Prof. Andrea Figus

Professor of Plastic Surgeryor 

Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.

Email: andreafigus@hotmail.com

Qualifications

2008 Ph.D., University “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

1999 M.Sc., University of Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.

Publications (Selected)

1. Corrado Rubino, Andrea Figus, Liliana Lorettu, Giampiera Sechi, Post-mastectomy reconstruction: a comparative analysis on psychosocial and psychopathological outcomes, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 509-518, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2006.06.013.
2. C. Rubino, A. Figus, L.A. Dessy, G. Alei, M. Mazzocchi, E. Trignano, N. Scuderi, Innervated island pedicled anterolateral thigh flap for neo-phallic reconstruction in female-to-male transsexuals, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages e45-e49, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.11.056.
3. Luca Andrea Dessy, Andrea Figus, Paolo Fioramonti, Marco Mazzocchi, Nicolò Scuderi, Reconstruction of anterior auricular conchal defect after malignancy excision: Revolving-door flap versus full-thickness skin graft, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 746-752, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2009.01.073.
4. Adel Fattah, Andrea Figus, Bhagwat Mathur, Venkat V. Ramakrishnan, The transverse myocutaneous gracilis flap: technical refinements, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-313, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2008.10.015.
5. Andrea Figus, Marco Mazzocchi, Luca Andrea Dessy, Giuseppe Curinga, Nicolò Scuderi, Treatment of muscular contraction deformities with botulinum toxin type A after latissimus dorsi flap and sub-pectoral implant breast reconstruction, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 869-875, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.07.025.
6. Justin C.R. Wormald, Antonella Balzano, Jonothan J. Clibbon, Andrea Figus, Surgical treatment of severe hidradenitis suppurativa of the axilla: Thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap versus split skin graft, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 67, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1118-1124, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2014.04.032.
7. Maria Sirotakova, Andrea Figus, David Elliot, A New Abductor Pollicis Longus Suspension Arthroplasty, The Journal of Hand Surgery, Volume 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-22, ISSN 0363-5023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2006.10.016.
8. Justin C.R. Wormald, Ryckie G. Wade, Andrea Figus, The increased risk of adverse outcomes in bilateral deep inferior epigastric artery perforator flap breast reconstruction compared to unilateral reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 67, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 143-156, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2013.10.024.
9. Andrea Figus, MD, FEBOPRAS, Jorge Leon-Villapalos, MD, FRCS, Bruce Philp, BM, BCh, FRCS, Peter Dziewulski, MBBS, FRCS, Severe Multiple Extensive Postburn Contractures: A Simultaneous Approach With Total Scar Tissue Excision and Resurfacing With Dermal Regeneration Template, Journal of Burn Care & Research, Volume 28, Issue 6, November-December 2007, Pages 913–917, https://doi.org/10.1097/BCR.0b013e318159eb8c.
10. Andrea Figus, Ashfin Mosahebi, Venkat Ramakrishnan, Microcirculation in DIEP flaps: a study of the haemodynamics using laser Doppler flowmetry and lightguide reflectance spectrophotometry, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 59, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 604-612, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2005.09.047.
11. Andrea Figus, Vanessa Canu, Fortune C. Iwuagwu, Venkat Ramakrishnan, DIEP flap with implant: a further option in optimising breast reconstruction, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 62, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1118-1126, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.089.
12. Woan-Yi Chan, Andrea Figus, Chidi Ekwobi, Jeyaram R. Srinivasan, Venkat V. Ramakrishnan, The ‘round-the-clock’ training model for assessment and warm up of microsurgical skills: A validation study, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 63, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1323-1328, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2009.06.027.
13. C. Rubino, A. Figus, M. Mazzocchi, L.A. Dessy, A. Martano, The propeller flap for chronic osteomyelitis of the lower extremities: a case report, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 62, Issue 10, 2009, Pages e401-e404, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.12.053.
14. Sergio Razzano, Ryan Taylor, Fabrizio Schonauer, Andrea Figus, How to assess the volume of a DIEP flap using a free online calculator: The DIEP V (volume) method, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 71, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1410-1416, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2018.04.018.
15. Andrea Figus, Ryckie G. Wade, Louise Gorton, Corrado Rubino, Matthew G. Griffiths, Venkat V. Ramakrishnan, Venous perforators in DIEAP flaps: An observational anatomical study using duplex ultrasonography, Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Volume 65, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1051-1059, ISSN 1748-6815, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2012.02.026.