Spring-assisted cranioplasty (SAS) has been used for the treatment of selected cases of sagittal synostosis at our unit routinely since 1998. In order to assess the long-term outcomes of this procedure, we compared the clinical data and morbidity with the pi-plasty technique, our previous standard procedure for the treatment of such children. The first 20 consecutive patients who underwent SAS ...

The demand for lip augmentation in the older population and, occasionally, the younger one remains high. During the natural course of the aging process, the progressive loss of soft-tissue bulk and the flattening of the lip contour create an appearance of thin lips and their associated stigmata of old age. In general, methods for lip augmentation fall into two categories: (1) local oral mucosal...

Z-Plasty is a procedure involving the transposition of two interdigitating triangular flaps. This technique is useful in a number of dermatological procedures. It can be used to correct defects resulting from surgical complications. This paper highlights several examples where Z-Plasty is of benefit in dermatosurgery, including the correction of: ectropion, lip misalignment and bifid earlobe. A...

The Z-plasty has for many years been recognised as a most valuable technique in hand surgery but its use has tended to be restricted to the relief of linear contractures. The recent trend towards Conservative in preference to radical fasciectomy in the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture, however, has given it a much wider currency. Used in the treatment of this condition it can make exposure ...

BACKGROUND Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common focal mono-neuropathy. A study was designed to compare the effects of traditional open carpal tunnel release with median neurolysis and Z-plasty reconstruction of the transverse carpal ligament on post-operative hand pain and hand function in patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS Fifty-two patients with idiopathic carpal ...

PURPOSE We evaluated medium-term results of the left-sided maze procedure using cryoablation in patients with valvular heart disease. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 111 patients with valvular heart disease who underwent the cryosurgical left-sided maze procedure. The mean follow-up period was 36.8 ± 24.9 months, and the mean duration of atrial fibrillation was 5.6 ± 6.0 years. The prima...

BACKGROUND Chronic actinic cheilitis is actinic keratosis located on the vermilion border. Treatment is essential because of the potential for malignant transformation. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the aesthetic and functional results of vermilionectomy using the classic and W-plasty techniques in actinic cheilitis. In the classic technique, the scar is linear and in the W-plasty one, it is a broken...