Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthétique
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Ann Chir Plast Esthet · Jun 1994
[Severe injuries of the elbow: emergency coverage and transient revascularization. Apropos of 13 cases over a 3-year period].
Large open elbow fractures with extensive soft-tissue loss must be treated as an emergency. Vessels and nerves are often alvulsed. One stage reconstruction is very challenging. ⋯ Between the donor site and the recipient site, the muscular part of the latissimus dorsi flap is placed in an arm counterincision. It ensures closure of the elbow joint. Early progressive range of movement exercises can be performed.
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Ann Chir Plast Esthet · Feb 1993
Case Reports[Forum on tissue expansion. Repair of sequelae of facial burns by cervical cutaneous expansion].
Burn scars of the lower part of the face are a difficult problem in plastic surgery. Full thickness skin graft or local flaps usually give poor cosmetic result. Over the last 5 years, we used 24 skin expanders in the neck area to cover burn scars of the chin and jaw. Discussion of the method and 4 cases are reported.
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Tattooing has been performed since ancient times. It has survived religions, development of education, wars and all forms of repression. Tattooing has gained a new lease of life at a time when this practice appeared to be dying out; why? In reality, tattooing corresponds to a need to be different, to make oneself attractive and to see oneself as a unique being and the age of uniformity in which we live is a very important factor for requests for dermography. ⋯ Until the profession of tattooist is officially recognised, it will always be associated with the idea of sordid techniques in makeshift quarters. The very survival of this artistic profession requires serious training and standards of hygiene. Failure to recognise this profession would result in its prohibition in the short-term, leading to clandestine activity in which standards would obviously not be respected.
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Ann Chir Plast Esthet · Jan 1991
Review Case Reports[Vaginal and perineal reconstruction following excision for cancer. Apropos of 4 cases].
Vaginal reconstruction at a Cancer Treatment Institute is discussed on the basis of 4 personal cases, using either myocutaneous flaps [gracilis (1 case), gluteus maximus (2 cases)] for the lower portion and the perineum, or a sigmoid graft when vulvo-perineal structures are conserved. A review of techniques and published cases is presented.