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Determining patients' price sensitivity and willingness to pay for aesthetic surgery: A contingent valuation study.
[PURPOSE] Pricing transparency and patient willingness to pay (WTP) are critical yet underexplored in aesthetic surgery. Cosmetic procedures have been described as exhibiting characteristics consistent with luxury or Veblen goods in certain…
- Transparency in Plastic Surgery Program Accreditation.
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Where Have All the Rhinoplasties Gone? A Call to Action for Academic Plastic Surgeons to Focus on Increasing Rhinoplasty Procedures Before It Is Too Late.
[BACKGROUND] The armamentarium of a plastic surgeon is vast, consisting of an array of surgical procedures from head to toe. Unfortunately, plastic surgeons have been losing portions of their operative domain to other surgical subspecialtie…
- Commentary on: Resident Exposure to Aesthetic Surgical and Nonsurgical Procedures During Canadian Residency Program Training.
- Reply: Forehead Fat Grafting: Asian Facial Contouring and Augmentation.
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Overview of Host Defense Peptides and Their Applications for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons.
[BACKGROUND] Host defense peptides are a family of endogenous short peptides that are found in all living beings and play a critical role in innate immunity against infection. [METHODS] A nonsystematic review of host defense peptides was c…
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Current Trends in Breast Augmentation: Analysis of 2011-2015 Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Tracer Data.
[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation is the most common aesthetic surgery performed in the United States. Despite its popularity, there is no consensus on many aspects of the procedure. [OBJECTIVES] The authors assessed current trends and chan…
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Forehead Fat Grafting: Asian Facial Contouring and Augmentation.
[BACKGROUND] Aesthetic facial contouring procedures, particularly forehead augmentation, continue to increase in popularity in the Asian population. However, there are very few reports in the literature specifically examining the long-term …
- Discussion: Contralateral Botulinum Toxin Improved Functional Recovery after Tibial Nerve Repair in Rats.
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Accuracy of Predicted Resection Weights in Breast Reduction Surgery.
[BACKGROUND] Many insurance carriers continue to deny coverage for reduction mammaplasty unless a minimum amount of resected breast tissue per breast is achieved during surgery. This study investigates the accuracy of preoperative predictio…
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Evolving Trends in Textured Implant Use for Cosmetic Augmentation in the United States.
[BACKGROUND] Breast implants have evolved for decades. In 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified an association between textured breast implants and breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL). The pu…
- Commentary on: Demystifying the "July Effect" in Plastic Surgery: A Multi-Institutional Study.
- Discussion: Social Media and the Dissemination of Research: Insights from the Most Widely Circulated Articles in Plastic Surgery.
- Discussion: Homeotic and Embryonic Gene Expression in Breast Adipose Tissue and in Adipose Tissues Used as Donor Sites in Plastic Surgery.
- Discussion: National Institutes of Health Funding in Plastic Surgery: A Crisis?
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Role of anatomical region and hypoxia on angiogenic markers in adipose-derived stromal cells.
[BACKGROUND] Recent research into adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) suggests that anatomical location has a major impact on the metabolic profile and differentiation capacity of ASCs. By having a better understanding of how various ASCs res…
- Discussion: Factors impacting successfully competing for research funding: an analysis of applications submitted to the Plastic Surgery Foundation.
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The Academic Scholar Award of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons: the first 20 years.
[BACKGROUND] This study evaluated the 20-year history of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Academic Scholar Award from 1992 through 2012, to assess the program's value and justify future investment. [METHODS] The curricula vitae…
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Worth the "Likes"? The Use of Facebook among Plastic Surgeons and Its Perceived Impact.
[BACKGROUND] Facebook is the leading online media platform used by plastic surgeons. This study examined Facebook use among plastic surgeons and its perceived impact. [METHODS] A survey on Facebook use was distributed to two groups of plas…
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Successfully Integrating Research into Plastic Surgery Training Programs.
Successful integration of research into the educational mission of a plastic surgery residency program requires the support and dedication of the faculty members to create a culture that promotes innovation, discovery, and advancement of th…
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Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells from ventral hernia repair patients demonstrate decreased vasculogenesis.
[INTRODUCTION] In adipose tissue healing, angiogenesis is stimulated by adipose-derived stromal stem cells (ASCs). Ventral hernia repair (VHR) patients are at high risk for wound infections. We hypothesize that ASCs from VHR patients are le…
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Demystifying the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: understanding regulatory pathways.
[BACKGROUND] The field of plastic surgery has been at the forefront of ideation and innovation. Surgeon scientists today continue to develop novel products that fulfill the needs of the medical community and patients. Part of this process r…
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Fat grafting for thermal injury: current state and future directions.
The use of fat grafting as a treatment for radiation and thermal injury is a recent application of a historically well-described operation. The autologous transplantation of fat has been used to treat reconstructive and cosmetic concerns fo…
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Resident participation does not affect surgical outcomes, despite introduction of new techniques.
[BACKGROUND] Surgical operations at academic medical centers typically involve a resident physician performing cases together with, and/or under the supervision of, an attending physician. Although this is a widely accepted practice, recent…
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Management of difficult pediatric facial burns: reconstruction of burn-related lower eyelid ectropion and perioral contractures.
Despite significant burn treatment advances, modern multidisciplinary care, and improved survival after burns, facial burn scars remain clinically challenging. Achieving a successful reconstruction requires a comprehensive approach, entaili…
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Individualized implant-based reconstruction of Poland syndrome breast and soft tissue deformities.
[BACKGROUND] Poland syndrome encompasses a constellation of congenital chest wall, breast, and upper-extremity deformities, which present a significant reconstructive challenge for the plastic surgeon. The broad range of chest wall and brea…
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Evaluation of plastic surgery information on the Internet.
The Internet allows vast access to medical information. Unlike most plastic surgery literature, the Internet is a quagmire of unfiltered information, not subject to peer review. To assess the accuracy of medical information on the Internet …