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[BACKGROUND] Nonsurgical treatments for facial aging have become a mainstay in plastic surgery practices. Two practice models exist, one in which the plastic surgeon provides both the nonsurgical and surgical treatments and the other in whi…

[BACKGROUND] Outpatient plastic surgery at office-based surgery facilities (OBSFs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) has become increasingly prevalent over the past 30 years. Importantly, historical data are inconsistent regarding the s…

[BACKGROUND] Paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), a rare side effect of CoolSculpting (cryolipolysis), is characterized by fatty enlargement of the treatment area occurring months after the procedure. [OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this stu…

[BACKGROUND] Health care providers play an important role in the national opioid crisis with 40% of opioid-related deaths being attributed to prescription medications (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health an…

[PURPOSE] Latissimus dorsi (LD) breast reconstruction is of proven efficacy. Advantages of thoracodorsal nerve transection are potential prevention of muscle spasticity/movement; disadvantages are possible long-term muscle atrophy and volum…

[BACKGROUND] A variety of regional nerve blocks have been utilized in abdominoplasty procedures, including transversus abdominis plane (TAP), intercostal, rectus sheath (RS), pararectus + ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric, quadratus lumborum, an…

[BACKGROUND] Rhytidectomy is a popular procedure for facial rejuvenation, but an up-to-date, comprehensive, and broadly representative appraisal is lacking. [METHODS] A cohort of patients undergoing rhytidectomy between 2008 and 2016 was i…

The minimal access cranial suspension (MACS) facelift is a minimally invasive face and neck lift that uses the understanding of the changes in facial anatomy as it relates to facial aging. The MACS facelift uses a shorter incision with limi…

[BACKGROUND] Highly cited publications are referred to as citation classics and can signify important contributions to a discipline. Although citation classics in plastic surgery have been identified, none were published before 1960. Citati…

[BACKGROUND] Facial rejuvenation is an elective procedure commonly performed to combat the consequences of normal aging. The senior author's practice initially consisted of traditional facelifts with superficial muscular apopneurotic system…

[BACKGROUND] Mastopexy and reduction mammaplasty are often limited by the patient's poor native soft tissue quality, resulting in ptosis recurrence and loss of rejuvenated surgical results. Surgical scaffolds and acellular dermal matrices a…

[INTRODUCTION] Unanticipated postoperative readmissions are a grading metric directly linked to both the quality of patient care and physician reimbursement. However, little data exist to define factors responsible for these readmissions in…

[INTRODUCTION] Skin flap necrosis after mastectomy can be a devastating complication significantly affecting patient outcomes. Routine vascular analysis (fluorescein or laser angiography) of mastectomy skin flaps in all patients has been ad…

[INTRODUCTION] Multiple techniques exist for reduction mammoplasty, but no singular consensus exists as to which method is the most effective in providing an aesthetically pleasing breast. We reviewed our institution's reduction mammoplasty…

Medical research has a long history of joint venture between commercial entities and nonindustry researchers. Significant concern exists among accrediting bodies for medical education and federal granting agencies that conflicts of interest…

[INTRODUCTION] Minimal access cranial suspension (MACS) facelifts provide the potential advantage of less invasiveness with quicker recovery. However, there is deficient literature documenting its usefulness and limitations. [PURPOSE] This…

[BACKGROUND] Abdominoplasty is one of the highest risk plastic surgery procedures for venous thromboembolism complications (VTE). Current recommendations for VTE prophylaxis are sequential compression devices (SCDs) in the OR and optional u…

Latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction with implants has been criticized for Baker III or IV capsular contractures in as many as 30% of patients. Also criticized is muscle atrophy and loss of breast volume and definition. This study evaluat…

Full abdominoplasty (mobilization of skin flap to the costal margin/xiphoid, umbilical translocation, +/- liposuction) is frequently done as an inpatient procedure. This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of outpatient full abdominopla…