General Principles

Wound healing

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Wound Healing: A Complex Process Requiring Coordination of Multiple Cell Types Wound healing is an intricate process involving the spatial and temporal synchronization of various resident and recruited cell types. This blog post summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying normal and impaired wound […]

Microsurgery

ALT flap

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The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap has become a workhorse flap for soft tissue reconstruction in plastic and reconstructive surgery. First described in 1984 by Song et al, the ALT provides thin, pliable fasciocutaneous tissue with a long and versatile vascular pedicle. With careful dissection and flap design, the ALT flap […]

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