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Hand surgery is an important part of training in plastic surgery, as well as microsurgery, which is necessary to replant an amputated extremity. The hand surgery field is also practiced by orthopedic surgeons and general surgeons. Scar tissue formation after surgery can be problematic on the delicate hand, causing loss of dexterity and digit ...
Hand surgery deals with both surgical and non-surgical treatment of conditions and problems that may take place in the hand or upper extremity (commonly from the tip of the hand to the shoulder) [1] including injury and infection. [2] Hand surgery may be practiced by post graduates of orthopedic surgery and plastic surgery and MCh Hand surgery. [1]
Autologous fat transplantation is a widely used treatment modality because of its biocompatible properties and availability of fat for transplantation. [7] The technique has become increasingly popular in recent years for soft tissue augmentation and volume replacement in both reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery.
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In 1997, it was proven that wounds created with an instrument that are under 2mm can heal scar free, [8] but larger wounds that are larger than 2mm healed with a scar. [ 8 ] In 2013, it was proven in pig tissue that full thickness micro columns of tissue, less than 0.5mm in diameter could be removed and that the replacement tissue, was ...
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Hand transplantation, or simply a hand transplant, is a surgical procedure to transplant a hand from one human to another. The donor hand, usually from a brain-dead donor, is transplanted to a recipient amputee. Most hand transplants to date have been performed on below-elbow amputees, although above-elbow transplants are gaining popularity.