Volume increase by Z-plasty to the finger skin: its application in electrical ring burns.

Arc welder finger ring burns are an illustration of traumatic annular contractures. The potential for these and similar circumferential injuries to produce digital edema has led us to utilize Z-plasty in the early wound healing phase. Early Z-plasty in selected cases can prevent this loss of function from edema.

Resurfacing large cheek defects with rotation flaps from the neck.

A neck flap based on the midline many provide excellent cover for large cheek defects. The technical aspects of planning and replacement, with emphasis on positioning to prevent ectropion of the lower lid, are presented. Alone, or in conjunction with the multiple excision technique, this flap can produce a superior cheek surface.