Background: Artificial dermis has been used successfully for coverage of full-thickness
wounds with a well-vascularized surgical bed. However, the use of artificial dermis in the …

A wide variety of surgical procedures and implant materials have been used to satisfy the
growing demand of patients for lip augmentation. The authors describe our experience with …

Cultured autologous fibroblasts create a living injectable system that has been utilized
effectively to treat rhytids, depressed scars, subcutaneous atrophy, acne irregularities, and …

The first recorded use of skin grafting occurred more than 3000 years ago in India, where full-
thickness free skin grafts from the gluteal region were used to reconstruct noses that had …

The face and scalp define functionally and aesthetically important units. Traumatic
deformities of the head and neck region resulting from burn injuries, gunshot wounds, or …

Purpose To describe the use and efficacy of AlloDerm® in ophthalmic plastic and
reconstructive surgery. Methods A retrospective review was conducted of 31 eyes of 25 …

Achieving permanent replacement of skin in extensive full-thickness and deep partial-
thickness burn injuries and chronic wounds remains one of the fundamental surgical …

Histological changes in dermis and dermal-fat grafts have been hampered by the lack of a
defined boundary to allow precise localization. We describe a model in which grafts of skin …

background. Augmentation of soft tissue defects can be achieved through intradermal
injection of silicone, animal collagen, plasma-gelatin mixture, and fat. Due to their rapid …

Materials and Methods After we understood the possibilities offered by the syringeneedle
unit or syringe-canula unit we started fat grafting on our own patients. As fat tissue is the …