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[BACKGROUND] There are many pathways to leadership, but few historically were designed with women in mind. This study aimed to report on common trends, characteristics, pathways, and achievements among successful women plastic surgery leade…

[INTRODUCTION] Changing opiate prescribing practices in surgical fields without guidelines or standardizations can be a daunting task. An encouraging amount of literature has shown the benefits of reducing opioid use, but many plastic surge…

[INTRODUCTION] Gender parity in overall academic productivity in plastic surgery has increased, likely driven by the greater proportion of women in plastic surgery residency. Given the crucial role of collaboration in research productivity …

[BACKGROUND] Free nipple grafting (FNG) is a technique historically used during breast reduction and top surgery for treatment of gender dysphoria to minimize nipple-areola complex (NAC) hypoperfusion and subsequent loss. One drawback of th…

[BACKGROUND] Plastic Surgery is one of the fields that lags behind the rest when it comes to surgeons from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (URiM). Extensive research has shown that diversity in health care not only fosters inclusiv…

[UNLABELLED] Necrosis of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) or surrounding skin has been reported in 6%-30% of nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) patients, with higher rates associated with larger breasts, previous breast surgery, previous radia…

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) is a variant of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) associated with textured-surface silicone breast implants. Since first being described in 1997, over 1100 cases have b…

[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…

 Gestational gigantomastia is a rare and debilitating condition that is thought to result from hormone hypersensitivity. Several definitions have been proposed using breast weight and change in body mass index, but the breast growth is best…

[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] Reduction mammoplasty is indicated for symptomatic macromastia or breast asymmetry after contralateral cancer surgery. Previous studies compared the incidence of high-risk lesions in resection specimens between these 2 groups. …

Medial defects created by breast-conservation surgery pose a significant challenge to oncoplastic reduction mammaplasty, especially with superficial tumors that necessitate resection of overlying skin. These tumors lie outside of the standa…