{"title":"Difficult venesections: An easy solution.","authors":"Sanjeev Gupta, Ravi Shankar Jangra, Sunita Gupta, Meghna Khatri, Namya Gupta","doi":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_84_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_84_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Venesection is common procedure performed in day to day life of every doctor. Conventional vein finders available are costly and not easily available. The present paper highlights the use of makeshift vein finder.</p>","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"158-159"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11126226/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48113067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irina Poleva, Eszter Szomolai, Beata Hegedus, Olga Zhukova
{"title":"Multicentric observational study of the possible side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine in relation to absorbable thread insertion.","authors":"Irina Poleva, Eszter Szomolai, Beata Hegedus, Olga Zhukova","doi":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_93_23","DOIUrl":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_93_23","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination programs in Europe began in December 2020, and as the number of vaccinated people increased, more information emerged about the possible side effects of vaccines. Recently, some reports appeared around the association of adverse reactions following soft-tissue filler injections and the COVID-19 vaccines. This fact raised the concerns of esthetic practitioners regarding the possibility of the association of the COVID-19 vaccine and adverse effects in other esthetic treatments. Many of us wonder if botox injection, biostimulation, or other procedure could trigger the same or other adverse reactions after the COVID-19 vaccination. Many colleagues postpone esthetic treatments, canceling the appointments.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of our investigation was to understand if any adverse reactions have been observed in the patients who underwent threads implantation before and after the vaccination.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Four medical centers have collected the data of the patients treated with absorbable threads before the vaccination and after vaccination for COVID-19. The dossiers of 190 patients with a mean age of 50.4 years were evaluated. Three questionnaires were administered 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after thread implantation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were no adverse reactions in the groups of patients under monitoring. Only one patient presented signs of inflammation and infection, but they are more probably attributable to the contamination during thread insertion.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>No patients treated with absorbable threads developed adverse events in relation to the COVID-19 vaccine. The only case of inflammation is attributable probably to the contamination of the thread during the procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"100-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11126218/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46964870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wet table salt and its saturated hypertonic solution for treating retinoic acid resistant plane viral warts on face.","authors":"Muhammed Mukhtar, Nadia Mukhtar","doi":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_43_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_43_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plane viral warts on the face can be difficult to treat at times. Various treatment approaches for facial viral warts have had variable degrees of effectiveness. In contrast, the majority of existing treatments are more costly, painful, and difficult to manage. In approximately 15.6% of instances, retinoic acid (0.05%) is also ineffective. It is very difficult to cure warts on the face at a young age. In pyogenic granuloma, table salt (NaCl) is useful as a sclerosing agent, and its hypertonic solution (15%) is effective in prolabial mucoceles. The aim of treating viral warts is to necrose infected cells and sclerose or thrombose their feeding capillaries at the wart's base.</p>","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":"17 2","pages":"160-161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11126216/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141154179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modified platelet rich plasma therapy for alopecia totalis.","authors":"Avita Dhiman, Manmohan Bagri","doi":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_101_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_101_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease characterized most commonly by patchy nonscarring hair loss which may progress to alopecia totalis which has poor prognosis. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy along with intralesional triamcinolone acetonide that is modified PRP proved to be beneficial in the case of alopecia totalis and helps in weaning patient off oral immunosuppression.</p>","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":"17 2","pages":"146-148"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11126229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141154109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arkapal Bandopadhyay, Akshay Kapoor, Kaustav Kundu, Manish Jagtap, D. Chattopadhyay
{"title":"Translation and validation of Hindi version of patient scar assessment scale in patients with postburn facial scar","authors":"Arkapal Bandopadhyay, Akshay Kapoor, Kaustav Kundu, Manish Jagtap, D. Chattopadhyay","doi":"10.4103/jcas.jcas_11_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jcas.jcas_11_22","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Patient scar assessment scale (PSAS) is a reliable and standard tool for assessment of scars by the observer and the patient. Till now the scale has not been translated to Hindi. The objective of the study was to translate and validate the PSAS to Hindi.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 We did forward and backward translation of the English PSAS together with its validation. In total, 64 patients with postburn facial scars were included. The validation committee consisted of 6 bilingual members.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The PSAS-Hindi showed good internal consistency with Cronbach’s α of 0.86. Test–retest reliability showed good correlation with intra class coefficient being 0.94 (95% confidence interval: 0.83–0.97).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The PSAS was successfully translated to Hindi, and cross-cultural adaptation was made.\u0000","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":"193 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140454551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scalp rupture-related acute hair matting in a child: A case letter","authors":"Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini, Fereshte Rastegarnasab, Mahsa Pourmahdi-Boroujeni","doi":"10.4103/jcas.jcas_139_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jcas.jcas_139_22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":"34 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139865081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scalp rupture-related acute hair matting in a child: A case letter","authors":"Bahareh Abtahi-Naeini, Fereshte Rastegarnasab, Mahsa Pourmahdi-Boroujeni","doi":"10.4103/jcas.jcas_139_22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/jcas.jcas_139_22","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":"27 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139805265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Veda Samhitha Chigurupati, Seema Khanna, Sandip Kumar, Rahul Khanna
