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Maxillary Reconstruction with Free Vascularized Fibula: 15-Year Experience.
[BACKGROUND] Reconstruction of the midface after maxillectomy is extremely challenging because of the need to reestablish the contour of the midface, maintain oronasal separation, support the orbit, and to restore the dentition. In this stu…
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Unanticipated Economic Burden of Cosmetic Surgery Tourism: A Single Academic Center's Experience.
[INTRODUCTION] Cosmetic surgery tourism is a burgeoning field, attracting patients with the possibility of procedures at reduced costs. Patients are often unaware of the potential cost of managing complications, with the cost often passed o…
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Is Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Appropriately Valued? Comparison of Reimbursement per Unit Time for Reconstructive versus Aesthetic Procedures.
[BACKGROUND] The work relative value units (wRVUs) system was established as a quantifier of physician labor, technical skill, medical decision-making, and training time required to complete a surgical procedure; hence, more challenging ope…
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Redefining the Role of Resection Weight Prediction in Reduction Mammaplasty and Breaking the "One-Scale-Fits-All" Paradigm.
[BACKGROUND] Reduction mammaplasty is a highly effective procedure for treatment of symptomatic macromastia. Prediction of resection weight is important for the surgeon and the patient, but none of the current prediction models is widely ac…