Christmas article: Have your cake and eat it too: a comparison of temptations in the confectionery and the operating room.

Introduction The use and consumption of "products", such as cosmetic procedures and confectionery, is on a rise in the Danish population. However, it has never been evaluated if the same tendency can be observed among the providers of these products. In view of the upcoming Christmas, we decided to investigate this delicate matter. Methods This study was a survey-based cross-sectional study examining demographics, professional backgrounds, as well as frequency and preferences regarding confectionery and cosmetic procedures among confectioners and plastic surgeons. Results A total of 90 persons answered the questionnaire. Results showed that consumption of confectionery was high among both confectioners and plastic surgeons, and that the use of cosmetic procedures was higher among both confectioners and plastic surgeons than among the background population. Both groups preferred to know the person who provided "the product" within their respective area. Conclusion Most plastic surgeons do not need to know their confectioner but would like to know their cosmetic procedure provider. So, if you, as part of the department management, or simply as a well-meaning colleague, want to treat your staff/colleagues, you can safely order cake from a random confectioner but not cosmetic procedures from a random surgeon! Funding none. Trial registration not relevant.

[Chainsaw lacerations of the face].

This is a case report of two patients, who had accidental self-inflicted chainsaw lacerations of the face. The injuries were remarkably similar with jagged soft tissue lacerations and soft tissue parts of questionable vitality. These cases and their treatment are presented to show examples of the handling of soft tissue injuries of the face in an emergency department setting and to show, that very conservative debridement of these injuries is the recommended approach.