Abi-Rafeh J

[BACKGROUND] Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized the way physicians access and leverage artificial intelligence (AI). The potential role of AI in facilitating aesthetic medical education remains to be established. [OBJECTIVES]…

[BACKGROUND] The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends silicone breast implant rupture surveillance using MRI or ultrasound beginning at 5-6 years post-insertion and every 2-3 years thereafter. No surveillance guidelin…

[BACKGROUND] Although there exists ample evidence on the impact of perioperative blood pressure on hematoma incidence following facelift, the association of elevated or labile intraoperative blood pressure with postoperative hematoma remain…

Aesthetic liposuction represents one of the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures worldwide. The purpose of this article is to examine and synthesize reported complication rates and explore the analytical prospect of possible patient …

[BACKGROUND] At a time when Internet and social media use is omnipresent among patients in their self-directed research about their medical or surgical needs, artificial intelligence (AI) large language models (LLMs) are on track to represe…

[BACKGROUND] Artificial intelligence large language models (LLMs) represent promising resources for patient guidance and education in aesthetic surgery. [OBJECTIVES] The present study directly compares the performance of OpenAI's ChatGPT (…

[BACKGROUND] The rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence (AI) holds great potential for plastic surgeons. ChatGPT, a recently released AI large language model (LLM), promises applications across many disciplines, including healthc…

[INTRODUCTION] Large language models (LLM) have revolutionized the way humans interact with artificial intelligence (AI) technology, with marked potential for applications in esthetic surgery. The present study evaluates the performance of …

[BACKGROUND] Social media platforms have come to represent integral components of the professional marketing and advertising strategy for plastic surgeons. Effective and consistent content development, however, remains technically demanding…

[BACKGROUND] Hematoma is the most common complication after facelift surgery. Hypertension is the major risk factor for hematoma following facelift. Measures taken to reduce systolic blood pressure perioperatively significantly reduce the r…

[INTRODUCTION] ChatGPT represents a potential resource for patient guidance and education, with the possibility for quality improvement in healthcare delivery. The present study evaluates the role of ChatGPT as an interactive patient resour…

[BACKGROUND] Although plastic surgeons commonly perform capsulectomies for a variety of peri-prosthetic capsular conditions, the safety of capsulectomy remains unknown, and the literature lacks evidence describing its morbidity and complica…

[BACKGROUND] Progressive hemifacial atrophy is a rare disorder characterized by gradual unilateral soft-tissue atrophy in the face, which may also include clinically significant degeneration of underlying muscle and bone. In recent years, t…

[INTRODUCTION] Facial botulinum toxin injections represent the most commonly performed aesthetic non-surgical procedures by plastic surgeons; however, post-graduate programs remain devoid of objective tools to adequately assess competence i…

[BACKGROUND] Brachioplasty procedures have experienced a surge in popularity over the past decade, mirroring the rise in bariatric procedures and growing population of massive weight loss patients. The authors estimated the incidence of ass…

[BACKGROUND] As plastic surgeons continue to evaluate the utility of nonopioid analgesic alternatives, nerve block use in breast plastic surgery remains limited and unstandardized, with no syntheses of the available evidence to guide consen…

[BACKGROUND] Microscopic fat embolism syndrome (micro-FES) has been recently identified as a potentially fatal complication following gluteal augmentation utilizing autologous fat grafts; safety recommendations advocating for subcutaneous l…

[UNLABELLED] Since the 1992 moratorium by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the debate on the association of breast implants with systemic illnesses has been ongoing. Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma has also r…

[BACKGROUND] Simulation has gained notable recognition for its role as an effective training and assessment modality in the present era of competency-based medical education. Despite the well-documented efficacy of both live and cadaveric a…