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Incidence of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration mandated a black box warning on all breast implants, warning of an association with anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The World Health Organization recently introduced breast implant-associated…
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National trends in utilization and timing of flap reconstruction for lower extremity Gustilo-Anderson III fractures: A National Inpatient Sample analysis.
[BACKGROUND] Recent research has suggested that the timing of successful flap reconstruction for lower extremity Gustilo-Anderson III fractures may be extended past 72 h of injury. This analysis incorporated a national database to assess th…
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Racial and ethnic differences in rates of reduction mammoplasty among women with macromastia: An analysis of the All of Us Research Program.
[BACKGROUND] Reduction mammoplasty, or breast reduction, provides improvements in quality of life for women with macromastia. Existing literature has not thoroughly characterized potential socioeconomic differences in receiving breast reduc…
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Patent productivity among academic plastic surgeons in the United States over 20 years.
[BACKGROUND] Innovation is a cornerstone of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Patents are a way to measure innovation. The objective of this study was to quantify and understand patent productivity in the career of academic plastic surgeo…
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Early Plastic Surgery Education in the United States through the Lens of Dr. Jerome P. Webster's Case Logs: 1943-1948.
Jerome P. Webster, known as the "father of plastic surgery education" in the United States, established Columbia University's first plastic surgery professorship and residency program. His educational philosophy was shaped by formative trai…
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Body Roundness Index: An Alternative Metric for Plastic Surgery Risk Stratification.
Meta-analyses suggest the body roundness index (BRI) yields better discriminatory power for predicting cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome than the body mass index (BMI). Given the role of plastic surgeons in the surgical manageme…
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Systematic under-ascertainment of anaplastic large cell lymphoma cases in cancer registries: report from a comprehensive cancer center.
[INTRODUCTION] Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) has been rapidly rising in the US and around the world, leading to a mandated "black-box" label on all silicone- and saline-filled implants by the Food and Drug …
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Results of a Pilot Virtual Microsurgery Course for Plastic Surgeons in LMICs.
[BACKGROUND] The Plastic Surgery Foundation's Surgeons in Humanitarian Alliance for Reconstruction, Research and Education (SHARE) program seeks to expand surgical capacity worldwide through mentorship and training for local plastic surgeon…
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Comparative Analysis of Recurrence-Free Survival and Mortality in Postmastectomy Patients: Insights From Multidecade, Multiinstitutional Propensity Score Matching.
[INTRODUCTION] Disparities in postmastectomy reconstructive care are widely acknowledged. However, there is limited understanding regarding the impact of reconstructive services on cancer recurrence and breast cancer-related mortality. Ther…
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When a Good Flap Turns Bad: A Temporal Predictive Model for Free Flap Complications.
[BACKGROUND] Microsurgical cases are complex plastic surgery procedures with a significant risk of acute postoperative complications. In this study, we use a large-scale database to investigate the temporal progression of complications aft…
- "Barbie botox": The systematic review of a popular trend.
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The financial toxicity of postbariatric body contouring surgery: a survey study of an urban tertiary care center's patients.
[BACKGROUND] Patients with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery achieve sustained weight loss but are often left with excess skin folds that cause functional and psychological deficits. To remove excess skin, patients can undergo postbaria…
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Disparities in pathways to reduction mammaplasty: A single institution review of 425 women with macromastia.
[BACKGROUND] Reduction mammaplasty improves the quality of life by providing functional and aesthetic benefits to women with macromastia. This study contributes to the existing literature on socioeconomic and clinical barriers to referral f…
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From a Chicken Model to a Patient: Microsurgical Repair of a Brachial Artery in Mozambique.
In sub-Saharan Africa, options for reconstruction of traumatic injuries are limited due to lack of access to microsurgery-trained surgeons. Recently, the Plastic Surgery Foundation-sponsored Surgeons in Humanitarian Alliance for Reconstruct…
- Nipple Sensation Loss after Oncoplastic Breast Reduction.
- Trends in gender representation among plastic surgery award recipients.
- And Then There Was One: 2021 to 2022 COVID-19 Single Away Rotation Policy's Impact on the Geography of the Integrated Plastic Surgery Match.
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Comparing Outcomes after Oncoplastic Breast Reduction and Breast Reduction for Benign Macromastia.
[BACKGROUND] Oncoplastic breast reconstruction improves cosmetic outcomes when compared to standard breast conservation therapy alone. The authors studied whether tailoring a breast reduction to a cancer resection affects complication rates…
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Is It Worth the Risk? Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy With Immediate Bilateral Breast Reconstruction.
[BACKGROUND] An increasing number of women are choosing to undergo contralateral prophylactic mastectomy with immediate bilateral breast reconstruction. Operating on the contralateral noncancer side is not without its own set of risks. We s…
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Home Field Advantage: Assessing the Geographic Trends of the Plastic Surgery Residency Match during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
[OBJECTIVE] In previous plastic surgery residency match cycles, in-person activities at other institutions, such as away rotations, have facilitated matches outside of an applicant's home program or region. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, l…
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Smoking as an Independent Risk Factor for Postoperative Complications in Plastic Surgical Procedures: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of 36,454 Patients from the NSQIP Database from 2005 to 2014.
[BACKGROUND] Smoking has been associated with wound healing complications and overall morbidity in multiple specialties, including plastic surgery. From 2005 to 2014, smoking prevalence among U.S. adults decreased from 20.9 percent to 16.8 …
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The "Superior Ledge": a Modification of the Standard Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammoplasty to Accentuate Nipple-Areola Complex Projection.
[BACKGROUND] The superomedial pedicle parenchymal excision pattern for reduction mammaplasty has the benefits of a reproducible breast shape and improved superomedial fullness, but is limited by a susceptibility to nipple retraction. The se…
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Pulsed electromagnetic fields dosing impacts postoperative pain in breast reduction patients.
[BACKGROUND] Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) reduce postoperative pain and narcotic requirements in breast augmentation, reduction, and reconstruction patients. PEMF enhances both calmodulin-dependent nitric oxide and/or cyclic guanosi…
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Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Reduce Postoperative Interleukin-1β, Pain, and Inflammation: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction Patients.
[BACKGROUND] Pulsed electromagnetic fields have been shown to reduce postoperative pain, inflammation, and narcotic requirements after breast reduction and augmentation surgical procedures. This study examined whether pulsed electromagnetic…
- Reducing wound healing complications of Wise pattern breast reduction with the inverted "V" modification.