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Reducing Plastic Surgery's Silicone Footprint: Modeling Shipping Costs for Breast Implants and Tissue Expanders.
[BACKGROUND] In the traditional ordering model, plastic surgeons often request 3-4 different sizes of implants, tissue expanders (TEs), and sizers per procedure and order duplicates as backup. This can result in large orders, ranging from 1…
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Matching Into Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency: What's The Price?
[OBJECTIVE] Integrated plastic surgery residency programs are among the most competitive to match into, characterized by a low match rate and substantial financial burdens on applicants. This study aims to analyze the costs associated with …
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Leveraging Online Patient Forums to Understand Breast Reduction Concerns: A Machine-Learning Analysis of 3078 Patient Questions Over 15 Years.
[BACKGROUND] Patients are increasingly using social media and online forums to learn about plastic surgery, which can influence their expectations. Understanding patient concerns on these platforms will facilitate productive clinic discussi…
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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Outcomes for Upper Blepharoplasty and Blepharoptosis Surgery: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
[PURPOSE] To review the literature and identify the health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) outcomes that used a validated instrument in the assessment of upper blepharoplasty, blepharoptosis surgery, or combination surgery. [METHODS] A lite…
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ChatGPT as a Postoperative Tool Following Lower Lid Blepharoplasty.
[PURPOSE] This study aimed to assess the potential role of large language models in the postoperative management of lower lid blepharoplasty patients. [METHODS] This study employed a cross-sectional design to evaluate the content validity …
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From Addressing Aesthetics and Soft Tissue to Visual Performance: Multifaceted Satisfaction Assessment in a Multicenter Study of Patients With Dermatochalasis.
[BACKGROUND] In this study, we seek to answer the question: Does blepharoplasty for dermatochalasis alter visual performance? [OBJECTIVES] We seek to determine the impact of blepharoplasty on visual performance (refraction, contrast sensit…
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An Overview of Surgical Approaches for Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty.
Age-related changes in the lower eyelid are noticed by patients as bags or circles under the eye, a tired look, and a flattened face. Lower eyelid blepharoplasty, in which the excess skin and/or orbital fat is excised and repositioned, is m…
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Use of Kaolin-impregnated Gauze for Improvement of Intraoperative Hemostasis and Postoperative Wound Healing in Blepharoplasty.
[PURPOSE] Kaolin is a mineral shown to be effective in controlling hemorrhage when combined with standard gauze and applied to wounds. This study investigates the application of kaolin to control intraoperative bleeding and promote wound he…
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Risk of ocular blood splatter during oculofacial plastic surgery.
[PURPOSE] To assess intraoperative blood splatter to the ocular surface and adnexa during oculofacial surgery. [METHODS] Four surgeons and multiple assistants at three separate locations wore a total of 331 protective eye shields during 13…
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Intraoperative tissue expansion in eyelid reconstruction.
[OBJECTIVE] Chronic tissue expansion is a well-accepted modality for increasing available tissue for reconstructive surgery. In rapid intraoperative tissue expansion (RITE), a tissue expander is used intraoperatively to increase the availab…