Rebecca AM

Abdominally based free flaps are commonly utilized in the context of breast reconstruction. Historically, postoperative care of these patients involved liberal amounts of intravenous fluid administration; however, overadministration of flui…

[UNLABELLED] There is limited research on the impact of revisional surgery after breast reconstruction on patient experience and postoperative quality of life (QoL). [METHODS] Patients undergoing mastectomy with immediate implant-based or …

[BACKGROUND] In response to the opioid epidemic, the United States declared a public health emergency in 2017. We evaluated pain medication prescribing practices among plastic and reconstructive surgeons, assessing pain medication prescript…

[PURPOSE] Development of appropriate reimbursement models for breast reconstruction in the United States requires an understanding of relevant economic trends. The purpose of this study is to evaluate longitudinal patterns in Medicare reimb…

[BACKGROUND] Limited data exist outlining reoperations after direct-to-implant (DTI), tissue expander (TE) and autologous free-flap breast reconstruction. [METHODS] Patients undergoing mastectomy with reconstruction from 2008 to 18 were re…

[BACKGROUND] Capsular contracture causes pain, poor cosmesis, and reoperations. This study analyzes its incidence and risk factors in a more modern treatment era. [METHODS] Patients undergoing mastectomy with implant reconstruction from 20…

Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a diagnosis of exclusion worsened by surgical debridement. This report presents two atypical manifestations of PG in the reconstructed breast, whereby the disease is only confined to the irradiated chest wall ti…

[BACKGROUND] Vascularized omental lymphatic transplant (VOLT) is an increasingly popular treatment of extremity lymphedema given its promising donor site. While the success of VOLT in the treatment of lymphedema has been reported previously…

[BACKGROUND]  Microsurgery is being increasingly utilized across surgical specialties, including plastic surgery. Microsurgical techniques require greater time and financial investment compared with traditional methods. This study aimed to …

[BACKGROUND] The purpose of this study is to evaluate how prior breast augmentation impacts rates of complications and risk for reoperation after mastectomy with concurrent breast reconstruction. [METHODS] Patients undergoing nipple-sparin…

[INTRODUCTION] As multidisciplinary treatment modalities for rectal cancer continue to evolve, neoadjuvant chemoradiation then surgical resection is a common approach. Robotic-assisted abdominoperineal resection is becoming more prevalent i…

[OBJECTIVE] Breast implant augmentation is the most common cosmetic surgical procedure performed in the United States. The purpose of this study was to determine if patients with breast augmentation surgery are aware of the effect of breast…

[BACKGROUND] Facial pain can be a management challenge. Peripheral nerve/field stimulation may be an effective option for refractory cases, but direct muscle stimulation with facial twitching may result. Botulinum toxin injections have been…

[BACKGROUND] The reliability of deep inferior epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction following abdominal liposuction is controversial. The authors' early cases were technically successful; however, they experienced high par…

[BACKGROUND] Women present with pectus excavatum five times less frequently than men. Adult women may have additional, associated cosmetic factors, including hypoplastic or asymmetric breasts, or prior augmentation. The authors evaluated th…