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Related Articles Sources of off-target effects of vagus nerve stimulation using the helical clinical lead in domestic pigs. J Neural Eng. 2020 Jun 17;: Authors: Nicolai EN, Settell M, Knudsen BE, McConico AL, Gosink BA, Trevathan JK, Baumgart IW, Ross EK, Pelot NA, Grill WM, Gustafson KJ, Shoffstall AJ, Williams JC, Ludwig K Abstract Clinical data suggest that efficacious vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is limited by side effects such as cough...
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Adelina Costin, João GoulãoJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):181-182
Engin Senel, Ümran MusluJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):95-102Background: Botulinum toxin has been effectively used cosmetically and therapeutically for the last decades in a wide range of medical conditions. Although bibliometrics has been a popular and growing study area in recent years, medical literature lacks studies evaluating published botulinum toxin literature. Objective: The goal of our study was to evaluate bibliometric features and to perform a detailed trend analysis...
Anil K Garg, Seema GargJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):163-169Hair transplant is becoming the most common cosmetic procedure across the world with demand for higher density and coverage of baldness. This needs more number of donor hair follicles. Scalp donor has limitations to fulfill the required number of follicles for Norwood Grade VI and VII baldness. The body hair follicles can be used to cover up the deficit. The objective of this study was to observe the use of body hair...
Priya Kapoor, Sumir Kumar, Balvinder K Brar, Neetu Kukar, Hobinder Arora, Sukhmani K BrarJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):103-111Context: Alopecia areata is a chronic non-scarring alopecia that involves scalp and/or body. Corticosteroids are the most popular drugs for its treatment. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of intralesional injection of triamcinolone acetonide and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in alopecia areata and to compare the efficacy...
Ali Yeniocak, Osman Kelahmetoğlu, Mustafa Özkan, Metin Temel, Ethem GünerenJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):154-159Background: Nicolau syndrome (NS) is a rare complication that develops after the administration of intramuscular diclofenac sodium. The etiology and surgical treatments of 11 patients with NS were evaluated and studies in the literature were examined. The aim of this study was to compose a basic algorithm for surgical approaches to treat NS. Materials and Methods:...
Gladys J Velazco de Maldonado, Dubraska V Suárez-Vega, Víctor García-Guevara, Blanca Miller-KobisherJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):112-123The diagnosis of aging based on the morphogeometric changes experienced by the face, measured by the application of facial stratigraphic semiology by thirds, could become a novel approach that guarantees an efficient replacement of aged tissues through minimally invasive aesthetic medicine strategies. Facial aging should be analyzed by thirds,...
Sneha Puri, Jayshree Nandanwar, Akash Kasatwar, Akhilesh ShewaleJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):173-177The goals of lip reduction surgery are to reduce the volume of the lips and restore an aesthetic labial contour and to maintain an ideal volume relationship between upper and lower lips. The aim of this study was to minimize the excessive large lips by modifying the incision and to get more Indian appearance of the lips by using crab claw technique. A total of nine patients...
Atula Gupta, Maninder Kaur, Suman Patra, Niti Khunger, Somesh GuptaJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):124-141Acne scars are the reason for significant morbidity among dermatology outpatients. With more modalities being introduced every year, it is important to choose the best one suited for a particular type of scar for each patient to obtain an optimum result. Guidelines on acne scar management in the skin of color are not available where the therapeutic effect and side effect...
Venkataram Mysore, A Somaiah Savitha, Aniketh Venkataram, Arun C Inamadar, Aurangabadkar Sanjeev, Chandrashekar S Byalekere, Dinesh K Devaraj, Niti Khunger, Raghunatha R Reddy, Pangti Rashi, Thurakkal Salim, Sharad D Mutalik, Shehnaz Arsiwala, Shyamanta Barua, Somesh Gupta, Subodh Sirur, Swapnil ShahJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):77-94Background: Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, dermatologists must be prepared to restructure their practice of procedural...
Ramesh Sandhiya, Raghavendra RaoJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):142-144Ingrown toenails result from the painful conflict between the nail plate and the surrounding soft tissues. Ingrowing may be precipitated by improper nail cutting in most instances, and occlusive footwear and trauma, in others. The most common type of ingrown nail is the distal lateral variant. We report a relatively unique and rare case of ingrown nail—the harpoon nail, wherein the distal lateral spur arising...
Atieh Jibbe, Heidi DonnellyJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):160-162Precision of the Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) process during orientation, microscopic analysis, tissue mapping, and tumor clearance of specimen margins is essential for MMS to attain high cure rates; however, this elaborate process is subject to error. Large tumor stages with a small tumor burden present an avenue for error during MMS mapping. We present a novel technique to improve the accuracy of MMS mapping...
Jagdish J Sakhiya, Dhruv J Sakhiya, Mehul R Patel, Feral R DaruwalaJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):145-148Porokeratosis is a genodermatosis, resulting from a disorder in keratinization due to an abnormal clone of epidermal precursor, presenting with various clinical manifestations but characterized histologically by the presence of cornoid lamella. Diverse clinical variants of porokeratosis exist, which are unified by this general histological feature, but differ in morphology,...
Matthew J Lin, Danielle P Dubin, Hooman KhorasaniJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):170-172The forehead skin closely resembles the texture and color of the midface region. As such, the use of a paramedian forehead flap to repair a midface defect provides optimal cosmesis; however, the donor forehead site may be left with an undesirable scar in a highly visible region of the face. Cutaneous surgeons possess a variety of traditional techniques intended to minimize scarring. We have...
Shashank Bhargava, Claudio Feliciani, Rosita Longo, Michele M DominiciJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):149-151Trichilemmal carcinoma is a rare cutaneous tumor with a frequently good prognosis but without standard criteria for surgical treatment. We aimed to show the results of a two-stage surgical approach that preserves the anatomical features of the ear. We report a case of 82-year-old man with trichilemmal carcinoma of the ear that was treated with a two-stage surgical approach....
Fady P Marji, Grant M KleiberJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):178-180A middle-aged homeless man presented with ongoing left-hand pain and worsening cutaneous phalangeal color changes. On examination, digital ischemia was observed with associated dry gangrene. Doppler examination showed impaired distal arterial flow. Angiography showed irregular digital perfusion. The patient later provided vital information to secure the diagnosis without further clinical workup. This quiz discusses...
Kavit R Amin, Christian M Asher, AAlexander E Hamilton, David MowattJournal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery 2020 13(2):152-153For biopsy proven skin cancers that are deemed to be high risk, a wide local excision (WLE) is recommended to reduce the risk of local recurrence. For this reason, it is pragmatic to account for the likelihood of a WLE at the time of the initial biopsy. We illustrate a staged approach to excision of lesions to facilitate this, bearing in mind the optimal reconstruction...
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