• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.100-101
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• 1996

Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is one of the most common disorders requiring surgical therapy during the first few weeks of life. Although the pyloromyotomy, reported by Fredet and Ramstedt, was accepted as a standard procedure of choice, various laparotomy incisions have been reported by several authors. Currently, the most commonly used transverse or right upper quadrant incisions, offer many advantages, but is not without drawbacks. The authors utilized the circumumbilical skin incision and upper subcutaneous dissection followed by vertical division of linea alba in 16 cases of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. This incision avoids transection of rectus muscle and offers a much better cosmetic result. We prefer this procedure because of acceptable scar and no additional wound complication.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.47 no.6
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• pp.622-625
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• 2020

Corner mouth lift is in increasing demand among young patients in East Asia. Although various surgical methods exist for corner mouth lift, many patients are reluctant to undergo surgery due to fears of postsurgical scarring. We present a new technique aimed at reducing postoperative scarring. The technique involves triangular excision of the corner of the mouth and incision of the commissure with transposition of a lateral vermilion flap to lift the corner of the mouth. The muscle around the corner of the mouth is dissected to release tension. The corner mouth lift was successfully performed in all patients. It can be effectively used even in patients, such as young Asian women, who are susceptible to hypertrophic scars.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.21-27
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• 2012

Laryngotracheal stenosis is a congenital or acquired narrowing of the airway, representing a continuum of disease that may affect the glottis, subglottis, and/or trachea. The larynx and trachea are semirigid tubular structures in which concentric scar contraction - a normal wound healing process - tends to narrow the lumen. The diversity of causes, severity, location of stenosis, and association with swallowing and phonation make this disease difficult to compare across patient populations and treating otolaryngologists. The wide array of surgical techniques for any given stenosis attests to the complexity and less than perfect results of the treatment. This review will address the etiology, diagnosis, and management of laryngotracheal stenosis.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.17-20
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• 2009

Office based injection laryngoplasty for voice and swallow disorders is increasing steadily. In recent years, the application of injection laryngoplasty is extended to inject medicine, such as cidofovir or botox. The reason why office based injection laryngoplasty is increasing in popularity is several potential advantages when compared with other procedures. It can avoid surgical scar and is easily performed with local anesthesia. However, injection can be performed in a variety of settings, depending on several factors, including the goal of the procedure, patient comfort and anatomy, and physician skill. In this article, we describe indication of injection laryngoplasty and discuss about various techniques for procedure.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.39 no.4
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• pp.422-425
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• 2012

Osteoma is one of the most common tumors of the cranial vault and the facial skeleton. For osteoma in the facial region, endoscopic resection is widely used to prevent surgical scarring. Tumors in a total of 14 patients were resected using an endoscopic holmium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Ho:YAG) laser with a long flexible fiber. Aside from having the advantage of not leaving a scar due to the use of endoscopy, this procedure allowed resection at any position, was minimally invasive, and caused less postoperative pain. This method yielded excellent cosmetic results, so the endoscopic Ho:YAG laser is expected to emerge as a good treatment option for osteoma.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.458-465
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• 2014

The axillary technique is the most popular approach to breast augmentation among Korean women. Transaxillary breast augmentation is now conducted with sharp electrocautery dissection under direct endoscopic vision throughout the entire process. The aims of this method are clear: both a bloodless pocket and a sharp non-traumatic dissection. Round textured or anatomical cohesive gel implants have been used to make predictable welldefined inframammary creases because textured surface implants demonstrated a better stability attributable to tissue adherence compared with smooth surface implants. The axillary endoscopic technique has greatly evolved, and now the surgical results are comparable to those with the inframammary approach. The author feels that this technique is an excellent choice for young patients with an indistinct or absent inframammary fold, who do not want a scar in the aesthetic unit of their chest.

• Korean Journal of Cleft Lip And Palate
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.37-48
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• 2008

Cleft lip and palate patients often develop maxillary retrusion due to the combined effects of the congenital deformity and the scar tissue after surgical repairs. Maxillary protraction in the cleft patients using orthopedic appliances (i.e. face mask) or distraction osteogenesis during early childhood helps to achieve more balanced skeletal harmony and favorable occlusion for future growth to occur. Kinds, indication, protocol for use of the traditional orthopedic appliances will be discussed. Also the facemask with miniplate system recently developed will be introduced.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.129-130
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• 2016

A 5-year-old male Laika dog was referred with chief complaint of dyschezia and tenesmus. The dog had rectal prolapse and it was corrected with rectal resection and anastomosis, a year ago. On rectal examination, the stricture of rectum was identified. The irregular scar tissues on serosal and muscular layers of rectum were noted and they were dispersed with partial thickness incision around rectum. Then, the colopexy and mechanical dilation with balloon catheter were applied. No recurrence of rectal prolapse and other complications were noted during follow up periods of 1 year. This report described a successfully corrected anastomotic rectal stricture in a dog.

• Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.372-375
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• 2020

Congenital midline cervical cleft is a rare congenital disease. The disease is often misdiagnosed as a branchial cleft deformity, thyroglossal duct cyst, or other skin diseases. It has the following characteristics: skin defect at the midline of the anterior neck, a skin tag at the upper end of the lesion, and a blind sinus tract at the caudal aspect with or without mucoid discharge. Treatment is usually for aesthetic purposes; therefore, early surgical en bloc resection with Z-plasty or W-plasty is recommended to reduce recurrence and scar formation.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.349-352
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• 2001

Dental laser provides many advantages to the clinicians. Those are excellent hemostatic effect, good operating sight, minimal adjacent tissue injury, reduction of postoperative swelling & pain, reduction of postoperative infection, reduction of scar tissue & contraction, etc. The purpose of this study is to observe how these advantages work after surgical extraction of impacted third molar. From march 2000 to july 2000, we have randomly divided the patients who had been surgically extracted unilateral impacted third molar into two groups. The first group comprised $CO_2$ laser illumination with 3 watts, defocusing & continuous mode, rotating motion for about 3 minutes after finishing of surgical extraction & suture. The other group patients were not irradiated. The medications in two groups were same. We measured pain, swelling and trismus three times(pre-operation, first day after operation, and 7th day after operation). The number of the patients who had measured three times all are 64, laser irradiated groups are 36 and non-irradiated groups are 28. The age ranged from 19 to 50, with a mean of 27.9 years. The operative time ranged from 3 minutes to 50 minutes, with a mean of 12.1 minutes. In the $CO_2$ laser group, the pain intensity of the 7th day after operation was still increased significantly comparing with that of the pre-operation and the distance which were measured for the swelling was different significantly. In the other group, the mouth opening limitation was still decreased significantly.