Outcomes After Central Wedge Labiaplasty Performed Under General Versus Local Anesthesia.

Purpose: Interest in labiaplasty as a way to alter and improve genital appearance has been on the rise. Labiaplasty procedures can be performed in the office setting under local anesthesia. However, these procedures are often performed under general anesthesia for patient comfort and to facilitate the operative technique and to potentially improve outcomes.

Outcomes, Techniques, and Risk Factors for Dehiscence in Central Wedge Labiaplasty.

Purpose: Outcomes after female cosmetic genital surgery (FCGS) performed by plastic surgeons working in a group practice setting have not been well documented. This article aimed to assess outcomes and to describe FCGS techniques used in a large group private plastic surgery practice.

Methods: A retrospective chart review identified patients who underwent FCGS from 2009 to 2018.

Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes After Female Cosmetic Genital Surgery.

Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes after female cosmetic genital surgery (FCGS) have been well documented; however, methods vary widely between studies and are often very detailed, time-consuming, and difficult to reproduce. The purpose of this study was to assess patient-reported outcomes after FCGS using a novel method and survey as well as to present the results of a pilot study aimed at validating this survey.

Methods: A retrospective chart review identified patients who underwent FCGS.

Intimidation and Sexual Harassment during Plastic Surgery Training in the United States.

Background: Attending physicians, peers, other providers, and patients are sources of intellectual growth, but may also be a source of abuse and harassment. Published international studies have found that harassment within residency training is widespread but there is little data regarding plastic surgery training. The authors sought to explore the incidence of harassment experienced by plastic surgery residents currently enrolled in US integrated and independent programs.

Vascular variations of the transverse upper gracilis flap in consideration for breast reconstruction.

Purpose: The transverse upper gracilis (TUG) myocutaneous flap has served as an alternative to abdominally based autologous breast reconstruction since its introduction by Yousif et al in 1992. The reliability of the overlying skin paddle of the gracilis myocutaneous flap depends on the perforator anatomy as well as the vascular pedicle. Although much attention recently has been given to variations in the septocutaneous as well as myocutaneous perforators, we believe that relevant variations in pedicle anatomy have been underappreciated.

Reliability of venous couplers for microanastomosis of the venae comitantes in free radial forearm flaps for head and neck reconstruction.

The radial forearm free flap has gained popularity in head and neck reconstruction after oncologic resection because of its versatility. This popularity has only intensified with the advances in technique and instrumentation. Although debated in the past, the success of using the deep venae comitantes system for flap drainage is well documented.

Nurse training with simulation: an innovative approach to teach complex microsurgery patient care.

Simulation has become an integral part of education at all levels within the medical field. The ability to allow personnel to practice and learn in a safe and controlled environment makes it a valuable tool for initial training and continued competence verification. An area of specific interest to the reconstructive microsurgeon is assurance that the nursing staff has adequate training and experience to provide optimum care for microsurgery patients.

Trials and tribulations with the inferior gluteal artery perforator flap in autologous breast reconstruction.

Background: Perforator free flaps from the buttock serve as an alternative to abdominally based flaps in autologous breast reconstruction. Microsurgeons often opt to harvest tissue from the gluteal donor site because of a lack of abdominal volume and/or quality. The authors examined the experience of a single surgeon with the inferior gluteal artery perforator (IGAP) flap and provide a quantitative outcomes comparison with the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap.