Purpose Of Review: Depression among Black youth has been under-identified, misdiagnosed and undertreated leaving many Black youth to suffer with this potentially debilitating condition. Thus, it is crucial to evaluate how to appropriately identify and treat depression in Black adolescents. This review outlines the risk factors for the development of depression in Black adolescents, the barriers they face when attempting to access mental healthcare and culturally sensitive actions steps a primary care provider can take to help increase the appropriate diagnosis and ultimate treatment of depression in Black adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction after mastectomy is a safe and reliable surgical option to restore aesthetic contour. Perioperative radiation therapy lends a morbidity to the integrity of the thin-walled mastectomy construct. Wound complications may result in implant exposure, which is potentially devastating to the reconstructed breast.
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Background: The tear trough deformity is challenging in lower eyelid rejuvenation. Surgical treatment has evolved, with more modern techniques preserving orbital fat and using autologous fat transposition. The senior author (M.
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