This report presents a unique case of bilateral endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis in a young, previously healthy patient secondary to an infected burn wound over 5% total body surface area.

This report presents a unique...

01/20/2023

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Epidermoid Cyst of Orbit Requiring Cranialization of Frontal Sinus

01/19/2023

Tadaaki Morotomi , MD, PhD;

Hitoshi Nishiwaki , MD, PhD;

Tomomi Iuchi , MD, PhD;

Yasuhiro Sanada , MD, PhD;

Hitomi Nakao , MD, PhD;

Mitsugu Fujita , MD, PhD;

Koji Niwa , MD, PhD;

Cranialization of the frontal sinus with an anterior pericranial flap was performed in addition to tumorectomy to reconstruct the anterior cranial base on a 20-year-old female who presented with exophthalmos of the left eye.

Cranialization of the frontal...

01/19/2023

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Case Report

Total Reconstruction of Lower Lip and Chin Following Firework Injury Using Composite Bilateral Radial Forearm-Fascia Lata Flaps: A Case Report

01/18/2023

Cassie A. Hartline , MD;

Michael M. Talanker , BS;

Daniel J. Freet , MD;

Kasra N. Fallah , MD, BSA;

A woman in her early thirties was hit directly in her chin by a large artillery shell firework. This caused complete soft tissue loss of the lower lip and chin beyond the oral commissures, complicated further by a comminuted mandible...

A woman in her early thirties...

01/18/2023

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Review

Dorsal Augmentation: A Review of Current Graft Options

01/16/2023

S. Alex Rottgers , MD;

Jordan N. Halsey , MD;

Joshua M. Wright , MBBS;

Dorsal augmentation is one of the more complication-prone procedures in rhinoplasty, demanding ample skill and experience to produce an aesthetic and functional result.

Dorsal augmentation is one of...

01/16/2023

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Case Report

One-stage Flexor Reconstruction With Anterolateral Thigh and Fascia Lata Rolls After High-Voltage Trauma: A Case Report

01/16/2023

Cassie A. Hartline , MD;

Kasra N. Fallah , MD, BSA;

Michael M. Talanker , BS;

Daniel J. Freet , MD;

This article presents 2 male patients who sustained upper extremity injuries after contact with a high-voltage line.

This article presents 2 male...

01/16/2023

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Propeller Flaps for Lower Back Defects

01/09/2023

Edwin Morrison , MBBS;

Jocelyn Lu , MD;

Francis Graziano , MD;

Eldon Mah , MBBS;

Farooq Shahzad , MBBS, MS, FACS, FAAP;

A 33-year-old man was referred to the plastic surgery service for management of a complex lower back wound.

A 33-year-old man was referred...

01/09/2023

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Case Report

A Case of Digital Pseudoaneurysm Following Sharp Injury to a Digit

01/09/2023

Lihan Zhang , MRCS;

Maxford Coutinho , FRCS;

A 74-year-old woman presented to the plastic surgery hand trauma clinic with painful, pulsatile swelling in her left index finger following a sharp incision injury to the digit.

A 74-year-old woman presented to...

01/09/2023

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Orofacial Clefting in Van der Woude’s Syndrome

01/09/2023

Zachary A. Koenig , MD;

Lundrim Marku , BS, MSc;

Sebastian M. Brooke , MD;

A 5-month-old male infant is brought to the cleft clinic for evaluation of a unilateral complete left cleft lip, palate, and bilateral lower lip pits.

A 5-month-old male infant is...

01/09/2023

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Case Report

Salvage of Infected Orthopedic Hardware With Intraoperative and Postoperative Hypochlorous Acid Instillations

01/09/2023

Eric Clayman , MS;

Zackery Beauchamp , BS ;

Jared Troy , MD;

This article presents 2 patients with orthopedic hardware infection. In both patients, hypochlorous acid was used intraoperatively during debridement to soak the hardware for 5 minutes.

This article presents 2 patients...

01/09/2023

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The Double Donut: A Safe and Simple Option for Immediate Nipple Areolar Complex Reconstruction in Skin-Sparing Mastectomy Patients With Contraindications to Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy

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