Wound breakdown and infection are common complications after complex spine surgery and may occur in up to 40% of high-risk patients. These are challenging scenarios which can result in a prolonged hos...
Cranioplasty is a commonly performed neurosurgical procedure that restores cranial anatomy. While plastic surgeons are commonly involved with cranioplasties, the cost of performing a cranioplasty with...
A single-center, multi-surgeon, retrospective cohort study was undertaken on all cranioplasties performed from 2012 to 22. The primary exposure variable of interest was operating team, comparing N vs....
186 patients (105 N vs. 81 N + P) underwent cranioplasties. The N + P group has a significantly longer length-of-stay (LOS) 4.5 ± 1.6days, vs. 6.0 ± 1.3days (p < 0.001), but no significant difference ...
Higher costs to N + P involvement without obvious change in outcomes were found in patients undergoing cranioplasty. Although other factors are more significant for the initial cranioplasty cost (seps...
Microsurgery is most commonly used in the anastomosis of vessels, flap harvesting, lymphedema, and nerve reconstruction, among others. During the 1920s the first microscope was invented by Nylen and H...
A search for full-text articles where using an exoscope was compared with a traditional operating microscope was conducted on the databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase. The following te...
Our search yielded 69 studies, of which 12 were included. Five exoscope systems were used by the authors. All studies reported the exoscope as a valid alternative to the standard operating microscope....
Based on our search, we conclude that the exoscope is a safe and valid alternative to the operating microscope in plastic surgery. As newer models are now commercially available, these have overcome d...
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of remote patient and professional communication. This has been especially important for highly specialised and regionally-based specialties such a...
UK plastic surgery units were identified using the BAPRAS website and their websites and telephone accessibility assessed....
Whilst a minority of units have clearly invested heavily in ensuring comprehensive webpages, nearly a third have no dedicated webpage at all. We found significant variation in quality and user-friendl...
In a world where a business' credibility is so heavily based on their online appearance and, in an increasingly online era of medicine, we hope that this study may be a resource for units to improve t...
Concerns have been growing for several years among masters, as to the quality and quantity of training in plastic surgery in France. They are mainly based on the reduction in the working time of resid...
In order to objectify these concerns, a survey was carried out among French residents and young heads of plastic surgery to assess their training in the specialty since 2019. We then looked in the law...
All the respondents think that their training in the specialty is incomplete, and few of them have been able to supplement it with rotations outside the subdivision or visits from private practitioner...
At the end of this analysis, we propose three solutions to optimize training in plastic surgery in France: a system of exchange of residents, the opening of residents rotations in clinics, and finally...
With these solutions, the field of training for residents could extend from one region to the whole of France. These solutions could easily be applied to other specialties, surgical and medical....
In this study, we investigate the characterization of medical crowdsourcing on GoFundMe for plastic surgery procedures, with overall funds raised being the primary end point....
Certain demographic factors such as sex and race mentioned in campaign narratives are associated with the effectiveness of medical crowdfunding campaigns....
Search terms were used to aggregate fundraising campaigns for plastic surgery medical procedures on GoFundMe. These studies were then stratified by demographics based on campaign text or author consen...
Men were found to have higher median shares than women-raising an average of $609 more than female counterparts ( P < 0.05). Fundraising for themes such as lack of insurance, travel costs, lifesaving ...
We identified both modifiable and nonmodifiable factors that influence success. These successful campaigns can serve as a learning opportunity for many who have been marginalized by the medical and ph...
Although tranexamic acid is commonly used in surgical fields such as obstetrics, orthopedics, and trauma, its utilization in facial plastic surgery is a recently emerging concept, and studies examinin...
Tranexamic acid is primarily being studied in rhinoplasties and rhytidectomies, with intravenous administration and local infiltration being the most common routs of application, respectively. During ...
Altogether, tranexamic acid may present a valuable adjuvant to facial plastic surgery, as it could increase both surgeon and patient satisfaction while exhibiting a benign safety profile....
As the second cycle impacted by COVID-19, the 2022 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) Match maintained virtual interviews while offering a modest lift of subinternship restrictions. The residenc...
A survey was electronically administered to students applying to a single institutional PRS residency program. The survey inquired about demographics, application statistics, mentorship experience, an...
In total, 151 responses were analyzed, a 49.7% response rate. Most participants were female (52.3%), White (68.9%), and not Hispanic/Latino (84.8%). The largest percentage of respondents had a faculty...
Subjective metrics, rather than objective scores, had the most influence on successfully matching into plastic surgery. As the PRS Match continues to become increasingly competitive, it behooves progr...
On November 20, 2022, ChatGPT was made available to the general public free of charge. As a large language model (LLM), the software was able to process inquiries by users and generate text based on c...
In 2022, the plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) match faced unprecedented system-wide transitions that have redefined conventional measures of applicant success. This challenges the equitable as...
A survey of demography, application content, and 2022 match outcomes was distributed to applicants to a single PRS residency program. Comparative statistics and regression models were performed to ass...
A total of 151 respondents (response rate 49.7%) were analyzed. Although step 1 and step 2 CK scores were significantly higher among matched applicants, neither examination predicted match success. Mo...
Systemic inequities in the match process disadvantage underrepresented in medicine candidates and those from lower household incomes. As the residency match continues to evolve, programs must understa...
