Ace The Plastic Surgery Exam

A fasciotomy is an emergency procedure used to treat acute compartment syndrome. Compartment syndrome is when the pressure builds up in a non-compl ...

A muscle used in facial expression, primarily for smiling, the levator anguli oris elevates the angles of the mouth. The levator anguli oris origin ...

Eyelashes are important anatomical structures that protect the eye by stopping particulate matter from getting to the eye and also by diverting wat ...

In 1953, Dr. Herman Pinkus first described the fibroepithelial tumor of Pinkus (FEP) as a pre-malignant epithelial tumor. Altho ...

A median nerve block is a simple, safe, and effective method of obtaining anesthesia to the palmar aspect of the thumb, index finger, middle finger ...

Clear cell acanthoma (CCA), also known as “Degos acanthoma” and “acanthome cellules Claires of Degos and Civatte,” was firs ...

Necrotizing fasciitis is a subset of the aggressive skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) that cause necrosis of the muscle fascia and subcutaneo ...

Radial nerve anesthesia rests upon disrupting impulse conduction in the nerve with drugs such as local anesthetics that can be given locally to blo ...

Cataract is the clouding of the lens of the eye that results in loss of visual acuity, often progressing to incapacitating blindness. Nuclear catar ...

The prevalence of amputations was 1.6 million in 2005, with projections that the prevalence may double by the year 2050.

Congenital unilateral lower lip palsy is a rare congenital anomaly with an estimated incidence of 0.5-1% in newborns or 1 per 160 li ...

Cutaneous angiofibroma is a term used to define a group of lesions with different clinical presentations but with the same histologic findings. The ...

Anatomically, the forefoot is considered the portion of the foot that extends from the tarsal-metatarsal joint to the tips of the toes, and patholo ...

Vasculitis refers to inflammation of the blood vessels leading to tissue destruction with or without organ damage. Vasculitis is classified as ...

Entropion is an inversion of the eyelid margin. Often the eyelashes are directed posteriorly at the globe. It is an extremely common lid malpo ...

Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by angiomas involving the face, choroid, and leptomeninges. The facial capil ...

A variety of factors guides the evaluation and management of burns. First is the type of burn such as thermal, chemical, electrical or radiation. S ...

A flap is used when simpler closure techniques, such as secondary intention, primary closure, or skin grafts, will produce a result that is functio ...