thePlasticsPaper - May 29th

A Letter from P'Fella

Johnny Depp's Finger Injury.

Over the past month, millions have been watching the Johnny Depp & Amber Heard trial. From a plastic surgery perspective, it was interesting to watch the medicolegal hand surgeon "experts" testify about his injury.

The question each expert had to answer was - how did Johnny Depp actually injure his finger? Was it a self-induced crush injury from a door or was it from a vodka bottle thrown by Amber Heard?

Three hand surgeons testified to the jury (except the original surgeon that saw him when the injury occured in Australia). They were asked to confirm if the history correlated with clinical findings.

Let's put yourself in the shoes of these expert hand surgeons. Remember, none of them were the actual original surgeon that treated him. Regardless, they were expected to answer this question - how do you think he injured his finger?

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Epidermis Anatomy

Within the epidermis, there are 5 layers:

1. Stratum Germinativum: the deepest layer, contains melanocytes
2. Stratum Spinosum: contains keratinocytes.
3. Stratum Granulosum: contains mature keratinocytes.
4. Stratum Lucidum: only present in glabrous skin.
5. Stratum Corneum: contains non-viable keratinised cells.

The predominant cell type of the epidermis is keratinocytes. Other cells found in the epidermis include Melanocytes, Langerhans cells (APCs for the immune system) and Merkel Cells (neural crest mechanoreceptors).

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1. Dress to Impress: Public Perception of Plastic Surgeon Attire. Fara Dayani, MD, MAS et al. Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Volume 42, Issue 6, June 2022, Pages 697–706, https://doi.org/10.1093/asj/sjab408
2. Complications and Quality of Life following Gynecomastia Correction in Adolescents and Young Men. McNamara, Catherine T et al. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: June 2022 - Volume 149 - Issue 6 - p 1062e-1070e
3. Gender Disparity Trends in Authorship of Hand Surgery Research Raylin F. Xu, BA et al, February 25 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.01.002

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