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Reshaping Our Understanding of Sensation and Pain Following Breast Reduction Surgery.
[BACKGROUND] This study evaluated the sensory and breast pain outcomes in inferior versus superomedial pedicle breast reduction. [METHODS] Twenty patients undergoing the inferior pedicle technique were matched to 20 patients undergoing the…
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Local practice variations and payer differences underlie state-wide disparities in oncoplastic breast surgery.
[BACKGROUND] Little is known about disparities in oncoplastic breast surgery delivery. [METHODS] The Massachusetts All-Payer Claims Database was queried for patients who received lumpectomy for a diagnosis of breast cancer. Oncoplastic sur…
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Health Care Value in Plastic Surgery Practice.
As value-based care gains traction in response to towering health care expenditures and issues of health care inequity, hospital capacity, and labor shortages, it is important to consider how a value-based approach can be achieved in plasti…
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Is nerve coaptation associated with improved sensation after microvascular breast reconstruction? A systematic review.
[BACKGROUND] Sensation after autologous breast reconstruction is an increasingly important outcome. Several studies demonstrated improved sensation with flap neurotization but utilized heterogenous measures and follow-up intervals. This rev…
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Misconceptions, Myths, and Mystery: A Cross-sectional Survey Study on Public Knowledge and Values of Microsurgery.
[BACKGROUND] Microsurgery is a foundational plastic surgery principle. However, public unawareness of microsurgery and its associated rigorous training in the United States may contribute to current misconceptions and undervaluing of plast…
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Cost communication in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery: Public perceptions in the United States.
[BACKGROUND] There is a need to better understand the financial toxicity of surgery on patients. Recent data demonstrated that plastic surgeons seldom discuss out-of-pocket costs with patients. Not much is known regarding the public percept…
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Public Perceptions of Breast Implant Complications and the FDA Boxed Warning on Implants.
[UNLABELLED] The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a boxed warning on breast implants in October 2021, requiring communication of certain risks to patients. This study assessed how this boxed warning may impact public perceptions…
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Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction in the Setting of Cryolipolysis.
The deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap is a safe and reliable autologous breast reconstruction option for patients undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer. Success of the procedure relies on adequate flap perfusi…