Hung YC

[BACKGROUND] Liposuction is the most common plastic surgery procedure performed in the United States. Continued advancements have led to the development of five common approaches to liposuction. [OBJECTIVES] The authors of this study aim t…

[BACKGROUND] Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma first linked with breast implants in 2011. The correlation between BIA-ALCL and textured devices has led to increased use of …

[BACKGROUND] Different types of abdominoplasties have been developed to address individual patient characteristics. However, an analysis of complication rates and risk factors for different types of abdominoplasties has yet to be reported. …

[INTRODUCTION] Lipedema is a relatively common, frequently misdiagnosed, chronic condition that is often treated using liposuction when conservative therapies fail. Techniques such as traditional tumescent liposuction (TTL), power-assisted …

[BACKGROUND] There are mixed results in surgical complications regarding the usage of prepectoral versus subpectoral implant placement in direct-to-implant breast reconstruction. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive synthesis of surg…

[INTRODUCTION] Improving patient education materials may improve patient outcomes. This study aims to explore the possibility of generating patient education materials with the assistance of a large language model, Chat Generative Pre-Train…

 Meningiomas are the second most common tumors in neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF-2). Microsurgery is challenging in NF-2 patients presenting with skull base meningiomas due to the intrinsic risks and need for multiple interventions over time.…

[BACKGROUND] There is limited and conflicting data on the optimal intervention for the treatment of achalasia in adolescents and young adults (AYA), Heller myotomy (HM), esophageal dilation (ED) or botulinum toxin injection (botox). The goa…