The Journal of craniofacial surgery
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Actually, autologous fat grafts have many clinical applications in breast surgery, facial rejuvenation, buttock augmentation, and Romberg syndrome as well as a treatment of liposuction sequelae. ⋯ Autologous fat grafting is a good method for the correction of scars on the face instead of the traditional scar surgical excision.
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Comparative Study
Minimizing transfusions in primary cranial vault remodeling: the role of aminocaproic acid.
Cranial vault remodeling (CVR) for craniosynostosis is a procedure with the potential for significant blood loss. Aminocaproic acid (ACA) has been used at our institution during CVR for its antifibrinolytic effects. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of ACA on blood loss and transfusion rates during primary CVR. ⋯ The use of intraoperative ACA minimizes blood transfusion volumes and donor exposures in children who undergo primary CVR for craniosynostosis. Antifibrinolytics should be considered for routine use in pediatric craniofacial surgery.
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The release of wide burn contractures leads to defects that cannot be closed with local flaps. In these cases, tissue expansion of local tissues may be a solution. However, when local tissues are also burned, distant tissue transfer remains the only option. Tissue expanded anterolateral thigh (ALT) flaps can be a reasonable option. ⋯ Tissue expanded ALT can be a good option in wide burn contractures where local tissues are inadequate. The advantages are (1) large flaps can be prepared without any functional loss, (2) the expanded skin thins making it more cosmetically appropriate to resurface skin only defect, and (3) the donor area stays under the clothes during expansion period and is well tolerated by the patient.
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Eagle syndrome, also known as elongated styloid process, is a condition first described by Watt Eagle in 1937. It occurs when an elongated styloid process or calcified stylohyoid ligament causes recurrent throat pain or foreign body sensation, dysphagia, or facial pain. ⋯ It is usually hard to diagnose because the symptoms related to this condition can be confused with those attributed to a wide variety of facial neuralgias. In this article, a case of Eagle syndrome exhibiting unilateral symptoms with bilateral elongation of styloid process is reported.
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Larynx and adjacent anatomical structures have complicated physiological functions and mechanical features. Traffic accidents, penetrating stab wounds and shot wounds, sports matches, and occupational accidents cause external laryngeal trauma. In the management of laryngeal trauma, maintenance of airway patency has priority. In this case report, we will mention of a 15-year-old male patient with a blunt laryngeal trauma and also the approach to laryngeal traumas.