Showing papers in "British Journal of Plastic Surgery in 1995"

TL;DR: The development of new laser scanning techniques enabling the capture of 3-D images which can be quantitatively assessed permits their use for surface measurements of the face and indicates that the laser scanner can be a useful tool for rapid facial measurements in selected anatomical parts of theface.

TL;DR: The author presents a two-stage method which offers a unique combination of versatility, reliability and refinement, and can be used for almost any hypospadias deformity, be it primary repair in a child or salvage surgery in an adult.

TL;DR: Human amniotic membrane as a cover for microskin grafts helped early epithelialisation and rapid wound healing in granulating wounds and fifteen-fold expansion was achieved in all cases.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that NIRS has a potentially useful role in the monitoring of free flaps, with the great advantage that perfusion can be measured to a considerable depth and information provided on the oxygenation profiles both accurately and non-invasively.

TL;DR: 7 patients in whom internal mammary vessels were used as recipient vessels for breast reconstruction with free TRAM flaps with no complications are reviewed, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of such a procedure.

TL;DR: The arterial anatomy of the temporal region was examined macroscopically and radiographically in 10 fresh cadavers which had been injected with lead oxide to gain a new understanding of the arterial networks and their anastomoses.

TL;DR: It is suggested that the internal mammary vessels are suitable recipient vessels for free tissue transfers in the thoracic region, especially for breast reconstruction with the free transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap.

TL;DR: An excisional wound model in the Hooded Lister rat is described and is shown to be reliable, reproducible and capable of detecting the effect of systemically administered prednisolone.

TL;DR: In breast reconstruction with a free flap following mastectomy, the recipient vessels most widely used are in the axillary system, which limits flap movement and flexibility in breast shaping.

TL;DR: The role of photodynamic therapy in the treatment of primary non-melanoma skin cancer is examined and topical 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) based PDT yields high response rates and excellent cosmetic results.

TL;DR: This paper describes a method of cross-face reanimation of the paralysed face by a single stage transfer of gracilis, which avoids the need for a nerve graft and shortens the period of rehabilitation by 12 months.

TL;DR: The latest version of the "bilayer artificial skin" developed by modifying the material reported by Yannas and Burke was successfully used in 27 sites on 23 patients and the clinical results are described.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the McIndoe procedure is simple and, though the course of treatment is often protracted, serious complications are few and the final results are good.

TL;DR: Recommendations are made about improved health and safety education for parents, the use of coiled kettle flexes, the temperature of stored water which should not exceed 60 degrees C, and the fitting of thermostatic mixer taps to new houses and institutions, in an effort to decrease the incidence of paediatric scalds.

TL;DR: Histological investigations of skin biopsy specimens from 23 subjects indicated that the mean depth of vessels is the main prognostic factor and the critical value (standard error) of the mean Depth for a favourable response was estimated as 930(50) microns.

TL;DR: It is suggested that perfusion imaging may be a valuable technique for investigating the mechanisms and extent of reperfusion injury.

TL;DR: A series of 24 women who had bilateral silicone injection granulomas in their breasts, requiring subcutaneous mastectomies and immediate breast reconstruction, is presented.

TL;DR: This method for morphodynamic reconstruction of the upper eyelid for large full thickness defects is simpler and above all less invasive than other techniques used at present and at the same time allows for a good functional and aesthetic reconstruction.

TL;DR: A telephone survey of 23 mammography units in the United Kingdom for the patient with breast implants found a wide variation in practice and a general lack of awareness of the displacement technique and of its advantages.

TL;DR: The definitive reconstruction of severe aplasia cutis congenita was successful and the infant has a normal head shape and no neurological deficit 12 months postoperatively.

TL;DR: A case of bilateral herniation of fatty tissue through defects in the plantar fascia in the heel of a young boy is described.

TL;DR: Neither the site of the implant (submuscular/subglandular) nor the indication for surgery (reconstruction/augmentation) influenced the rate of severe capsular contracture significantly in this retrospective study.

TL;DR: The benign nature and predilection for spontaneous regression of congenital hemangiopericytomas render observation as the preferred strategy for smaller lesions and in the absence of Kasabach-Merritt syndrome.

TL;DR: In 27 consecutive patients, soft tissue defects of the lower leg with exposed bone have been repaired by free tissue transfer of a gracilis muscle flap, covered with split skin grafts.

TL;DR: It is concluded that microwave heating is suitable as an alternative denaturing method for successful muscle grafts and has a potential clinical use.

TL;DR: Some of the possible explanations and mechanisms that may be responsible for variation from expected clinical findings soon after nerve injury in certain patients, and for subjective sensations and objective sensibility which can appear to arise from within the autonomous zone of the cutaneous distribution of a divided nerve are reviewed.

TL;DR: It is concluded that arterialised venousFlaps are the safest form of venous flaps, whereas venous island flaps carry a high risk of partial or total necrosis.

TL;DR: This retrospective study reviewed the results of immediate versus delayed reconstruction with a permanent tissue expander, a method which is simple, fast and gives good aesthetic results.