Volume 13, Issue 1, (2026) Jurnal Plastik Rekonstruksi

We are pleased to present Volume 13, Number 1 of Jurnal Plastik Rekonstruksi (2026), an edition that reflects the breadth and vitality of plastic and reconstructive surgery in Indonesia. Six carefully selected articles span congenital anomalies, burn management, craniofacial surgery, and complex wound reconstruction — each offering clinically meaningful insights for both the practising surgeon and the academic reader.

This issue opens with a compelling account of unilateral macrostomia repair in infancy, where a combination of buccal flap and multi Z-plasty redefines what is achievable beyond conventional standards — restoring not only form, but early oral function. Readers with an interest in burn surgery will find three substantive contributions: a systematic review examining the role of tumescent technique in reducing intraoperative blood loss during tangential excision; a retrospective comparison of early versus delayed tangential excision and its effect on hospital stay, drawn from data at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital; and a thought-provoking study on adult patients reconstructed for burn contractures originally sustained in childhood — a reminder that the consequences of burn injury can echo across a lifetime, and that quality of life must remain central to our surgical goals.

In craniofacial surgery, a structured comparison of Fisher's and the Modified Millard-Onizuka techniques for unilateral cleft lip repair provides evidence-based guidance on surgical outcomes and patient satisfaction — a perennial discussion in our field, here addressed with rigorous methodology. Finally, a challenging case of auricular reconstruction following necrotizing fasciitis secondary to malignant otitis externa in a diabetic patient with scabies underscores the complexity that reconstructive surgeons are called upon to navigate, and the critical importance of meticulous postoperative wound care in high-risk patients.

We extend our deepest gratitude to the authors for their scholarly contributions, and above all to our dedicated editors and reviewers, whose intellectual rigor, critical insight, and generous investment of time are the true foundation of this journal's quality. Their work, often unseen, makes every page of this edition possible.

We trust this issue will inform, challenge, and inspire.

The Editorial Board Jurnal Plastik Rekonstruksi

Published : 12-04-2026