Forehead And Scalp Successfully Reattached
Surgeons at the Buncke Clinic at California Pacific Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network, successfully performed an extremely rare surgery reattaching the forehead and scalp of a 22-year-old Stockton woman. This type of surgery has only been successfully performed a few times in the world. The patient, Sonya Dominguez, was at her workplace when her hair was caught in machinery. Dominguez was airlifted to CPMC, via helicopter, where Buncke Clinical surgeons performed the 7 hour surgery using a technique called microsurgery.
Mystery Skin Disease Kills 19 In Vietnam
A mystery skin infection, which has killed 19 people and affected hundreds, has left Vietnamese health authorities baffled. Vietnam is now asking for help from abroad to find out what exactly this disease is, what the cause is, and how to effectively treat it and stem its spread. Over 170 cases have been reported in Quang Ngai province, in the center of the country. Patients start off with a high fever, loss of appetite, and a rash on the soles of their feet and palms of their hands. They can suffer liver problems, and eventually multiple organ failure.
Bioengineered Follicles Grow Hair On Bald Mice
In a proof of concept study for bioengineered organ replacement, researchers in Japan made hair follicles derived from adult stem cells interact with surrounding tissue and show normal hair cycles, when transplanted into the skin of bald mice. Takashi Tsuji, a Professor in the Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, and Director of Organ Technologies Inc, led the team, who report their findings in an open access paper published in Nature Communications on 17 April.