[Skin sensitivity before and after reduction mammaplasty. Report of 44 cases]. / Etude de la sensibilité cutanée pré-et postopératoire après chirurgie de réduction mammaire. A propos de 44 patientes.

The main aim of reductive surgery for breast hypertrophy has often been the aesthetic result without considering on the cutaneous sensitivity. This retrospective analysis studied the subjective and objective sensitivity after mammoplasty reduction 44 patients. The preoperative results showed a reduction of sensitivity directly proportional to the ptosis. After surgery the patients described an improvement of the sensibility, especially in the case of moderate resection. This study shows the good restoration of nerve fibers after chronic stretching due to hypertrophy. Nerve fibres were restored when areolar graft was used.

[Hueston's flap in distal digital amputations. Apropos of 43 cases]. / Le lambeau de Hueston dans les amputations digitales distales. A propos de quarante-trois cas.

John Hueston described an advancement rotation flap, sacrificing the innervation of the advanced skin. René Souquet proposed a modification of the technique to retain the sensitivity of the advanced skin. We reviewed 43 such flaps to compare the long term results with a median follow-up of 3 years. The mean 2PD was 6.8 mm for the classical technique and 5.9 mm for the modified flaps. The Semmes-Weinstein test was identical to the controlateral side in 77% and 92% of cases, respectively. These discrepencies were not statistically significant.