Gould DJ

[BACKGROUND] The insertion of a mesh "internal bra" has been used in cosmetic breast procedures for soft-tissue reinforcement as a means to mitigate postoperative ptosis. However, there have been concerns regarding complications as a result…

[BACKGROUND] Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been shown to facilitate complex wound closure, decrease healing complications, and improve scar quality. Recently, its application in closed incision wound healing has been studied. A…

The procedure with the highest rate of opioid prescription in plastic surgery is abdominoplasty. Additionally, plastic surgery patients are at a particularly elevated risk of becoming opioid-dependent. The main objective of this study was t…

Social media has been demonstrated to serve as a critical tool for plastic surgeons, facilitating patient engagement, peer-to-peer education and learning, and outreach to the broader public community. This study aims to perform a meta-analy…

[BACKGROUND] There are many functional and aesthetic benefits to lipoabdominoplasty (combination of liposuction with abdominoplasty), including increase in core strength, reduction in urinary incontinence, and improvement in lower back pain…

[BACKGROUND] In the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in trends related to body-shaping procedures. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 300,000 breast augmentation procedures were conducted in 2019. L…

[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation procedures are one of the most commonly performed aesthetic procedures in the United States. Little work has focused on the general public's overall perception of the ideal breast or has validated them with …

Thin flaps, a modification of traditional flaps that minimize the need for debulking and revision, offer unique advantages in the field of lower limb reconstruction. Advances in the field of microsurgery have made this streamlined method of…

[BACKGROUND] Facelift continues to be one of the most common aesthetic procedures performed in the United States. Although there exist many techniques and variations, superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) manipulation, by way of plic…

[BACKGROUND] Combining abdominoplasty with liposuction is a common practice for optimal patient aesthetic outcomes. In the past, several practitioners have argued against liposuction due to the potential for vascular insufficiency, especial…

[BACKGROUND] Recent evidence shows accelerating worldwide adoption of social media and suggests a commensurate increase in social media use by integrated plastic surgery residency programs in the United States. Programs nationwide are now m…

[BACKGROUND] Antibiotic beads and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) represent two methods of wound management used during staged debridement in the post-trauma limb salvage pathway. The efficacy of NPWT and antibiotic beads in preventi…

[BACKGROUND] The decision of surgical approach for hair restoration often involves evaluation of the type of alopecia; however, the impact of surgical hair restoration from existing techniques in specific population subsets has not been com…

[BACKGROUND] Subfascial breast augmentation is a technique originally developed to reduce the risks of capsular contracture while decreasing the postoperative pain associated with subpectoral augmentation. It was pioneered in Brazil by Dr. …

[BACKGROUND] Recently, it has been proposed that psychosocial concerns may motivate the demand for aesthetic rhinoplasty. Although successful operations often improve the quality of life and self-esteem symptoms in patients with sound menta…

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a T-cell neoplasm that arises in the capsule around breast implants. While an association with implants has been proposed, no causal link has been identified and the pat…

[BACKGROUND] The use of textured breast implants over smooth implants has been widely shown to have a lower incidence of capsular contracture. However, the impact of micropatterning techniques on the incidence of postoperative patient morbi…

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common causes of morbidity in male patients, with a prevalence of 50-60% in men aged 40-70 years. EDs may be caused by physical or psychological trauma, the former of which may be treatable throu…

[BACKGROUND] Cosmetic tourism is an expanding industry with increasing scrutiny in the public domain of complications and patient safety issues. The health and financial implications for patients are large and deserve further investigation.…

[BACKGROUND] Otoplasty is a century-old procedure that, through continued modifications, now has over two hundred different procedures described in the literature. In this article, we seek to describe the anatomy and principles of aesthetic…

[BACKGROUND] Several studies have demonstrated that progressive tension sutures (PTS) reduce seroma. Many fear that adding liposuction to abdominoplasty will increase seroma rates and avoid drainless abdominoplasty when performing concomita…

[BACKGROUND] Recent studies demonstrate that board-certified plastic surgeons are underrepresented amongst individuals posting public-directed marketing plastic surgery-related content on Instagram. However, peer-to-peer and education-based…

[BACKGROUND] Ethical guidelines for appropriate use of social media are beginning to be delineated. As social media becomes ingrained in plastic surgery culture, education of residents on appropriate use of social media is increasingly impo…

Social media has changed the way plastic surgeons interact with their colleagues, patients, and friends. Social media is a rapidly changing phenomenon that it is critical to plastic surgeons and their practice. Plastic surgery can be market…