Bourne DA

[BACKGROUND] To understand whether the fertility and childbearing outcomes of female plastic surgeons have changed, this study compares current data to historical data from 25 years ago. [METHODS] An IRB-approved survey was sent to female …

[BACKGROUND] Women now represent approximately one-third of plastic surgery residents. The impact of a career in plastic surgery on family planning is unknown. The aim of this study was to report the current status of fertility and childbea…

[BACKGROUND] Forty percent of physicians anticipate becoming parents during residency. This often occurs in the absence of clear parental leave and breastfeeding policies, which may adversely impact parental and child health or jeopardize r…

[BACKGROUND] Gender bias and sexual misconduct continue to pervade medicine. The authors hypothesize that gender bias and sexual misconduct disproportionately and negatively affect female plastic surgery trainees. [METHODS] A national surv…

[BACKGROUND] The year 2017 marked the first year women comprised a majority of U.S. medical school matriculants. While more women are pursuing surgical training, within plastic surgery, there is a steady attrition of women advancing in lead…

[BACKGROUND] Plastic surgery trainees who wish to start a family face challenges. This is the first study to collect data directly from residents and fellows to understand issues surrounding childbearing and to propose solutions. [METHODS]…

[BACKGROUND] Fat grafting has emerged as the treatment of choice for soft-tissue augmentation and reconstruction. Variability of volume retention remains the greatest challenge for this technique, often requiring multiple operations to achi…

[BACKGROUND] Fat grafting is a powerful procedure limited by unpredictable volume loss. Grafted tissue survives via plasmatic imbibition until neovascularization occurs; therefore, fat that is deposited more than 0.2 cm from capillaries wil…