Reddy NK

[BACKGROUND] Inappropriate facial scarring can lead to significant physical and psychosocial morbidity. There is a need to better understand how scar perception varies across ethnic groups, and how it impacts broader quality-of-life domains…

[BACKGROUND] A small proportion of prospective clinical trials in plastic surgery are related to craniofacial surgery. Understanding the current use of clinical trials research within plastic surgery is essential to further development of l…

[UNLABELLED] This case is a rare presentation of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), where malignant pericardial effusion (MPE) served as the primary manifestation. A 58-year-old woman, post-breast implant r…

[BACKGROUND] Although career choices are often shaped by training and mentors, it is not clear how training backgrounds have influenced whether plastic surgeons pursue leadership positions. Analysis of these training pathways can serve as a…

[BACKGROUND] The work relative value units (wRVUs) system was established as a quantifier of physician labor, technical skill, medical decision-making, and training time required to complete a surgical procedure; hence, more challenging ope…

Plastic surgery residency programs are offering increasing opportunities for international rotations, recognizing the importance of early exposure and the need to promote better capacity building in host countries. While a greater number of…

[INTRODUCTION] Becoming a craniofacial/pediatric plastic surgeon depends on completing a plastic surgery (PS) residency. As medical school curricula for PS exposure are highly inconsistent, the authors investigated whether there was an asso…

The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (ELSA) is a federal bill that would require all health federally regulated insurance products to cover the full treatment of a congenital anomaly or congenital disability until complete restoration of normal …

[BACKGROUND] This study explored the impact of dedicated research year(s) on long-term research productivity and career choices of plastic surgeons as academicians. [METHODS] Scopus and Web of Science were accessed in September 2020 to col…

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education created the "Next Accreditation System" in 2013 requiring residents to meet educational milestones based on core competencies over the course of their training. The 6 core competencie…

[BACKGROUND] Understanding the extent of practice management education within plastic surgery residency may serve to enhance elements of current curricular training. [METHODS] A survey was sent to private practice plastic surgeons who comp…

[UNLABELLED] Scarring negatively impacts patient mental health, causing worsened self-confidence, body image, and social interactions, as well as anxiety and depression. The objective of this study is to evaluate the scarring impact after f…

[UNLABELLED] Patients with cleft lip often undergo a primary rhinoplasty at the time of lip repair, and further surgical correction with secondary cleft rhinoplasty (SCR) is often warranted for improved form and function. The purpose of thi…