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[BACKGROUND] Body mass index (BMI) has been commonly used to determine appropriateness for surgery. However, it fails to account for variations in lean mass and fat distribution, prompting the development of alternative anthropometric indic…

[BACKGROUND] Previous literature suggests that treatment delays and poorer baseline health among patients with Medicare and Medicaid, compared to those with private insurance, contribute to worse outcomes across a range of procedures. Howev…

[BACKGROUND] As breast implants gain popularity, there remains concern over implant safety. Roughly 8% of the U.S population lives with an autoimmune disease, yet there is a paucity of literature comparing outcomes between patients taking d…

In bilateral deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction procedures, the microsurgical anastomoses are usually performed consecutively, where one side is completed before the other side is started. However, when a co-surg…

Compared with traditional deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap breast reconstruction procedures, robotic-assisted DIEP (R-DIEP) minimizes abdominal wall morbidity by reducing fascial incision length. Optimal R-DIEP candidates hav…

[BACKGROUND] As the obesity epidemic continues to grow, symptomatic macromastia at earlier ages has become increasingly common. [OBJECTIVE] The present study aims to explore trends, risk factors, and postoperative complications in adolesce…

[BACKGROUND] The use of tranexamic acid (TXA) in reduction mammaplasty is increasing among plastic surgeons. Its efficacy and impact on complications, however, are not yet well understood. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the imp…

[INTRODUCTION] Postoperative pain can delay recovery following reduction mammaplasty (RM). While nerve blocks (NBs) are widely used in other surgeries, their efficacy in RM remains underexplored. This study evaluates the impact of periopera…

[PURPOSE OF REVIEW] To provide a current review of artificial intelligence and its subtypes in maxillofacial and facial plastic surgery including a discussion of implications and ethical concerns. [RECENT FINDINGS] Artificial intelligence …

[BACKGROUND] Multiple factors influence patients when deciding on where to seek plastic surgery consultations. Our objective was to determine the most important factors when booking the initial consultation. [METHODS] A 23 question survey …

[BACKGROUND] Recent research has indicated that botulinum toxin type A may have an inhibitory effect on the formation of fibroblasts and thus possibly decreases the severity of scar formation. Therefore, a trial was designed to assess the e…

[BACKGROUND] Post-surgical pyoderma gangrenosum (PSPG) presents as a rapidly expanding cutaneous ulcer at a site of surgery with potentially devastating consequences. We systematically reviewed the English and foreign language literature to…

Objective. To assess the outcomes of functional rhinoplasty for nasal valve incompetence and to evaluate an in-office test used to select appropriate surgical techniques. Methods. Patients with nasal obstruction due to nasal valve incompete…