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Scarring at the level of the fingertip can cause major problems and discomfort. We report a case of a professional bass player who suffered impaired functionality of his middle finger after surgical treatment of a felon. We performed a collagen induction therapy after plastic reconstruction of the middle finger’s fingertip with an adipofascial turn...
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... of Dermatology & Dermatologic Surgery 20 (2016) 128-131 turnover flap was prepared from the palmar fingertip. The end result initially showed an improved shape and contour of the finger tip with a sufficient pad of soft tissue beneath and in the area of the nail tuft (Fig. 3). After this first intervention the patient was satisfied with significant improvement at hand. The patient was able to continue his profession as a bass player to a large extent. None the less he reported in a check up in 2010, that in some situations the finger tip still proofs to be restrained by the scarring which renders the finger ...