Publications by authors named "Elizabeth L Malphrus"

Nearly half of all patients undergoing plastic surgery are middle-aged cisgender women, all of whom will experience menopause. Plastic surgeons do not treat menopause directly, but it can be a concern-and even a motivating factor-for patients seeking plastic surgery. In addition, the changes associated with menopause underlie problems that many plastic surgeons seek to address, including with face lifts, breast surgery, and vaginal rejuvenation.

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Background: Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) in sagittal craniosynostosis has a wide spectrum of reported incidence, and patterns are not well understood across infancy and childhood. Characterizing the natural history of ICP in this population may clarify risks for neurocognitive delay and inform treatment decisions.

Methods: Infants and children with sagittal craniosynostosis and unaffected control subjects were prospectively evaluated with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography from 2014 to 2021.

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Digital extensor hypoplasia (DEH) is a rare malformation that presents with loss of active finger extension at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints. Descriptions of optimal treatment and outcomes in this population are sparse. We describe successful operative treatment of a child with DEH involving the extensor digitorum communis, extensor digiti minimi, and the extensor indicis proprius tendons.

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Background: Breast cup size is often used in conversations between patients and their surgeons to communicate about goals and expectations for postoperative results. Cup size, however, is a poorly defined concept. The goal of this study was to assess whether the perception of breast cup size is consistent in a general population of survey respondents.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to utilize a multicenter dataset to elucidate whether socioeconomic factors were associated with access to cleft lip surgery, treatment by higher-volume providers, and family choice for higher-volume centers.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Hospitals participating in the Pediatric Health Information System.

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