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The 3 most common problems after a parotidectomy are cheek contour deformity, Frey syndrome (gustatory sweating), and a visible scar on the neck. These problems can potentially be prevented by (1) facelift type incisions, which eliminate th…

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients' views of conflicts of interest (COI) and their comprehension of recent legislation known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. This report constitutes the first evaluation o…

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to analyze the frequency and nature of self-reported conflict-of-interest disclosures in the plastic surgery literature and to compare these findings to the Physician Payments Sunshine Act database…

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study is to determine and characterize the scientific and nonscientific factors that influence the rate of article citation in the field of plastic surgery. [DESIGN] Cross-sectional study. [SETTING] We rev…

[BACKGROUND] The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PSSA) is a government initiative that requires all biomedical companies to publicly disclose payments to physicians through the Open Payments Program (OPP). The goal of this study was to use…

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study was to identify types and trends in industry sponsorship of plastic surgery research since the establishment of conflict-of-interest reporting policies in plastic surgery. [METHODS] The authors analyz…

[PURPOSE] Conflicts of interest (COI) are an emerging area of discussion within the field of plastic surgery. Recently, several reports have found that research studies that disclose COI are associated with publication of positive outcomes.…

[INTRODUCTION] It is currently unknown whether formal research training has an influence on academic advancement in plastic surgery. The purpose of this study was to determine whether formal research training was associated with higher rese…

[BACKGROUND] Recently, several studies have demonstrated that articles that disclose conflicts of interests (COI) are associated with publication of positive results. The purpose of this study was to learn more about the different types of …

[BACKGROUND] Research productivity plays a significant role in academic promotions. Currently, various bibliometric measures utilizing citation counts are used to judge an author's work. With increasing numbers of journals, numbers of open …

[OBJECTIVE] Our purpose was to provide a metric by which evaluation criteria are prioritized during resident selection. In this study, we assessed which residency applicant qualities are deemed important by members of the American Associati…

[BACKGROUND] Despite a growing interest in examining the effects of industry funding on research in plastic surgery, no study to date has comprehensively examined the effects of financial conflicts of interest on publication outcomes. The a…

Although patients are typically satisfied after reduction mammaplasty, a subgroup later deems the volume of remaining breast tissue inadequate and presents for breast enhancement. Our purpose was to identify patient and procedural risk fact…

[BACKGROUND] Applications to plastic surgery residency increased 34 percent from 2002 to 2005, despite decreasing applications to other surgical subspecialties. During this period, medical education, reimbursement, work hours, and media cov…

[BACKGROUND] Randomized controlled trials in plastic surgery have not been analyzed comprehensively. We analyzed plastic surgical randomized controlled trials with respect to reporting standards, methodologic quality, and impact on the spec…

The value of synthetic mesh use in the treatment of recurrent abdominal hernias is well recognized and has led to its advocacy by some authors as an adjunct in primary hernia repair. Mesh use in the donor-site closure associated with TRAM f…

Twenty-two patients seeking aesthetic improvement of their eyelid and orbital-cheek region underwent malar augmentation and cheek advancement in conjunction with lower eyelid blepharoplasty by means of a subciliary incision. The follow-up r…

Textured silicone expanders are alleged to be less painful in the filling process, to have less capsular contracture, and to stay in position better than smooth silicone expanders. To test these three hypotheses, 6 patients undergoing bilat…

A detailed survey on aesthetic augmentation mammoplasty was sent to patients who had undergone this procedure at the Massachusetts General Hospital between July 1973 and July 1991 to determine the incidence of postoperative complications af…

Capsular contracture remains the major complication of reconstructive and aesthetic breast surgery. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if a silicone implant with a textured surface will form a capsule of significantly differ…

Sixty-three nonconsecutive patients have undergone resection of the retro-orbicularis oculus fat (ROOF) in conjunction with aesthetic blepharoplasty. In these patients, a consistent and useful ability to soften and flatten heaviness and bul…

Free fat graft autotransplantation for soft-tissue replacement has been a neglected subject in recent years. In a review of the literature, investigations of the various uses of free fat autotransplantation in animals and humans provide an …

Treatment for the characteristic hand deformities of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa has been well described in the literature. We present our first experience delineating the surgical treatment for advanced foot deformities in this diseas…

Thumb reconstruction for amputation at the metacarpal phalangeal level was accomplished by microneurovascular transfer of the contralateral damaged index finger ray, including metacarpal phalangeal joint. This transfer accomplished a succes…