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The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF): A 30-Year Retrospective Analysis.
Federal government research grants provide limited funding to plastic surgeon-scientists, with reconstructive research taking precedence over aesthetic research. The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation (ASERF) is a nonprofit…
- Use of a Wearable Posture-Correcting Device to Train Residents in Plastic Surgery: A Novel Approach to Surgical Ergonomics and Prevention of Associated Musculoskeletal Disorders.
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Revision Breast Reconstruction with Prepectoral Pocket Conversion of Submuscular Breast Implants.
[BACKGROUND] Prepectoral reconstruction using prosthetic devices has demonstrated a notable increase in popularity and confers a number of advantages over subpectoral placement, including minimal animation, no pain secondary to muscle spasm…
- Commentary on: Risk of Venous Thromboembolism Following Rhinoplasty.
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A Simple Alternative: A Minimal-Touch Technique for Placing Breast Implants.
This is a single-surgeon experience detailing the senior author's (J.G.) minimal-touch technique for placement of breast implants. Adams et al. 14-point plan has been incorporated into the technique, and the implant box paper cover sheet is…
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What Does it Mean to Be a #PlasticSurgeon? Analyzing Plastic Surgery Hashtag Utilization in Social Media.
[BACKGROUND] The utilization of social media is growing among academic and private practice plastic surgeons. [OBJECTIVES] The aim of this study was to determine training backgrounds and board certification of medical professionals through…
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Two-stage Prosthetic Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction: Comparing Tissue Expansion with Carbon Dioxide and Saline.
[BACKGROUND] The AeroForm tissue expander is a carbon dioxide-filled breast tissue expander that allows gradual, needle-free expansion using a hand-held remote controller. This study evaluates 2-stage, prepectoral tissue expander-to-implant…
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Painful Complications After Cosmetic Surgery: Management of Peripheral Nerve Injury.
[BACKGROUND] Aesthetic procedures are among the most common surgeries performed by plastic surgeons. The prevalence of persistent pain remains unknown and underappreciated in the plastic surgery literature. [OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this…
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Preventing Breast Implant Contamination in Breast Reconstruction: A National Survey of Current Practice.
[BACKGROUND] Implant-based breast reconstruction is commonly performed by plastic surgeons worldwide. Bacterial contamination is of paramount concern because of its role in biofilm formation and capsular contracture. Plastic surgeons have a…
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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Practice Patterns in Breast Augmentation: A National Survey of Current Practice.
[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed aesthetic surgery procedures worldwide. Bacterial contamination is of paramount concern due to its role in biofilm formation and capsular contracture. Plastic surgeons h…
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The Dawn of Transparency: Insights from the Physician Payment Sunshine Act in Plastic Surgery.
[BACKGROUND] The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PSSA) is a government initiative that requires all biomedical companies to publicly disclose payments to physicians through the Open Payments Program (OPP). The goal of this study was to use…
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Techniques to Repair Implant Malposition after Breast Augmentation: A Review.
[BACKGROUND] Implant malposition is a complication of breast augmentation that adversely affects aesthetic outcomes. It is one of the most common reasons for revisionary aesthetic breast surgery yet there is a lack of peer reviewed literatu…
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Management of Mycobacterium abscessus Infection After Medical Tourism in Cosmetic Surgery and a Review of Literature.
[INTRODUCTION] Despite news reports, Food and Drug Administration disclaimers, and warnings from US plastic surgeons against the perils of cosmetic tourism, patients continue to seek care abroad and often present with infectious complicatio…
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A Comparison of Research Productivity Across Plastic Surgery Fellowship Directors.
[BACKGROUND] Objective measures of research productivity depend on how frequently a publication is cited. Metrics such as the Hirsch index (h-index; total number of publications h that have at least h citations) allow for an objective measu…
- Nationwide incidence, cost, and epidemiologic trends in facial rhytidectomy: an examination of inpatient facelifts using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.
- Complications After Primary Breast Augmentation: Capsular Contracture.
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The "weekend effect" in plastic surgery: analyzing weekday versus weekend admissions in body contouring procedures from 2000 to 2010.
[BACKGROUND] Body contouring operations are a quickly becoming the most commonly performed operations by American plastic surgeons, mirroring the increase in bariatric surgery in the US over the last decade. Despite previous studies showing…
- Submission bias and the rise of open access journals.
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The expanded inframammary fold triangle: Improved results in large volume breast reductions.
[CONTEXT] The inferior pedicle, Wise-pattern reduction mammaplasty is the most popular technique for breast reduction because of its reproducible results and reliability. However, complication rates in super obese patients or patients recei…
- Fat grafting breast augmentation mammaplasty.
- Breast reduction mammaplasty.
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The VersaJet for Breast-Reduction Surgery: Operator Beware.
[BACKGROUND] Modern techniques for breast-reduction surgery depend on large surface de-epithelialization. The current gold standard technique involves the use of a scalpel for sharp debridement and is a time-consuming process that is labor-…