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Capsular contracture (CC) remains a leading cause for reoperation after breast reconstruction. The cause of CC is likely multifactorial, and there are many working theories in the current peer-reviewed literature related to causes. There ar…

[BACKGROUND] Free nipple grafting (FNG) has been long reported as a viable alternative for aesthetic results and patient satisfaction in the setting of reduction mammaplasty in severe macromastia. This study demonstrates that FNG concepts u…

[BACKGROUND] Capsular contracture (CC) is a frequent complication of implant-based breast augmentation and reconstruction, causing deformity, pain, and reoperation, particularly after mastectomy. CC arises from a multifactorial immune and f…

[BACKGROUND] The integration of AI chatbots into plastic surgery websites is now standard, providing asynchronous, real-time engagement for patients. Although promoted as scheduling and medical guidance tools, their contribution to clinical…

[BACKGROUND] The insertion of a mesh "internal bra" has been used in cosmetic breast procedures for soft-tissue reinforcement as a means to mitigate postoperative ptosis. However, there have been concerns regarding complications as a result…

Three-dimensional printing (3DP) has been used in many surgical specialties for virtual surgical planning, such as head and neck surgery, orthopedic surgery, and craniofacial surgery. A medical image is fed into modeling software, converted…

[BACKGROUND] Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been shown to facilitate complex wound closure, decrease healing complications, and improve scar quality. Recently, its application in closed incision wound healing has been studied. A…

[BACKGROUND] Reduction mammaplasty is an effective treatment for symptomatic macromastia but is associated with postoperative complications, such as hematoma, seroma, and infection. Tranexamic acid (TXA) has been shown to reduce blood loss …

[BACKGROUND] Private equity (PE) investment in healthcare has expanded rapidly, particularly in plastic surgery, where rising demand for aesthetic procedures presents attractive financial opportunities. Although PE backing may enhance opera…

The procedure with the highest rate of opioid prescription in plastic surgery is abdominoplasty. Additionally, plastic surgery patients are at a particularly elevated risk of becoming opioid-dependent. The main objective of this study was t…

[INTRODUCTION] Reduction mammoplasty is a common reconstructive and esthetic procedure with variable long-term outcomes regarding breast shape, projection, and nipple-areolar complex. One common complaint is recurrent breast ptosis, which m…

[INTRODUCTION] Hematoma formation after blepharoplasty is serious and potentially vision-threatening, with hypertension being the primary risk factor. The aim of this paper is to assess perioperative blood pressure trends and rates of compl…

Social media has been demonstrated to serve as a critical tool for plastic surgeons, facilitating patient engagement, peer-to-peer education and learning, and outreach to the broader public community. This study aims to perform a meta-analy…

Lower blepharoplasty is one of the most commonly performed facial plastic surgeries and can be approached through many different techniques to improve perceived aging and fatigue due to prominent eyelid fat pads, deep tear troughs, loose ey…

Oncoplastic breast reconstruction has improved esthetic results after breast-conserving surgery with low complication rates and stable oncologic outcomes. Basic principles can be applied across different volume displacement and replacement …

[BACKGROUND] There are many functional and aesthetic benefits to lipoabdominoplasty (combination of liposuction with abdominoplasty), including increase in core strength, reduction in urinary incontinence, and improvement in lower back pain…

[BACKGROUND] In the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in trends related to body-shaping procedures. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 300,000 breast augmentation procedures were conducted in 2019. L…

[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation procedures are one of the most commonly performed aesthetic procedures in the United States. Little work has focused on the general public's overall perception of the ideal breast or has validated them with …

[BACKGROUND] Facelift continues to be one of the most common aesthetic procedures performed in the United States. Although there exist many techniques and variations, superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) manipulation, by way of plic…

[BACKGROUND] The decision of surgical approach for hair restoration often involves evaluation of the type of alopecia; however, the impact of surgical hair restoration from existing techniques in specific population subsets has not been com…

[BACKGROUND] Subfascial breast augmentation is a technique originally developed to reduce the risks of capsular contracture while decreasing the postoperative pain associated with subpectoral augmentation. It was pioneered in Brazil by Dr. …

[BACKGROUND] Recently, it has been proposed that psychosocial concerns may motivate the demand for aesthetic rhinoplasty. Although successful operations often improve the quality of life and self-esteem symptoms in patients with sound menta…

[BACKGROUND] The use of textured breast implants over smooth implants has been widely shown to have a lower incidence of capsular contracture. However, the impact of micropatterning techniques on the incidence of postoperative patient morbi…

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common causes of morbidity in male patients, with a prevalence of 50-60% in men aged 40-70 years. EDs may be caused by physical or psychological trauma, the former of which may be treatable throu…

[BACKGROUND] Otoplasty is a century-old procedure that, through continued modifications, now has over two hundred different procedures described in the literature. In this article, we seek to describe the anatomy and principles of aesthetic…