Three methods of cosmetic surgery—local skin flap, full thickness skin graft, and secondary intention—were evaluated for their scarring risk following Mohs microscopic surgery on the distal third of ...

Newswise — Random-pattern skin flaps (RPSFs) receive blood mainly from small subcutaneous vessels rather than a defined axial vessel, leaving them vulnerable to ischemia and hypoxia after surgery.

Skin flaps are essential in reconstructive surgery, but their success can be threatened when blood flow fails to reach the farthest tissue. A new study shows that melatonin, a molecule widely known ...

Holman Day is Stanford Surgery's annual celebration of science. The Holman Lecture Series and Research Day commemorates the life and accomplishments of Founding Department Chair Emile Frederic Holman, ...

Random-pattern skin flaps (RPSFs) receive blood mainly from small subcutaneous vessels rather than a defined axial vessel, leaving them vulnerable to ischemia and hypoxia after surgery. Current ...

Lisa Cassileth, MD, FACS, explained her initial interpretation of lower mastectomy flap necrosis rates in an upsized implant group. Lisa Cassileth, MD, FACS, chief executive officer and founder of The ...

Newswise — Random-pattern skin flaps are widely used to repair defects caused by trauma, burns, tumor removal, and other injuries because they can be designed without depending on a single named blood ...