Herrera FA

[BACKGROUND] Social media has emerged as a valuable resource by which prospective applicants may evaluate residency programs, with Instagram being the most widely used platform. This study aims to categorize and evaluate the accuracy of Ins…

[BACKGROUND] Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in surgeons have been well documented. Hand surgeons, however, represent a unique population of surgical subspecialists due to frequent use of operative magnification. Thus, we aim to exam…

[BACKGROUND] With a surge of tranexamic acid (TXA) use in the plastic surgery community and a constant demand for breast reduction for symptomatic macromastia, questions about the benefits and risks emerge. The aims of this study are to eva…

[PURPOSE] Although growth in cosmetic surgery remains constant in the private setting, academic cosmetic surgery practices are often underdeveloped. Our study aims to determine which patient populations access academic cosmetic surgery serv…

[INTRODUCTION] Cosmetic surgery and other elective noninvasive aesthetic procedures have become significantly more popular throughout the 21st century. As these procedures have grown in popularity, more and more Americans have begun to rese…

Raynaud phenomenon (RP) is a condition causing vasospasm in the fingers and toes of patients that can have a significant negative impact on quality of life. This can lead to pain, ulceration, and possible loss of digits. Several pharmacolog…

[INTRODUCTION] Hand surgery fellowships accept applicants from 3 different residencies: general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and plastic surgery. Although all of these specialties culminate into a board-certified hand surgeon, each specialt…

[INTRODUCTION] The National Resident Matching Program and Electronic Residency Application Service provide data for tracking trends among applicants in each specialty over the past 5 years. The purpose of this study was to examine this info…

[BACKGROUND] Complications after microvascular surgery, such as partial flap loss, and arterial/venous compromise cannot only increase morbidity for the patient but also tax the healthcare system. Thrombocytosis, both essential and reactive…

[BACKGROUND] Board-certified hand surgeons undergo an additional 1 year of fellowship training after completing 1 of 3 residencies, either orthopedic surgery (OS), plastic surgery (PS), or general surgery (GS). The purpose of our study was …

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to identify preoperative risk factors in patients undergoing reduction mammoplasty as well as identify any increased complication risk in patients older than 60 years undergoing reduction mammoplas…

[PURPOSE] For many types of surgical cases, there is an increase in length with the participation of a resident physician. The lost operative time productivity is not necessarily mitigated in any fashion other than to benefit the experience…

[BACKGROUND] The authors sought to identify factors associated with current chiefs and chairpersons in academic plastic surgery to encourage and shape future leaders of tomorrow. [METHODS] Academic chairpersons in plastic surgery (n = 94) …

Background. Bilateral reduction mammoplasty is a common plastic surgery procedure that can be complicated by unfavorable scar formation along incision sites. Surgical adhesives can be utilized as an alternative or as an adjunct to conventio…

The purpose of this study is to determine the initial career choice of plastic surgery residents after completion of training during the last five years and to identify any factors that may influence choice of career path. Demographic data …