Koenig ZA

[INTRODUCTION] The integrated plastic surgery (IPS) match is one of the most competitive in medicine. Following the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 transition to pass/fail, research productivity has become increasingly im…

[INTRODUCTION] Plastic surgery training favors the integrated model, necessitating evaluation of all rotations to ensure comprehensive training. The American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Council of Graduate Medical Education se…

[INTRODUCTION] Little is known regarding the impact of the Step 1 score shift on the importance of publications for applicants to integrated plastic surgery residencies. The Class of 2024 represents the first cohort of integrated plastic su…

[INTRODUCTION] Prior findings reported no racial differences in research productivity among plastic surgery trainees, but by combining integrated and independent pathways, they may obscure disparities relevant at residency selection. Given …

[BACKGROUND] Breast conservation therapy typically consists of lumpectomy, which often leads to poor cosmetic outcomes. Concurrent oncoplastic reductions are performed to maximize aesthetics and patient outcome. We present an oncoplastic br…

[BACKGROUND] There is no clear consensus in the literature regarding clinical indications for vascularized nerve grafts. Most studies indicate that vascularized nerve grafting, rather than non-vascularized nerve grafting, is indicated for n…

[BACKGROUND] Few reports of weight maintenance following body contouring (BC) surgery present weight measurements as percentage weight change, and most of these studies do not isolate BC to specific body areas. This study analyzed weight co…

[UNLABELLED] Atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) and atypical lobular hyperplasia (ALH) of the breast are premalignant lesions. Although the literature on ADH and ALH as a whole is well-developed, research on ADH and ALH incidentally discover…