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Perforator flap surgery is a technique used in reconstructive surgery where skin and/or subcutaneous fat are removed from a distant or adjacent part of the body to reconstruct the excised part. [1] The vessels that supply blood to the flap are isolated perforator(s) derived from a deep vascular system through the underlying muscle or ...
Vein matching, also called vascular technology, [1] is a technique of biometric identification through the analysis of the patterns of blood vessels visible from the surface of the skin. [2]
A skin pen [1] (also surgical pen, [2] surgical marking pen, [3] surgical marker pen, [4] surgical marker, [5] or skin marker pen [6]) is type of pen applied to skin to create an image. These kinds of pens are frequently used by surgeons before proceeding with surgery for either medical purposes or cosmetic surgery .
The skin staple remover is a small manual device which consists of a shoe or plate that is sufficiently narrow and thin to insert under the skin staple. The active part is a small vertical blade that, when hand-pressure is exerted, pushes the staple down through a slot in the shoe, deforming the staple open into an 'M' shape to facilitate its ...
Scarification can also help change status from victim to survivor. These individuals pass through various kinds of ritual death and rebirth, and redefine the relationship between self and society through the skin. [7] Many people in certain regions of Africa who have "markings" can be identified as belonging to a specific tribe or ethnic group.
The regulars began assembling in the predawn at the McDonald’s on East Plank Road in Altoona, a Pennsylvania city of about 42,000 just off I-95 in Blair County.
A continuous electric spark discharge may be drawn between probe and tissue, especially at the highest settings of power, although this is not necessary for the device to function. The amount of output power is adjustable, and the device is equipped with different tips, electrodes and forceps, depending on the electrosurgical requirement ...
Dry January is a challenge started in 2013 to eliminate alcohol from your diet. This is what you need to know about the health benefits.