Researcher preferred the vertical pattern with a free gracilis flap for patients undergoing breast reconstruction.The vertical pattern avoids some problems associated with transverse patterns like ...

The TUG flap is tissue located in the upper thigh near the groin and the gracilis muscle, which is inside the upper leg. During this procedure, the surgeon reconstructs the new breast from the ...

TUG (transverse upper gracilis) flap is a free flap that uses tissue from the inner upper thigh to create a new breast. The scars are hidden inside the thigh and groin. Using the gracilis muscle from ...

The gracilis muscle flap, including associated nerve and blood vessels, was used to replace the damaged area causing facial paralysis. Patients received physical therapy during the recovery period ...

Euglena gracilis, often regarded as a 'superfood,' is a promising microalga with many health and nutritional benefits. In a recent study, researchers found an efficient and low-resource approach ...

Known as the TUG (transverse upper gracilis) flap, it involves cutting a crescent of skin, fat and part or all of the gracilis muscle from below the groin crease.

A surgical technique using a muscle flap from the thigh restores facial motion and the ability to smile in patients with facial nerve paralysis resulting from neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), according ...