• ALGAE
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2010

Marked declines in seagrass meadows are increasingly being reported from coasts around Korea and many regions of the world. The transplantation of seagrasses has been attempted to mitigate and control their degradation from a range of anthropogenic factors. In this study, Zostera marina shoots, which were collected from a donor bed in Koje Bay, were transplanted in Jindong Bay in December 2004. In 2008, a comparative investigation of shoot morphology, growth, and reproduction strategy of Z. marina was carried out between the donor and transplant sites to assess their adaptation success. Shoot height, individual shoot weight, and leaf productivity at the transplant site were significantly greater than those at the donor site. However, below-/aboveground tissue ratio was significantly lower at the transplant site compared to the donor site. Z. marina survival was maintained through vegetative reproduction, while peak season for lateral shoot recruitment was late winter for both donor and transplant site populations. However, vegetative reproduction mainly occurred during late winter and spring at the transplant site, whereas lateral shoots were evident across all seasons except late spring in the donor site. More pronounced seasonal variations were found at the transplant site compared to the donor site. These results indicate that Z. marina populations at the two sites possess distinct phenotypic variations induced by different environmental conditions, and Z. marina transplants have adapted well to the new transplant environment.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.66-70
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• 2016

Background In this study, we characterize the morbidity at the donor-site of partial second toe pulp free flaps in terms of wound management as well as long-term outcomes. Methods A single-institutional retrospective review was performed for patients who had undergone partial second toe pulp free flap transfer to the fingertip. Patient charts were reviewed for infection, skin necrosis, wound dehiscence, and hematoma for the donor site. Additionally, a questionnaire survey was given to patients who had a follow-up of longer than 1 year to characterize long-term postoperative pain and appearance. Results The review identified a total of 246 cases. Early wound complications were significant for wound dehiscence (n=8) and hematoma (n=5) for a wound complication rate of 5.3%. The questionnaire was distributed to 109 patients, and 54 patients completed the survey. Out of these 54 patients, 15 patients continued to have donor-site pain (28%) at a mean follow-up period of 32.4 months. However, the pain intensity was relatively low in the range between 2 to 5, on a 0-10 scale. None of these patients felt this donor-site pain interfered significantly with daily activity, nor did any patient require pain medications of any type. Donor-site appearance was satisfactory to most patients. Conclusions The partial second toe pulp flap was associated with low rates of wound complications and favorable long-term outcomes. Given the functional and aesthetic gain in the recipient finger, donor-site morbidities appear acceptable in this patient population. This study can be helpful in counseling patients regarding donor-site morbidity during the informed consent process.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.332-336
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• 2017

Background Little is known concerning hair diameter variation within the safe donor area for hair transplantation surgery. Thicker or thinner hair may be needed, depending on the recipient area, hairline design, and the purpose of surgery. Methods Twenty-seven patients (7 men and 20 women; mean age, 28 years; range, 20-47 years) were included in this study. The midoccipital point was used as the reference point on the horizontal plane at the upper border of the helical rim. The target area width was 15 cm (7.5 cm to the right and left of the reference point) and the height was 8 cm (2 cm above and 6 cm below the reference point). The study area was divided horizontally into 3 5-cm sections (A, B, C) and vertically into 4 2-cm sections (1-4), creating a total of 12 zones. Ten anagen hairs were randomly obtained from each zone and their diameters were measured. Results Hair diameter in the 4 vertical sections varied significantly, gradually decreasing from sections 1 (superior) to 4 (inferior) in all 3 horizontal sections (A, B, and C). Conclusions Our results suggest that sections 1 and 2 of the occipital safe donor area would be useful for obtaining thicker hair, such as in procedures to treat male- and female-pattern hair loss, whereas hair from zones 3 and 4 could be useful for transplantation surgery requiring thinner hair, such as eyebrows, eyelashes, and female hairline correction. Our results may be clinically valuable for planning hair transplant surgery and choosing the optimal donor region.

• 대한화상학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.30-33
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• 2019

Purpose: Wound healing and scar management of donor site after skin graft should not be overlooked. Patients continue to complain of dryness, itching sensation. Such discomfort can cause irritation to the patients and lead to delayed healing or secondary infection. Thus, the author predicted Eucalyptus Oil, which acts on Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8 would be effective in regulating scar by reducing itching sensation in donor site when combining conventional silicone materials. Methods: The study was performed on 30 patients who underwent split thickness skin graft with lateral thigh as donor site between January 2017 and August 2018. First, primary evaluation of fully epithelized donor site scar three weeks after surgery was conducted. Control group (n=15) applied silicone gel (Kelo-cote, USA) solely two times a day. study group (n=15) applied Eucalyptus oil, combined with silicone gel. After 3 months of follow up, donor scar was evaluated using Vancouver scar scale and VAS scores of subjective patient reports regarding pain and itching sensation. Results: It was confirmed that both groups showed stable scar improvement comparing scar quality for 3 months. After 3 months, scar quality in study group showed superiority in pigmentation, pliability and pruritus compared to control group. Conclusion: Application of Eucalyptus Oil combined with conventional silicone gel is favorable to scar management and may give additional benefit of alleviating pruritis symptoms.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.117-131
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• 2020

