{"title":"Research is a Passion and not a Penance.","authors":"Visweswar Bhattacharya","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1810108","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1810108","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 4","pages":"241-244"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12396868/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973996","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":"Relentless Reflection.","authors":"S Raja Sabapathy","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809700","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0045-1809700","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 3","pages":"155-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213015/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555334","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":"Indar Kumar Dhawan: A Versatile Master Surgeon and a Gentleman.","authors":"Rakesh Kumar Khazanchi","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1809705","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1809705","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 3","pages":"157-160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213027/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555330","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":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery in 2024.","authors":"Maneesh Singhal, Shivangi Saha","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1808251","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1808251","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 2","pages":"83-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12084093/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144095168","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}
Uday Bhat, Amit Peswani, Ishita Katyal, Anudeep T C, Mangesh Pawar, Suparna P N, Richa Goel
{"title":"Postage Stamp Precision Technique of Dorsal Hump Reduction.","authors":"Uday Bhat, Amit Peswani, Ishita Katyal, Anudeep T C, Mangesh Pawar, Suparna P N, Richa Goel","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1802642","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1802642","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b> The conventional methods of dorsal hump reduction planning and execution are prone to errors. The amount to be lowered is usually subject to surgeon's judgment and errors are possible due to differential skin thickness of envelope. <b>Objectives</b> We propose a hump reduction technique that includes a method to precisely plan the amount of excision based on real surface measurements and our postage stamp technique of hump reduction. <b>Materials and Methods</b> A prospective study was done in 25 patients requiring dorsal hump reduction. The planning of hump reduction includes precisely plotting the extent of the hump from fixed landmarks on the skin and recreating these distances on the framework after raising the envelope. In contrast to the traditional continuous bony cut in caudocranial direction, we used serial perforations along the proposed profile line. These postage stamp cuts are made using 2 mm osteotome and are converted into a continuous cut using the double-guarded osteotome. <b>Results</b> All 20 patients were followed till 1 year. There was no major complication and all patients were satisfied with the appearance. <b>Conclusion</b> Our technique negates the errors in planning and execution. It also helps in reducing the learning curve associated with the control of osteotome making it beneficial for a novice plastic surgeon. It is particularly useful for small humps, and can be used both in open and closed rhinoplasty making it a very good alternative to conventional hump reduction techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 3","pages":"161-169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213026/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555333","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":"Shaping Tomorrow: The Vision Ahead for <i>IJPS</i>.","authors":"Maneesh Singhal","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1804534","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1804534","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11896673/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143617509","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":"Addressing the Challenging Problem of High-Riding NAC after Breast Reduction: A Novel Solution and Review of Techniques.","authors":"Rajat Gupta, Priya Bansal, Neharika Neeraj","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1804926","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1804926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High-riding nipple-areolar complex (NAC) due to postoperative malposition following breast reduction surgery is a very serious aesthetic problem for the patients and a very difficult one for surgeons to correct. Reduction surgeries aim to elevate the NAC, and the best course of action for avoiding a high-riding NAC is prevention of over-elevation, taking care of marking the appropriate distance between the NAC and the inferior mammary fold. Its correction poses a very difficult challenge due to the limited skin between the upper edge of the NAC and the sternal notch and the concern for avoiding scars that lie above the nipple in the superior pole of the breast. There are various techniques described for repositioning the NAC to an acceptable position, but most of them come with the drawback of unsatisfactory correction of bottoming out, additional scars, and multiple stages. A technique of mastopexy called \"two-flap technique\" including repositioning of the NAC as well as elevation of inferior breast mound (or correction of bottoming out), without any additional scars, is described in this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 3","pages":"233-236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12213022/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144555321","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}
Francisco J Villegas-Alzate, Ana G Cabezas-Charry, Víctor A Cardona, Juan F Ayala, José D Villegas
{"title":"Descending the Reconstruction Ladder: Single-Stage Full-Thickness Skin Grafting for Wide Nasal Skin Malignant Defects.","authors":"Francisco J Villegas-Alzate, Ana G Cabezas-Charry, Víctor A Cardona, Juan F Ayala, José D Villegas","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1801836","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0044-1801836","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Complex nasal reconstructions traditionally use staged flaps, with skin grafts reserved for smaller defects.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study evaluates single-stage full-thickness skin grafting (FTSG) for wide nasal defects postcancer resection.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis included 52 patients with nasal malignant lesions limited to the skin, reconstructed in a single stage immediately after cancer resections. Defects were intentionally over- or downsized to align with the esthetic unit concept. Templates of the defects were used to harvest FTSG. All donor areas were closed primarily. The graft was carefully sutured to fit the defect, and bolsters were applied for 5 to 12 days. Postoperative taping was used for 4 months. Postoperative photographs were assessed by 92 independent raters using a visual analog scale evaluating five parameters: skin color matching, surface regularity, symmetry, perimetral contours, and overall nasal appearance. Results and complications were analyzed for statistical associations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>On average, 3.5 of 9 nasal units per patient were reconstructed, covering 55.5% of the nasal surface. Local anesthesia was used in 90.4% of cases. Periclavicular and retroauricular donor sites were used in 61.5 and 34.6% of cases, respectively. Evaluators rated the outcomes at an average of 7.1/10 (range 5.1-8.8). The complication rate was 15.4%. No significant correlations were found between the outcomes and the analyzed factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>FTSG effectively reconstructs wide nasal defects in a single stage, predominantly under local anesthesia, with satisfactory outcomes. This approach signifies a descent down the reconstruction ladder, shifting from complex, flap-staged methods to a single-stage solution.</p>","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 4","pages":"259-268"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12396865/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144974017","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}
Chandrashekhar Subhash Chalwade, Mudunuri Ravi Teja, Raghav Mago, Abhijeet D Sawant
{"title":"Comparision of a Glove-Based Dressing Regimen with Conventional Dressings in Treatment of Superficial Partial-Thickness and Small Deep-Dermal Hand Burns.","authors":"Chandrashekhar Subhash Chalwade, Mudunuri Ravi Teja, Raghav Mago, Abhijeet D Sawant","doi":"10.1055/s-0045-1802330","DOIUrl":"10.1055/s-0045-1802330","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In cases of burns affecting the hand, minimizing morbidity and disability is crucial. Early mobilization is essential to prevent persistent contractures and optimize functional outcomes by gradually improving range of motion. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a glove-based dressing regimen in treating superficial partial-thickness and small deep-dermal hand burns compared to conventional dressings.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This study was conducted in a burn department affiliated with a tertiary care center over a period of 1 year between January 2018 and December 2018. A total of 75 digits (23 hands of 14 patients) were included in the study with 38 under a case group and 37 under a control group. The primary outcome of study was evaluated by assessing the edema, healing time, and mobility of the affected digit.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean healing time in the case group was 12.4 days (range: 11-14, standard deviation [SD]: 0.992). The mean VAS (visual analog scale) score was 8.42 (range: 13-17, SD: 1.136). The percentage increase in mobility was 70.81% in the case group (glove dressing) as opposed to 46.57% in the control group (conventional dressing) at 10 days post-burn, which was statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sterile glove dressing techniques can be handy and a convenient method for dressing of hand burn injuries.</p>","PeriodicalId":47204,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery","volume":"58 4","pages":"298-305"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12396869/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144973955","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}