Reconstruction of a Hemirhinectomy Defect Using a Three-Dimensional Printed Custom Soft Tissue Cutting Guide.

The 3-stage paramedian forehead flap is the gold standard for subtotal and complete nasal defects, but significant surgeon artistry and experience are required to achieve good, consistent results. The authors describe the use of virtual surgical planning and three-dimensional printing to create a patient-specific soft tissue cutting guide for the design of a forehead flap in the reconstruction of a hemirhinectomy defect. Application of this technology to these challenging reconstructive scenarios promises to improve accessibility and consistency of results.

A New Device for Autologous Small Volume Fat Grafting.

Background: Many techniques and devices have been developed to improve small volume fat grafting efficiency and consistency for use in the operating room and outpatient procedure room. These methods require cumbersome or messy processing to remove excess oil and fluid from adipose graft.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the fat processing efficiency of a novel handheld device, the Push-to-Spin (P2S) system, with that of other common processing techniques and validate tissue quality after lipoaspirate processing.

Abdominoplasty After Massive Weight Loss.

After massive weight loss (MWL), patients present with deformities that are more severe and often different than those observed in standard cosmetic abdominoplasty. The first step is careful consideration of the special factors involved in preoperative screening of patients with MWL presenting for body contouring surgery. Once these patient factors are optimized and surgery is considered, careful analysis of anatomic deformities should ensue.

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency: Perspectives of Applicants and Program Directors on Medical Student Away Rotations.

Introduction: Senior medical students frequently rotate at orthopaedic residency programs away from their home medical schools. However, to our knowledge, the perspective of program directors (PDs) and applicants on the value, objectives, and costs of these rotations has not been studied.

Methods: Surveys evaluating the frequency, costs, benefits, and objectives of away rotations were distributed to all orthopaedic residency PDs in the United States and applicants in the 2014-2015 Match cycle.

Educational Exposure to Transgender Patient Care in Plastic Surgery Training.

Background: Gender dysphoria is estimated to occur in up to 0.9 percent of the U.S.

Away Rotations and Matching in Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency: Applicant and Program Director Perspectives.

Background: Although nearly all medical students pursuing integrated plastic surgery residency participate in elective rotations away from their home medical school, the value and costs of these "away" rotations have not been well studied.

Methods: The authors surveyed all integrated plastic surgery program directors and all applicants in the 2015 National Residency Matching Program.

Results: Forty-two program directors and 149 applicants (64 percent and 70 percent response rate, respectively) completed the survey.

Cytostatic versus cytocidal activities of chloroquine analogues and inhibition of hemozoin crystal growth.

We report an improved, nonhazardous, high-throughput assay for in vitro quantification of antimalarial drug inhibition of β-hematin (hemozoin) crystallization performed under conditions that are more physiological relative to previous assays. The assay uses the differential detergent solubility of crystalline and noncrystalline forms of heme and is optimized via the use of lipid catalyst. Using this assay, we quantify the effect of pH on the crystal growth-inhibitory activities of current quinoline antimalarials, evaluate the catalytic efficiencies of different lipids, and test for a possible correlation between hemozoin inhibition by drugs versus their antiplasmodial activity.