This review presents skin anatomy, dermabraders, indications for dermabrasion and microdermabrasion, and dermabrasion techniques for the face, along with potential complications. Dermabrasion is a minimally invasive technique used for skin resurfacing. Its applications include treatment of rhytids, abnormal scarring, and premalignant lesions. The risks of complications are low and include pigment changes, hypertrophic scarring, and infection. Despite the introduction of newer therapies, such as lasers and chemical peels, dermabrasion remains an effective tool for physicians to combat the effects of aging without the downtime required for surgery.

Zygomycosis occurs as an opportunistic infection following organ transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy. Gastrointestinal zygomycosis is an exceedingly rare and usually fatal presentation of this infection. We discuss the case of a renal transplant recipient who survived cecal perforation from zygomycosis. The successful treatment consisted of aggressive surgical resection, intensive course of antifungal therapy, and rapid withdrawal of anti-rejection medications.

There was no correlation between increased rate of seroma formation and use of a continuous-infusion local anesthetic pain pump system in our patient population.

The appearance of a pseudoaneurysm in a free flap is an extremely rare complication in microsurgery. Yet, although uncommon, this occurrence still poses a dilemma as to the most effective mode of treatment. Treatment modalities consist of surgical exploration, embolization, and endovascular stenting. We present a case of arterial pedicle pseudoaneurysm following free tissue transfer of a radial forearm flap for a cranial defect. We describe our successful operative treatment of the pseudoaneurysm as well as review the literature regarding the applicability of the described treatments. We conclude that a critical evaluation of factors including the timing of arterial inflow loss, the necessity of the pedicle, the condition and quality of the recipient site, and the possibility of neovascularization can assist in determining the proper intervention and maximizing success.