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Background: Human facial analysis can be considered both an art and a science, and is used extensively to measure soft tissue proportions. Remarkable changes exist in anthropometric measures due to changes over centuries of geographical, genetic, and environmental factors, as well as waves of migration causing facial proportions to vary among the different ethnic groups. The purpose of this study was to establish facial soft tissue norms for the Egyptian female population between the ages of 18 and 50, as well as several age-related changes in facial measurements that are described fairly scarcely in the literature. Methods: A prospective study was carried out on 300 Egyptian women between June 2019 and December 2020. All were volunteers and between 18 and 50 years old. Facial measurements were obtained by both direct (caliper-based) and indirect (3D Crisalix software) anthropometric analysis. Anthropometric measurements used in the study included seventeen facial measurements derived from different anthropometric soft tissue landmarks from each subject and eight measurements for analysis. Results: Our results were able to describe the average facial and nasal measurements of the Egyptian female population, as well as the horizontal and vertical analysis of facial proportions. We also determined similarities with other Middle Eastern female measurements, with subtle differences in facial width and nasal height and width compared with Turkish and Iranian women. Conclusions: The current study is valuable because it delivers facial anthropometric measures for Egyptian female faces. This can provide a database for a multitude of uses, including operative planning, postoperative measurements, and forensic and ergonomic purposes.

Background: Old but solid gold. This is the first thing that comes to our mind when we hear the word "Groin Flap". The inimitable flap holds the advantages of being easily harvested with a relatively concealed donor site and very low morbidity. Recently, the goals of reconstruction have rapidly progressed from merely filling a hole to providing an improved function, pleasing aesthetic outcome and minimal to no donor site morbidity. Compared to the bulky conventional groin flap, the Superficial Circumflex Iliac artery Flap perforator (SCIP) fulfills the later requirements by being an already thin flap upon harvest, that doesn't require further de-bulking. This yields thin, pliable tissue with a well-concealed donor site scar and minimal donor site morbidity. In the current study, we represent our experience in using the SCIP flap for various defects of the hand due to different etiologies. Methods: Twenty SCIP flaps were raised superficial to the breaching fascia to cover various defects of the hand and distal forearm during the period of June 2018 to June 2019. Accordingly, with the preservation of the fascia, the flap relies wholly on the superficial branch of the superficial circumflex iliac artery, along with the sub-dermal plexus, sparing the deep branch. Results: Twenty patients (14 males and 6 females) with various injuries to the hand were treated with supra-fascial groin SCIP flap.-The mean age was 26.9 years (range 8-50 years, SD 10.70).-Mean BMI was 27.56Kg/m 2 (20-30 Kg/m 2 , SD 5). Supra-fascial flaps were taken as large as (10cm x 20cm). Mean operative time was 3.05 hours (±0.83), and mean followup was eight months (6-12 months, SD 2.1). All injuries did not require further flap thinning or refashioning. Conclusion: SCIP flap with its supra-fascial dissection can be safely used as an alternative to the conventional groin flap. With its thin nature, better flap in-setting is obtained, the aesthetic outcome is more pleasant and the need for further revisionary debulking surgeries is almost eliminated.