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Surgical correction of gynecomastia currently ranks in the top five cosmetic procedures performed in men in the United States. Although removal of excess gland is relatively straightforward, the combination of glandular/fatty excess, significant skin redundancy, nipple ptosis, and nipple-areolar complex hypertrophy poses a significant challenge in the male patient desiring inconspicuous scars. The latter renders any form of skin and nipple reduction/elevation using traditional mastopexy patterns or breast amputation with free nipple grafting less favorable due to the surgical stigmata and scars produced with these techniques. To that end, we present our experience treating cases of moderate to severe gynecomastia involving significant skin excess (defined as Simon grade IIb and III) with a technique focused on avoiding visible extra-areolar scars, called the glandular excision, liposuction-assisted, areolar mastopexy for nipple repositioning and skin reduction with internal quilting sutures.
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La Gangrena de Fournier es una forma poco frecuente de fascitis necrotizante que puede llegar a ser fatal si no es tratada adecuadamente. Las áreas habitualmente afectadas son el periné y los genitales externos y con frecuencia requieren amplios desbridamientos quirúrgicos que pueden dejar defectos de cobertura extensos.La reconstrucción del tronco del pene requiere una reparación libre de tensión que permita mantener la capacidad eréctil del tejido y evite la formación de una cicatriz retráctil. La viabilidad de la técnica empleada, su resultado estético y el grosor del pene reconstruido son otros factores a tener en cuenta. Las principales opciones para proporcionar cobertura son los colgajos pediculados locales y los injertos de piel de espesor parcial o total.El colgajo fasciocutáneo pudendo se emplea comúnmente en la cirugía reparadora de periné y vagina pero, de acuerdo con lo observado en la literatura, apenas existen 2 casos descritos de su uso en reconstrucción del tronco del pene, con variaciones respecto al diseño tradicional del colgajo. Describimos una secuela de Gangrena de Fournier en la que logramos con éxito la cobertura del tronco del pene gracias a una novedosa modificación en el diseño del colgajo fasciocutáneo pudendo. (AU)
Fournier ́s Gangrene is an uncommon form of necrotizing fasciitis, which can be fatal if inadequately treated. Perineum and external genitalia are the most commonly affected areas. Urgent radical surgical debridement is often required, which results in extensive soft tissue damage.Reparation of penis shaft must be tension-free, preserving erectile capacity, and avoiding retractile scar formation. Viability of the technique, aesthetic outcome, and thickness of the reconstructed penis should be also beard in mind. Local pedicled flaps, and split or full-thickness skin grafts are the main options for providing coverage.The pudendal thigh fasciocutaneous flap is one of the workhorse flaps of choice for perineal and vaginal reconstructive surgery but, to the best of our knowledge, it has only been used for penile shaft reconstruction in 2 single case studies, in which modifications to the classical design were performed. We report the case of a sequel of Fournier's Gangrene, in which penile shaft coverage was successfully accomplished with an innovative modification in the design of the pudendal thigh fasciocutaneous flap. (AU)
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Surgery, Plastic , Penis , Fournier Gangrene , Myocutaneous Flap , Surgical FlapsABSTRACT
El tratamiento de los defectos óseos y pseudoartrosis recalcitrante es siempre exigente. Y cuando ocurren en la mano la exigencia es aún mayor por la dificultad técnica añadida y los especialmente exigentes requisitos funcionales. Basados en su experiencia con la técnica aplicada a diversas áreas anatómicas, los autores presentan sus resultados en el área de la mano. Se presentan 8 casos de defectos óseos reconstruidos con colgajos libres periósticos/corticoperiósticos de cóndilo femoral medial y se analizan los resultados no tanto desde el punto de vista estadístico sino de la calidad de los resultados obtenidos en términos de función real conseguida. Todos los colgajos fueron un éxito desde el punto de vista vascular y todos los defectos fueron exitosamente reconstruidos desde el punto de vista óseo. No obstante, el éxito funcional estuvo únicamente en algunos casos (6 casos) y no en todos. La reconstrucción funcional de la mano es exigente y su éxito se define casi exclusivamente por la función obtenida/recuperada. Los autores reflexionan sobre las indicaciones del colgajo libre perióstico que, para ellos, son razonables en la reconstrucción ósea de la mano
The treatment of the bone gaps and recalcitrant nonunions is always highly complex. And it is even more demanding when this occurs in the hand due to the added technical difficulty and high functional requirements. Based on their technical knowledge and experience, the authors present their results of the corticoperiosteal flap on the hand. 8 cases with bone gaps defect reconstructed with corticoperiosteal/periosteal free flaps from the medial femoral con dyle are presented. The results were analyzed from the achieved function point of view, and not that much from a statistical perspective. All flaps succeeded in revascularising the bone and 100% union rate was achieved. However, functional success was only present in some cases (6 cases), not all of them. The functional reconstruction of the hand is highly demanding and the success is defined almost exclusively by the achieved function. The authors reflect about indications of these corticoperiosteal/periosteal free flaps, which for them are reasonable and acceptable in bone reconstructions of the hand
