique has shown great promise for the treatment of chronic compressive neuropathy after other procedures have failed. We report on 3 patients with averag...

Under general anesthesia, careful inspection revealed a 3-mm ulcerated site in the depth of the umbilicus from which bits of hair protruded. A vertical skin incision through the umbilicus skirting one side of the sinuses was made. Diathermy cutting was used to minimize bleeding and ensure visibility of the lesion. There were several strands of hair projecting through three sinus openings (Figur...