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Women's Microsurgery Group Mentorship Program: Are We Fostering Connection and Meeting Mentees Needs?
Access to female mentorship in microsurgery is limited. The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Women's Microsurgery Group (WMG) established a mentorship program in 2014. This study evaluates recent participant demographics and…
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Left Internal Mammary Vein Size and Its Impact on Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction.
[UNLABELLED] The internal mammary vessels are the preferred recipient during free-flap breast reconstruction (FFBR). Previous studies have demonstrated that the left internal mammary vein (IMV) is consistently smaller than the right, but wi…
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Use of Tumescence for Outpatient Abdominoplasty and Other Concurrent Body Contouring Procedures: A Review of 65 Consecutive Patients.
[INTRODUCTION] Abdominoplasty is being increasingly performed as an outpatient procedure. The role of tumescent technique in decreasing postoperative pain and hospital stay has not been extensively studied. [METHODS] We reviewed 65 consecu…
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Skin Excision as an Adjunctive Technique to Rhinoplasty in Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients.
Rhinoplasty in middle-aged and elderly patients comes with its own set of challenges. There is relative lengthening of the nose with drooping of the nasal tip. With aging, the skin loses its elasticity, and the combination of nasal skeletal…
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Why we are here: early reflections on the role of reconstructive plastic surgery in the 2013 Boston marathon bombings.
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombings resulted in a large and unexpected influx of patients requiring acute multidisciplinary surgical care. The authors describe the surgical management experience of these patients at Brigham & Women's Hospital…
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Regeneration in medicine: a plastic surgeons "tail" of disease, stem cells, and a possible future.
Regeneration in medicine is a concept that has roots dating back to the earliest known records of medical interventions. Unfortunately, its elusive promise has still yet to become a reality. In the field of plastic surgery, we use the commo…
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Delayed division of the thoracodorsal nerve: a useful adjunct in breast reconstruction.
Breast reconstruction utilizing the latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap with an underlying breast implant is a well-established technique. Postoperative shoulder limitation is usually limited if at all noticeable. The muscle itself may, …