Nail unit surgery requires that the surgical field be free of bleeding to allow good visibility of the structures and lesions involved.There are several types of tourniquets aimed at meeting this requirement, each with its advantages and disadvantages.We present a new and simple buckle tourniquet that is adjustable, safe, and cost-effective.

Keywords: TOURNIQUETS, SURGERY, NAILS, FINGERS

Introduction: Transverse over curvature is a commoninaes the tic and pain ful deformity of the nail plate. There are several conservative and surgical techniques for trea ting this condition. We describe a simple and cost effective techni que using auto logous dermal grafts.

Keywords: NAIL DISEASES, NAILS, NAILS, MALFORMED, NAILS, INGROWN, AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) results from malignant proliferation of keratinocytes. It usually arises from the development of precursor lesions, however it may grow spontaneously on normal or chronically inflamed skin. Invasive SCC is the second most common type of non-melanoma skin cancer and accounts for 20% of all cutaneous neoplasms. The present paper reports a clinical case of cutaneous SCC, rapidly progressive and with regional metastases, which, even after complete resection of the tumor and regional lymph nodes, showed little therapeutic response and evolved to death.

Keywords: Carcinoma, Squamous cell; Neoplasm metastasis; Pathology; Skin neoplasms

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic skin disease whose hallmark is a deficient skin barrier. Current treatment consists of restoring this barrier using emollients, reported corticosteroids, and systemic medications in severe cases. This study aimed to evaluate the subdermal hyaluronic acid (HA) injection to treat AD. We applied HA to plaques of atopic dermatitis, and there was a global improvement in the lesions and skin elasticity after two weeks. There was no complete regression of the plaques; however, HA can be proposed as an adjuvant treatment option for key areas.

Keywords: Hyaluronic acid; Dermatitis, Atopic; Therapeutics