Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Ibrahim Ghoneim.
The authors describe a technique for the release of severe postburn contractures of the web spaces by using all the available tissues in the web space as local flaps to avoid using skin grafts or distant flaps. We rely on the central part of the web to raise the main triangular flaps that may be used to create a functional web space. We called it the V-N plasty.
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The advent of fast foods, increased mechanization,advanced telecommunication and improved living standards have caused human beings to adopt sedentary life styles leading to lesser means of expending calories, accumulation of body fat and tendency to be obese. Plastic surgery can be of great help in supporting patients in their attempts at weight reduction by removing resistant body fat and excising redundant skin that may not succumb to other means of weight reduction. The authors present an unusual case of a young gentleman who developed a rare laxity of the scalp following a drastic weight reduction. Scalp reduction led to a significant cosmetic improvement and psychological acceptance of body image. A review of literature and discussion on the management of this unusual case follows.
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