Bustos SS

[BACKGROUND] Facelifts are commonly associated with postoperative complications. The hemostatic net has emerged as a promising approach to reduce these events. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the hem…

The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap remains the preferred flap option for autologous breast reconstruction following mastectomy. This case report presents the novel use of the cephalic vein (CV) as an interposition graft to …

[BACKGROUND] The amount of tissue resection, measured in weight per breast, in breast reduction surgery has been considered a potential risk factor for complications. [OBJECTIVE] We aimed to evaluate the effect of removing >1000 g versus 1…

Aging of the face is the result of the interrelation of three-dimensional changes occurring over time among the 5 different layers of the face and its associated structures. Knowledge regarding the causes of these changes and identification…

[BACKGROUND] Many insurance companies in the United States rely on the Schnur sliding scale to predict resection weights to determine medical necessity for breast reduction surgery. Accurate methods to predict resection weights are needed t…

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[BACKGROUND] Obesity is a risk factor for complications in breast reconstruction. Thus, implant-based immediate breast reconstruction in obese women may be controversial. The authors analyzed obese patients who underwent skin-sparing mastec…

Facial gender confirmation surgery (FGCS) is a powerful set of procedures in the armamentarium of plastic surgeons that can transform the male face into a gender-congruent female face and provide the transgender individual with improved qua…

[BACKGROUND] Free nipple grafting indications in breast reduction surgery are outdated. Safety of inferior pedicle technique for large resections and long pedicles has not been clearly defined. We evaluated patients who underwent inferior p…

[INTRODUCTION] The training pathway for plastic surgery has evolved in recent years with the adoption and rise in popularity of the integrated model. Studies have demonstrated that there may be differences between integrated graduates and i…

[BACKGROUND] Middle and distal insets of gastroepiploic vascularized lymph node transfer (GE-VLNT) for extremity lymphedema have been described. However, there has been no prior comparison of surgical or patient-reported outcomes between th…

[BACKGROUND]  The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is the most common perforator flap for microsurgical breast reconstruction. Contrary to the conventional open approach, robotic-assisted DIEP flap harvest intends to preserve…

[OBJECTIVE] Present different flap alternatives when performing microvascular free-flap reconstruction in acute hard-to-heal wounds. [METHOD] A retrospective review of patients whose acute hard-to-heal wounds were treated with microvascula…

[OBJECTIVE] Present different flap alternatives when performing microvascular free-flap reconstruction in acute hard-to-heal wounds. [METHOD] A retrospective review of patients whose acute hard-to-heal wounds were treated with microvascula…

[BACKGROUND] The combination of microvascular breast reconstruction (MBR) and vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) in a single-stage procedure is a surgical option for women who desire breast reconstruction and postmastectomy lymphedema …

[BACKGROUND] A paradigm shift towards the use of combined physiological and excisional surgical approaches for the treatment of lymphedema is permeating the surgical practice worldwide. We describe a single-stage surgical approach combining…