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Basics of Wrist Arthroscopy: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Plastic Surgeon.
Wrist arthroscopy is an essential tool in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of wrist pathologies, offering a minimally invasive alternative to traditional surgical approaches. This article aims to serve as a comprehensive guide fo…
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Oncoplastic breast reduction surgery decreases rates of reoperation with no increased medical risk.
The purpose of this study is to compare the oncologic, medical, and surgical outcomes of lumpectomy versus oncoplastic breast reduction surgery (OBRS) on a national scale. A national insurance-based database was queried for patients who had…
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The Cost of Ambulatory Breast Reduction: Hospital Reimbursement Versus Surgeon Payments.
Reduction mammoplasty (RM) is one of the most common operations performed in plastic surgery. While US national surgical expenditures have risen in recent years, studies have reported decreasing reimbursement rates for plastic surgeons. The…
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Mental Health Trends in Patients With Symptomatic Macromastia After Reduction Mammoplasty.
[BACKGROUND] Symptomatic macromastia can significantly affect both physical and mental health. Although previous studies suggested that breast reduction (BR) improves quality of life and mental health conditions, they were limited to smalle…
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Thematic and Demographic Analysis of Crowdsourcing Practices for Plastic Surgery.
[BACKGROUND] In this study, we investigate the characterization of medical crowdsourcing on GoFundMe for plastic surgery procedures, with overall funds raised being the primary end point. [HYPOTHESIS] Certain demographic factors such as se…
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Medical Student and Primary Care Physician Perception of the Surgical Management of Upper- and Lower-Extremity Peripheral Nerve Entrapment.
[BACKGROUND] Upper- and lower-extremity peripheral neuropathies are commonly encountered in the primary care setting and account for 14.3 million specialist referrals in the United States annually. Despite the integral role of plastic surge…
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Reduction mammoplasty operative techniques for improved outcomes in the treatment of gigantomastia.
[OBJECTIVE] Gigantomastia, or excessive breast hypertrophy, which is broadly defined as macromastia requiring a surgical reduction of more than 1500 g of breast tissue per breast, poses a unique problem to the reconstructive surgeon. Variou…