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21건 · 최신순- PRS Journal Club: Cleft Palate Technique Outcomes, Primary Cleft Rhinoplasty Grafts, and Macroglossia Reduction.
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Reduction Mammaplasty: Closed Suction Drains Do Not Reduce Hematoma or Seroma But Increase Infection Risk.
[BACKGROUND] While there is mounting evidence that closed suction drains are not necessary, there is a paucity of literature to demonstrate that drains are harmful after breast reduction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the eff…
- PRS Journal Club: Subfascial Breast Augmentation Implant Selection, Breast Re-Reduction Techniques, and Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma Trends.
- PRS Journal Club: Evolving Landscape of Autologous Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction.
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Bacteriology of non-oncologic post-operative breast infections: A retrospective cross-sectional study to guide empiric antibiotic coverage.
[BACKGROUND] Antibiotic prophylaxis for non-oncologic breast surgeries is not well described by procedure type. This study identified the underlying microbiological etiologies and antibiotic sensitivities of culture-positive infections from…
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Drain Use and Complications After Breast Reduction in A Five-Academic-Institution Cohort.
[BACKGROUND] Over 70,000 reduction mammaplasties were performed in 2022. Previous studies have suggested equivalent overall complication rates with or without intraoperative drains but have been inadequately powered to assess individual out…
- PRS Journal Club: Breast Augmentation Plane Selection, Bleeding in Rhinoplasty, and Medical Spa Practitioner Trends.
- PRS Journal Club: Deep Plane Rhytidectomy, Pollybeak Prevention in Open Rhinoplasty, and Private Equity in Aesthetic Surgery.
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Timing of Autologous Tissue Breast Reconstruction Does Not Affect Free Flap Failure.
This study aimed to determine whether there is a difference in free flap failure based on the decision to undergo immediate versus delayed autologous tissue breast reconstruction after mastectomy. The National Surgical Quality Improvement P…
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Examination of Outcome Disparities in Reports of Prepectoral and Subpectoral Direct-to-Implant Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
[BACKGROUND] There are mixed results in surgical complications regarding the usage of prepectoral versus subpectoral implant placement in direct-to-implant breast reconstruction. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive synthesis of surg…
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A Longitudinal Study of Improvement in Nasal Airway Obstruction after Secondary Cleft Rhinoplasty.
[BACKGROUND] Nasal airway obstruction is an increasingly recognized phenomenon in patients with cleft lip and/or palate and has the potential to significantly affect quality of life in this patient population. To date, the effect of seconda…
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Effect of a Perioperative Educational Video in Patients Undergoing Mohs Reconstruction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
[BACKGROUND] Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States, and most are treated with Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) by fellowship-trained dermatologic surgeons. Complex reconstruction in cosmetically and functionally …
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Breast Reconstruction Free Flap Failure: Does Platelet Count Matter?
[BACKGROUND] Microvascular free tissue transfer is an increasingly popular modality for autologous tissue breast reconstruction. However, flap failure remains an ominous risk that continues to plague surgeons and patients even in the settin…
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Functional panniculectomy vs cosmetic abdominoplasty: Multicenter analysis of risk factors and complications.
[BACKGROUND] Amidst the rising trend of bariatric surgical procedures being performed across the country and around the world, patients seeking functional panniculectomy after massive weight loss represent a different population than those …
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Pulmonary Embolism Risk After Cosmetic Abdominoplasty and Functional Panniculectomy.
[BACKGROUND] Tighter abdominal wall reconstruction may increase intra-abdominal pressure, which can decrease lower extremity venous return. Decreased venous return through the inferior vena cava has been demonstrated to increase risk of dee…
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Endoscopic-Assisted Fronto-Orbital Distraction Osteogenesis: Initial Patient Report.
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this manuscript is to introduce a novel endoscopic-assisted approach for creation of osteotomies and distractor hardware placement for unicoronal craniosynostosis. [METHODS] Only three small incisions are perfor…
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Cleft Rhinoplasty: Does Timing and Utilization of Cartilage Grafts Affect Perioperative Outcomes?
[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology and perioperative complications of different reconstructive strategies to correct cleft nasal deformity, with particular attention paid to type and timing of cartilage …
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Analysis of National Outcomes for Simple Versus Complex Nasal Dermoid Cyst Excision.
Nasal dermoid cysts represent a spectrum of complexity from dermal sacs to multiloculated sinus tracts with intracranial extension with treatments ranging from outpatient excision to transcranial procedures involving dissection of the dermo…
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The Linton A. Whitaker Legacy: Cultivating Craniofacial Surgeon Leaders.
[BACKGROUND] Linton A. Whitaker is a pioneer of craniofacial surgery. He served as chief of plastic surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania and director of the craniofacial training program. Herein,…
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Orthognathic Hardware Complications in the Era of Patient-Specific Implants.
[BACKGROUND] Patients undergoing orthognathic skeletal correction present with a variety of comorbidities that may affect surgical outcomes. The purpose of this study was to determine how patient risk factors and operative technique contrib…
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Pediatric Otoplasty: Does Surgical Specialty Training Affect Safety and Rates of Adverse Perioperative Events?
[BACKGROUND] Otoplasty remains an overlapping clinical domain of plastic surgery and otolaryngology. The purpose of this study is to objectively analyze the safety of otoplasty and determine if there are any risk factors, such as surgical t…