{"title":"Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in alleviating split skin graft morbidities.","authors":"Veda Samhitha Chigurupati, Seema Khanna, Sandip Kumar, Rahul Khanna","doi":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_14_21","DOIUrl":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_14_21","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Skin grafting is a routinely employed technique to cover the skin defect. Though the skin grafts are technically effortless, they are tiresome because of the prolonged duration of hospital stay, labor-intensive, demanding repeated dressings, and also create a second wound. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is one that has a higher concentration of platelets than the blood. Alpha granules of the platelets are rich in growth factors.</p><p><strong>Aims and objectives: </strong>To assess the effect of PRP on split-thickness skin graft uptake and donor site healing.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In a single-center-based prospective study done from August 2018 to June 2020, 60 patients with acute and chronic wounds were divided into two equal groups. Autologous PRP was applied on the recipient wound bed and donor site in PRP group, and conventional methods like staples/sutures were used to anchor the skin grafts and standard of care of the donor site in a control group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Instantaneous graft adhesion was observed in all patients of PRP group. The first graft inspection was delayed. Seroma, hematoma, total number of dressings, and duration of stay in hospital were significantly reduced in the PRP group. Donor site pain in the postoperative period was notably reduced in PRP group. PRP also remarkably hastened the donor site healing.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The application of PRP promotes graft take, minimizes complications, enhances donor site wound healing, mitigates donor site pain, and has immense economic benefits due to the reduced number of dressing changes and shorter hospital stay.</p>","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":"1 1","pages":"50-54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11086927/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70782284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yogesh M Bhingradia, Abhishek Shriram Patokar, Nilam Moradiya
{"title":"Treatment of Fordyce Spots with CO<sub>2</sub> Laser: A Case Series of Three Patients.","authors":"Yogesh M Bhingradia, Abhishek Shriram Patokar, Nilam Moradiya","doi":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_159_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_159_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Fordyce spots are ectopic sebaceous glands, located at the lip's vermilion border or the oral mucosa. Clinically presents as tiny, discrete, white or yellowish, focally grouped papules. It is a common cosmetic disorder and is significantly associated with emotional stress. Herein, we describe three cases that showed satisfactory cosmetic results after the treatment of Fordyce spots using a CO<sub>2</sub> laser. Patients were 21-year-old, 25-year-old, and 28-year-old males with Fordyce spots on the upper lip. They were treated with the CO<sub>2</sub> laser and after 4 months of treatment, no recurrence was noted. Treatment with pinhole ablation with CO<sub>2</sub> laser improves cosmetic results, reduces downtime, and minimizes side effects. To the best of our knowledge, no such case series have been reported to date from the Indian subcontinent.</p>","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":" ","pages":"78-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11086941/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46758118","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Clinical and Dermatoscopic Perspective of the Efficacy and Safety of Erbium: YAG Laser Ablation Versus 50% Trichloroacetic Acid for the Management of Xanthelasma Palpebrarum.","authors":"Aakanksha Arora, Alpana Mohta, Rajesh Datt Mehta, Bhikam Chand Ghiya, Prasoon Soni, Vishnu Kumar Jangir, Manoj Kumar Yadav, Rajesh Khokhar, Vijay Mangava","doi":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_157_22","DOIUrl":"10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_157_22","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Xanthelasma palpebrarum (XP) is a benign cosmetic condition. Although the role of CO<sub>2</sub> laser is well described, there are only a few studies on Erbium: YAG in XP. Similarly, trichloroacetic acid (TCA) is commonly used in XP. However, there are only a few studies comparing these modalities in the treatment of XP.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Erbium: YAG laser and 50% TCA in the treatment of XP with the role of dermoscope in the evaluation of lesions.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 20 subjects were randomly allocated into two groups: group A (TCA) and group B (laser). All patients were subcategorized into three grades viz. I (mild), II (moderate), and III (severe) using a self-devised scoring system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>About 25% and 70% of patients achieved complete clearance in groups A and B, respectively (<i>P</i> = 0.017). The rate of recurrence was 40% and 15% in groups A and B. Dyspigmentation and erythema were the most common side effects. Pretreatment dermoscopic evaluation of the lesion showed a network of brown streaks on a background of a yellowish structureless area and was used to assess the area and margins of the lesion where the adipose tissue was found during the procedure and serial assessment of the lesion.</p>","PeriodicalId":15415,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery","volume":"17 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11086933/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140913672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}