Kim JYS

[BACKGROUND] Breast implant-associated squamous cell carcinoma (BIA-SCC) has emerged as a rare but aggressive malignancy with a mortality rate of 25% at 1 year. Its pathogenesis remains uncharacterized. [METHODS] Breast implant capsules fr…

[BACKGROUND] Abdominoplasty and body contouring operations are responsible for a majority of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events in aesthetic surgery. Apixaban is a newer oral anticoagulant that may prevent VTE without increasing the risk f…

[BACKGROUND] Abdominoplasty may be considered a procedure performed after a patient has already lost weight, but many surgeons have clinically observed that patients continue to lose weight in the postoperative period. This study sought to …

[BACKGROUND] Women with cosmetic implants have lower rates of future breast cancer than the general population. The authors hypothesized that the implant foreign body response could induce a local protective anticancer immunosurveillance. T…

[BACKGROUND] After the removal of ruptured breast implants, patients may elect to replace or not replace ruptured implants. They also may elect to undergo mastopexy alone without replacement of breast implants to maintain a more aesthetic s…

[INTRODUCTION] Breast implants are under recent scrutiny owing to concerns about their potential for inducing immunological diseases, namely breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma and breast implant illness. However, the i…

[BACKGROUND] Capsular contracture is one of the most common reasons for reoperation after implant-based breast reconstruction. Prior investigations have suggested that biologic mesh may mitigate capsular contracture development. This study …

[UNLABELLED] Scars can have significant morbidity and negatively impact psychological, functional, and cosmetic outcomes as well as the overall quality-of-life, especially among ethnic minorities. The objective of this study was to evaluate…

[UNLABELLED] Scarring negatively impacts patient mental health, causing worsened self-confidence, body image, and social interactions, as well as anxiety and depression. The objective of this study is to evaluate the scarring impact after f…

[BACKGROUND] Women with cosmetic breast implants have significantly lower rates of subsequent breast cancer than the general population (relative risk, 0.63; 95 percent CI, 0.56 to 0.71). The authors hypothesize that breast implant-induced …

Animation deformity is an unsightly complication after sub-pectoral breast reconstruction characterized by implant displacement with pectoralis muscle contraction. Recent increased awareness of this phenomenon has driven interest in pre-pec…

[BACKGROUND] Online reviews increasingly influence patients' decision-making. This is the first systematic, quantitative analysis of online reviews for abdominoplasty. [METHODS] Reviews for abdominoplasty were sampled from RealSelf, Yelp, …

[BACKGROUND] Risk calculators are an emerging tool that provide granular, individualized risk estimation. Presently, there is a paucity of risk calculators specific to plastic surgery. Abdominoplasty is a popular plastic surgery procedure a…

[BACKGROUND] Online reviews have become modern versions of the word-of-mouth recommendation, and prospective patients are increasingly consulting them before making decisions about their surgical care. The authors' objectives were to (1) id…

[BACKGROUND] The "July Effect" refers to a theoretical increase in complications that may occur with the influx of inexperienced interns and residents at the beginning of each academic year in July. [OBJECTIVES] We endeavored to determine …

Plastic surgery research using large databases has increased dramatically over the past 20 years. With the magnitude and breadth of information available in these databases, researchers are able to more easily answer a wide variety of resea…

[BACKGROUND] No concrete data exist to support a specific volume at which liposuction becomes unsafe; surgeons rely on their own estimates, professional organization advisories, or institutional or government-imposed restrictions. This stud…

[BACKGROUND] Recent studies by the American College of Surgeons reveal that nearly 40 percent of U.S. surgeons exhibit signs of burnout. The authors endeavored to quantify the incidence of burnout among U.S. plastic surgeons, determine iden…

[BACKGROUND] The safety of single-stage augmentation-mastopexy remains controversial given the dual purpose of increasing breast volume and decreasing the skin envelope. Currently, the literature is relatively sparse and heterogeneous. This…

[BACKGROUND] Hospital readmissions have become a topic of focus for quality care measures and cost-reduction efforts. However, no comparative multi-institutional data on plastic surgery outpatient readmission rates currently exist. The auth…

[BACKGROUND] Intraoperative experience is an essential component of surgical training. The impact of resident involvement in plastic surgery has not previously been studied on a large scale. [METHODS] The authors retrospectively reviewed t…

[BACKGROUND] Panniculectomy can improve quality of life in morbidly obese patients, but its functional benefits are counterbalanced by relatively high complication rates. The authors endeavored to determine the impact of plastic surgery tra…