Evaluating the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat mastectomy skin flap ischemia in breast reconstruction: A single-institution retrospective analysis.

Background: Mastectomy skin flap ischemia is a well-known postoperative complication following mastectomy and breast reconstruction. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has shown promising results for reducing the adverse effects associated with mastectomy skin flap ischemia and associated necrosis; however, there is paucity of literature regarding the indications for HBOT following breast cancer surgery. This study aimed to assess HBOT efficacy in treating and mitigating complications from postoperative tissue ischemia.

Trends in Medicare Reimbursement for Gender-Affirming Procedures.

Background: Medicare reimbursement rates are essential knowledge for gender-affirming plastic surgeons. The goal of this project was to examine trends in Medicare reimbursement rates for gender-affirming plastic surgery procedures from 2007 to 2020.

Methods: Changes in reimbursement rates were measured for 35 commonly used gender-affirming procedure CPT codes from 2007 to 2020 adjusted for inflation to the 2020 US dollar value.

Thirty-Day Complication Rates After Gender-Affirming Bottom Surgery: An Analysis of the NSQIP Database From 2010 to 2020.

Purpose: Gender-affirming bottom surgeries (GABS) play a central role in treating gender dysphoria to improve quality of life for transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) patients. However, there exists limited data on operative risks and outcomes for patient populations undergoing GABS. The goal of this study is to identify sociodemographic and clinical risk factors for determining 30-day postoperative complications in patients undergoing GABS.

African Americans have worse in-hospital outcomes in autologous and implant-based breast reconstruction: a population-based study from the National Inpatient Sample from 2015 to 2020.

African Americans have a long history of disparities in healthcare. However, whether their racial disparity exists in breast reconstruction outcomes is less clear. This study compared short-term outcomes of African Americans and Caucasians who underwent autologous (ABR) and implant-based breast reconstruction (IBR).