A 28-year-old woman sustained a serious burn to her left hand. While cooking, she experienced an atypical absence seizure of intractable epilepsy of temporal lobe lesion origin. Her left fingers were accidentally soaked in tempura oil.

A 28-year-old woman sustained a...

04/27/2021

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Interesting Cases

Endotracheal Tube Fixation in Patients With Facial Burns, What Are the Options?

04/21/2021

Luis Quiroga , MD;

Kevin B. Gerold , DO, JD, MEd, FCCM, FCCP;

Patrick E. Assi , MD;

Julie Caffrey , DO, MS;

Patrick E. Assi , MD;

Julie Caffrey , DO, MS;

Kevin B. Gerold , DO, JD, MEd, FCCM, FCCP;

Luis Quiroga , MD;

Patrick E. Assi , MD;

Julie Caffrey , DO, MS;

Kevin B. Gerold , DO, JD, MEd, FCCM, FCCP;

Luis Quiroga , MD;

Patrick E. Assi , MD;

Julie Caffrey , DO, MS;

Kevin B. Gerold , DO, JD, MEd, FCCM, FCCP;

Luis Quiroga , MD;

A 52-year-old woman sustained a 40% total body surface area full-thickness flame burn to her torso, face, neck, and scalp, as well as an inhalation injury.

A 52-year-old woman sustained a...

04/21/2021

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Heterotopic Ossification: A Late Complication From a Chemical Burn

04/21/2021

Wyatt G. Payne , MD;

Anthony W. Watt , MD;

Bahar Abbassi ;

Eric Clayman , MS;

Bahar Abbassi ;

Eric Clayman , MS;

Wyatt G. Payne , MD;

Anthony W. Watt , MD;

Wyatt G. Payne , MD;

Bahar Abbassi ;

Wyatt G. Payne , MD;

Eric Clayman , MS;

Wyatt G. Payne , MD;

Anthony W. Watt , MD;

Bahar Abbassi ;

Eric Clayman , MS;

A 70-year-old man with a history of napalm burn to the posterior torso that he sustained while serving in the military during the Vietnam War presented with a firm mass on his right flank.

A 70-year-old man with a history...

04/21/2021

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Nasal Reconstruction: Nasal Alar Rim Notching Deformity Reconstruction With Auricular Composite Chondrocutaneous Graft

03/27/2021

Tom Reisler , BSc, MBBCh, MRCS, BSc(Hons), MBChB;

Spencer Jackson , BA, BS;

We present a case of a 72-year-old male patient who was referred to us with a 1.2 x 0.6-cm left alar rim notching and retraction defect.

We present a case of a...

03/27/2021

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Multiple Giant Pilomatricomas of the Shoulder and Upper Limbs

03/27/2021

Kenji Kusumoto , MD, PhD;

Masakatsu Hihara , MD, PhD;

Naoki Morimoto , MD, PhD;

Natsuko Kakudo , MD, PhD;

Rina Hikiami , MD;

A 35-year-old Japanese man presented with large pedunculated tumor masses on his right shoulder and both upper extremities.

A 35-year-old Japanese man...

03/27/2021

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Hand Amputations

03/27/2021

Nicholas S. Adams , MD;

Viet H. Do , MD;

John P. Kelpin , MD;

Matthew P. Fahrenkopf , MD;

A 60-year-old man with a medical history of renal disease, diabetes, and peripheral vascular disease presented to the emergency department for left ring finger gangrene and cellulitis.

A 60-year-old man with a medical...

03/27/2021

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Interesting Cases

Utilizing the Retrograde Descending Internal Mammary Vein in DIEP Flap Anastomosis

03/27/2021

Deniz Dayicioglu , MD;

Wilton Triggs , MD;

Amra Kuc , MD;

Angie Zhang , BA;

A 33-year old woman underwent a right mastectomy with bilateral deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction.

A 33-year old woman underwent a...

03/27/2021

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Original Research

International Medical Graduates in the US Plastic Surgery Residency: Characteristics of Successful Applicants

03/27/2021

Amir H. Dorafshar , MD, MBChB;

George Kokosis , MD;

Angelo A. Leto Barone , MD;

Michael J. Grzelak , BS;

Sara Alfadil , MD;

Edward H. Davidson , MBChB, MD;

Scott D. Lifchez , MD;

The main goal of this study was to elucidate the profiles of international medical graduates who have successfully matched into US plastic surgery programs.

The main goal of this study was...

03/27/2021

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Extensor Tendon Transfers for Radial Nerve Palsy Secondary to Humeral Shaft Fracture

03/27/2021

John P. Kelpin , MD;

Elizabeth A. Lucich ;

Teresa C. Hall , DO;

Matthew P. Fahrenkopf , MD;

Viet H. Do , MD;

A 62-year-old woman suffered a mid-humeral shaft fracture after a motor vehicle collision. She had a prolonged course in the intensive care unit, delaying the diagnosis of radial nerve palsy.

A 62-year-old woman suffered a...

03/27/2021

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Department

Letters to the Editor

The Gallipot Method—A Point of Technique for Safe and Easy Staple Removal From Split-Thickness Skin Grafts

03/27/2021

Stephen R. Ali , MMedSc(Hons), PGCME, MRCS;

Jonathon Pleat , DPhil, MA, FRCS(Plast);

LETTER TO THE EDITOR The Gallipot Method—A Point of Technique for Safe and Easy Staple Removal From Split-Thickness Skin Grafts Stephen R. Ali, MMedSc(Hons), PGCME, MRCS(Eng),a and Jonathon Pleat, DPhil, MA,...

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