Increasing Popularity of Tattoo-Only Nipple-Areolar Complex Reconstruction: A 15-Year Retrospective Study.

Background: Nipple-areolar complex (NAC) reconstruction can be broadly categorized into surgical reconstruction, tattooing, or both. NAC tattooing has shown continued advances recently, resulting in increased discussion of tattoo-only methods within the literature.

Objective: This study aims to quantify recent trends in choice of NAC reconstruction and explore driving factors.

Sex influences how attendings evaluate surgical residents in the operating room.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of sex on facultys' perception of resident autonomy and performance.

Methods: Autonomy/performance/complexity evaluations performed by faculty of categorical general surgery residents (2015-2021) were analyzed. Comparisons of scores by faculty and resident sex were performed.