What Do We Know About Treating Recalcitrant Auricular Keloids? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Recalcitrant auricular keloids are keloids that have recurred after any previous treatment. They have been shown to have an increased likelihood of recurrence. There is no consensus on how best to treat recalcitrant auricular keloids.

Defining Double Capsules: A Clinical and Histological Study.

Background: Macrotextured breast implants are associated with double capsules. There is little agreement as to what defines double capsules, how they present, and whether different degrees of double capsule exist.

Objectives: This study aimed to define double capsules and report an association between double-capsule type and degree of tissue adherence.

The KS-Pexy: A Novel Method to Manage Horizontal Lower Eyelid Laxity.

Background: Patients with horizontal lower lid laxity undergoing lower lid blepharoplasty are at a high risk for lid malposition. Prophylactic correction of horizontal lower lid laxity during blepharoplasty may alleviate this risk. In this article, the authors describe a novel lower lid blepharoplasty technique, the KS-pexy (named after its originators, Kuhnt and Szymanowski), for correcting horizontal lower lid laxity.

Using Laser Range-finding to Measure Bore Depth in Surgical Drilling of Bone.

Background: Measuring drilled bore depth in bone is an important part of osteosynthesis surgery. Current methods have substantial limitations in terms of reliability, leading to placement of incorrectly sized screws and unsatisfactory user experience.

Questions/purposes: (1) Can a prototype laser range-finder measure bore depth in bone as well as or better than a conventional depth gauge in terms of accuracy and precision (that is, variability)?

Methods: A conventional analog orthopaedic surgical depth gauge was compared with a laser range-finder-based prototype.

Not All Breast Implants Are Equal: A 13-Year Review of Implant Longevity and Reasons for Explantation.

Background: Augmentation mammaplasty is the most common aesthetic procedure. Textured implants control implant position and have improved capsular contracture rates; however, the impact of texturing on longevity and clinical findings at explantation is unclear.

Methods: All cases of explantation between January of 2005 and April of 2017 from an aesthetic practice were reviewed retrospectively.

Managing Opioid Addiction Risk in Plastic Surgery during the Perioperative Period.

Opioid addiction is a public health crisis that affects all areas of medicine. Large numbers of the population across all racial and economic demographics misuse prescription opioids and use illicit opioids. The current understanding is that opioid misuse is a disease that requires treatment, and is not an issue of choice or character.

Perioperative and Long-Term Smoking Behaviors in Cosmetic Surgery Patients.

Background: Many plastic surgeons advocate smoking cessation before patients undergo cosmetic surgery with extensive soft-tissue dissection. Smoking cessation rates after cosmetic surgery are unknown. The preoperative consultation may be an opportunity to promote long-term smoking cessation.