Management of Plastic Surgery Complications at a Tertiary Medical Center after Aesthetic Procedures.

Background: The aesthetic plastic surgery industry has seen tremendous growth, with Americans spending an estimated 20 billion dollars on procedures in 2020. However, the effect of complications from these procedures on the healthcare system is poorly understood. This study aims to create awareness regarding aesthetic procedure complications through the scope of plastic surgeons at a tertiary medical facility.

Reported Variability in General Surgery Training Across Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Programs.

Background: Since their development, integrated plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) residency training programs have established diverse methods of incorporating general surgery training into graduate medical education. Programs have questioned the necessary duration and timing of such training. The aim of this study is to assess the landscape of general surgery exposure in integrated PRS residency programs.

Game Changers: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Innovations of the Last 100 Years.

Background: Innovation is an essential aspect of plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS), whether it involves improving current processes or implementing radical change that disrupts the status quo. Collaborating and sharing innovations help advance the field of PRS as a whole.

Methods: An anonymous survey was administered to members of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons on their opinions of the top five innovations in PRS of the last 100 years.

Recent Training Trends in Independent Plastic Surgery Graduates: American Board of Surgery Certification and Academic Priorities.

Background: Among independent plastic surgery graduates, most have general surgery training, but the utility of American Board of Surgery (ABS) certification in plastic surgery practice is unclear. We elucidated attitudes and trends of ABS certification in American Board of Plastic Surgery diplomates.

Methods: American Board of Plastic Surgery diplomates from 2018 to 2020 were reviewed to identify independent plastic surgery graduates.

Ballistic Facial Trauma Reconstruction: Incidence and Practice Patterns in the Civilian Population.

Background: Management of nonfatal ballistic facial trauma is well described in the literature for wounds secondary to military combat. However, there is little literature describing such management in civilian practice. We aimed to describe nonmilitary patients with recent nonfatal facial injuries from ballistic trauma using the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development patient database.

Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common cause of blindness in older individuals. To accelerate the understanding of AMD biology and help design new therapies, we executed a collaborative genome-wide association study, including >17,100 advanced AMD cases and >60,000 controls of European and Asian ancestry. We identified 19 loci associated at P < 5 × 10(-8).

Cloning and partial characterization of a novel hemolysin gene of Vibrio tubiashii and the development of a PCR-based detection assay.

Vibrio tubiashii expresses virulence factors, such as a vulnificolysin-like hemolysin or cytolysin and a zinc metalloprotease, similar to those of other pathogenic vibrios. In this study, we report the cloning of a novel hemolysin gene of V. tubiashii in Escherichia coli .