국내 연안에 분포하는 대부분의 거머리말속 잘피종들은 수심이 얕고 파랑에너지가 약한 내만 등에 주로 분포하지만, 왕거머리말은 동해안의 약 10 m 내외의 비교적 깊은 수심에서만 제한적으로 분포한다. 본 연구는 우리나라 동해안의 왕거머리말이 비교적 깊은 수심에 한정되어 분포하는 이유를 알아보고자 약 9 m 수심의 자연생육지에서 3 m의 얕은 수심으로 잘피를 이식하여 생리생태학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 2011년 10월에 이식을 수행하였고, 이후 약 1년 동안 자연생육지와 이식 장소의 환경요인 및 왕거머리말의 생리생태학적 특성(생육밀도, 성장률, 형태 및 광합성 특성)을 비교하였다. 이식 초기에 왕거머리말의 생육밀도 및 크기는 자연생육지에 비해 큰 폭의 감소를 보였지만, 2012년 봄 이후 자연생육지와 유사한 경향을 보였다. 반면에, 이식된 왕거머리말의 성장률은 자연생육지보다 증가하였는데, 이는 얕은 수심으로 인한 수중광량과 무기영양염 농도의 증가 때문으로 추정된다. 또한 이식된 왕거머리말은 수중광량이 증가함에 따라 최대상대전자전달율(rETR_max)과 포화광량(E_k)이 증가하고 전자전달효율(α)이 감소하는 생리학적 변화를 보였다. 하지만 이식된 왕거머리말은 2012년 태풍 발생 이후 대부분 소실되었고, 이는 태풍에 의한 파랑에너지가 얕은 수심에서 더 강하게 영향을 미쳤기 때문인 것으로 추정되었다. 단조로운 해안선을 지닌 동해안의 개방된 연안에서 왕거머리말은 얕은 수심의 유리한 광조건에도 불구하고, 태풍과 같은 자연재해 발생시 강한 파랑에너지에 의해 얕은 수심에서는 생존이 불가능한 것으로 추정되었으며, 따라서 물리적 스트레스의 영향을 줄이기 위해 상대적으로 깊은 수심에 한정되어 분포하는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.170-172
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• 2017

There exist some restrictions and difficulties in performing follicular unit extraction (FUE) in white-haired patients, for several reasons. In this paper, we introduce a novel technique for visualizing white hair during the punching procedure and graft preparation in FUE for white-haired patients. In white-haired older male patients, we dyed the surrounding scalp skin purple with a gentian violet solution-stained toothpick. Our method has several advantages: surgeons can easily focus on the center of the follicular unit and rapidly perform punching, they can recognize the condition of the harvested follicular units during FUE, and the hair transplant team can secure a clear view for trimming and loading into the implanter. We suggest that scalp dyeing in difficult FUE procedures, especially in patients with white hair, may be a simple method that provides a good visualization for donor site harvesting and for microdissection.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2015

Background Fat is widely used in soft tissue augmentation. Nevertheless, it has an unpredictably high resorption rate. Clinically, external expansion with negative pressure is used to increase fat graft survival. In this study, fat graft recipient sites were preconditioned by external application of negative pressure in order to test for improvements in vascularity and fat graft survival. Methods Negative pressure was applied randomly to either the left or right dorsal ear of 20 New Zealand male white rabbits at a pressure of -125 mm Hg. The negative pressure was removed one week after the skin perfusion was measured. The skin flap at each ear was elevated, and 1 g of fat was grafted above the dorsal perichondrium. After one week, the fat weight, microvessel density, mature vessel density of the skin and fat, and amount of glycerol released were measured. Three months after the grafting, the same measurements were performed, with the exception of glycerol release. Results The fat survival rate of the experimental group ($75.4%{\pm}3.9%$) was higher than that of the control group ($53.1%{\pm}4.3%$) (P<0.001). Skin perfusion was higher in the experimental group. The glycerol release in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control. The microvessel density of the skin and fat was significantly higher in the experimental group. Three months after the grafting, the skin and fat mature vessel density was significantly higher in the experimental groups. Conclusions Negative pressure prior to fat grafting increased the vascularity of the recipient site, and, accordingly, enhanced fat graft survival.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2006

정상적인 치열의 형성 및 치아의 생성과정을 분석하고 실제로 임상에 적용하기 위해 치아의 발생과정을 연구하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구는 이식된 태아 치아싹의 석회화가 가능하고 정상적인 구조로 발육할 수 있는지 밝히기 위해, 그리고 악골 자체가 새로운 이식 공여부로 사용가능한지 알기 위해 흰쥐의 발치와에 치아싹을 이식하여 치아의 형성을 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 성숙한 흰쥐의 상악 제 1구치를 발거한 발치와에 13.5일된 태아쥐의 치아싹을 이식한 후 4, 8주 후에 희생하여 조직학적 및 방사선학적으로 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 이식된 치아싹에서 상아질과 백악질, 치수, 치주인대의 소견을 갖는 석회화된 조직이 형성되었다. 2. 형성된 경조직 및 연조직은 정상적인 치아형성과정에 비해 발육이 늦었으며 유착 및 골양상아질(osteodentin)과 같은 비정상적 조직이 관찰되었다. 3. 석회화된 조직은 8주내에 악궁으로 맹출하는 소견이 관찰되지 않았다.