September 2019 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, micro-CT analysis revealed that severe hypospadias in finasteride-induced rats was associated with varying levels of preputial blood circulation, impacting potential surgical approaches.
November 2013 in “Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America” The document concludes that careful techniques, proper patient selection, and management strategies are crucial to minimize complications in facial plastic surgery.
January 2012 in “Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd. eBooks” Various surgical methods for hair restoration, like scalp reconstruction and tissue expansion, have been developed, but follicular unit transplant remains the most common procedure for correcting pattern baldness.
May 2007 in “Archives of Plastic Surgery” This study found that the Frechet flap technique provided aesthetically satisfactory outcomes for correcting the central slot defect created by scalp reduction surgery in the observed patients.
April 2005 in “AORN Journal” The book is a detailed guide on dermatologic surgery techniques, recommended for both new and experienced doctors.
March 2003 in “Dermatologic Surgery” This article reports that a series of techniques can effectively improve cosmetic deformities caused by Juri and Elliott flap procedures, restoring patients to a more natural appearance.
August 1999 in “Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery” This review examines recent advancements in surgical hair restoration techniques, including follicular-unit hair grafting, scalp reduction, and expansion, but it reports no new clinical results.
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September 2009 in “Regenerative Medicine” This study developed a method for expanding human dermal papilla cells in vitro while maintaining their ability to induce hair growth, advancing the potential for follicular cell implantation as a treatment for hair loss.
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March 2009 in “Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery” This retrospective study found that a hairline-lowering technique effectively advanced the female hairline by an average of 2.1 cm with high patient satisfaction and minimal complications over 20 years.
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February 2008 in “Facial Plastic Surgery” This article reviews various reconstructive surgery techniques for scalp wounds and emphasizes factors affecting aesthetic outcomes, but it presents no new clinical findings.
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December 1997 in “Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery” This text provides contact information and no new research findings are reported.
September 2024 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This case report detailed a successful treatment involving contracture release and expanded neck flap reconstruction for a patient with severe neck contracture and beard alopecia from past thermal burns, highlighting improved skin quality and hair regrowth following follicular unit extraction.
June 2023 in “Clinical Case Reports” This report describes a woman with microcystic adnexal carcinoma who underwent successful excisional surgery and hair transplantation, which may be beneficial for treating surgical scars.
April 2023 in “Authorea (Authorea)” Hair transplantation can improve scars after removing a rare skin cancer.
October 2021 in “Operative techniques in otolaryngology--head and neck surgery” This article reviews various surgical techniques to improve ocular and cosmetic outcomes in patients with facial paralysis but reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes tailored long-term management strategies.
This review examines the physiology of skin flap necrosis and various substances studied to improve flap viability, noting that promising results are mostly from animal studies, with nitroglycerin already tested in humans.
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December 2021 in “Daehan hwa'sang haghoeji” This article reviews the use of a latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap for treating chronic osteomyelitis of cranial bones following high-voltage electrical burn injuries on the scalp, but reports no new results.
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November 2019 in “Mediators of inflammation” This study found that adipose-derived stem cell-conditioned media improved skin flap survival following ischemia/reperfusion injury in mice by increasing cell proliferation and the number of hair follicles, mediated by IL-6.
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May 2015 in “Photomedicine and Laser Surgery” This review assesses low-level laser therapy in plastic surgery and reports that it may improve flap survival and burn scars, but lacks efficacy for venous ulcers, alopecia, and skin aging.
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May 2007 in “Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry” This clinical report describes a method for using tattoo marks to help align a facial prosthesis for a patient with skin flap reconstruction.
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January 1979 in “PubMed” This study found that a pre-operative technique with limited hair shaving reduced surgical infections needing bone flap removal to 0.6% in cranial neurosurgical patients.
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April 1994 in “Archives of Otolaryngology-head & Neck Surgery” This article discusses scalp tissue expansion as a superior reconstructive option for large defects over traditional skin grafts and flap methods, but reports no new clinical outcomes.
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January 2010 This article reviews various reconstruction techniques for scalp alopecia, highlighting the challenges of applying traditional flap methods and the limitations of hair grafting on unstable scars but offers no new study results.
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September 2022 in “Annals of Medicine and Surgery” The researchers reported a rare case of invasive cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp extending into bone and dura mater, successfully treated with surgery and skin flap repair, without metastasis observed at three months.
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January 2018 in “Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery” This case study details an elderly patient with multiple nasal vestibular furunculosis leading to severe tissue damage and a nasolabial fistula, which was addressed using an alar advancement flap after allowing for tissue healing.
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February 2015 in “PubMed” This study found that azelaic acid and finasteride significantly increased iNOS expression and nitric oxide levels, which was associated with improved survival of skin flap grafts in rats.
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January 1997 in “European journal of plastic surgery” This case report describes a 45-year-old man with androgenetic alopecia who developed painful abscesses after monacrylic hair fiber implantation, requiring surgical intervention with tissue expansion and flap repair.
March 2026 in “Panacea Journal of Medical Sciences” This study evaluated 23 cases of MRKH syndrome undergoing neo-vaginal reconstruction using islanded pudendal thigh flaps, finding a 100% flap survival and patency rate, along with satisfactory functional and aesthetic outcomes despite minor issues like hair growth in some patients.
May 2013 in “Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery” This letter clarifies a previous article's incorrect usage of terms prefabrication and prelamination, discussing how small, separate oral mucosa grafts can effectively reduce surgical morbidity in flap procedures.
This article reviews various surgical methods for treating androgenetic alopecia, including punch hair transplantation, alopecia reduction, and flap hair transplantation, without presenting new clinical results.