Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
December 2024
Background: Prenatal myelomeningocele (MMC) repair offers significant benefits over traditional postnatal repair, as demonstrated by the Management of Myelomeningocele Study trial. We characterize the current specialist involvement in prenatal and postnatal MMC repair.
Methods: The top 50 US News Children's Hospitals for Neonatology and Neurology/Neurosurgery were queried, resulting in 67 unique hospitals.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
December 2023
Background: Evaluation of practice patterns by American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS) diplomates allows for a greater understanding as to how the field is progressing. Understanding evolving procedural trends can give insight into plastic surgeons' subspecialty focus and influence resident training to prepare them for future practice.
Methods: American Society of Plastic Surgeons member only projections for aesthetic and reconstructive procedures were reviewed from 1999 to 2018 in 5-year increments to identify shifts in frequency between the beginning (1999-2003) and end (2014-2018) of the timeframe.
Wound Repair Regen
January 2024
Across scar studies, there is a lack of dark-skinned individuals, who have a predisposition for keloid formation, altered pigmentation and poorer quality of life (QOL). There is a need for patients of colour to be included in scar scale development and validation. In this study, we evaluate the racial diversity of patients included in the validation of scar assessment scales.
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July 2023
Unlabelled: Currently, patient reported outcome scales used to assess scar impact focus solely on psychosocial well-being, symptoms, and appearance. There remains a need to develop a broadened measure of scar impact on patients, focusing on sexual and career aspects. This study investigates the content validity of the novel Career and Sexual Well-being (CS) Scar Impact Scale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The rise in Botox, fillers, and chemical peel procedures demands transparent online information that discloses all relevant risks and complications. This study assesses the quality of complication disclosure on the most popular cosmetic sites.
Methods: The top 50 Google search results for "Botox," "fillers," and "chemical peel" were analyzed for their reporting on relevant complications.
Background: Understanding the extent of practice management education within plastic surgery residency may serve to enhance elements of current curricular training.
Methods: A survey was sent to private practice plastic surgeons who completed training between 2008 and 2020. The survey elicited opinions about their practice management training during residency and experiences as attendings.
Unlabelled: Scarring negatively impacts patient mental health, causing worsened self-confidence, body image, and social interactions, as well as anxiety and depression. The objective of this study is to evaluate the scarring impact after facial surgery, breast surgery, and full abdominoplasty for symptoms, appearance, psychosocial health, career, and sexual well-being using validated patient-reported outcome measures.
Method: A total of 901 patients from five providers completed the SCAR-Q (covering symptoms, appearance, and psychosocial) and Career/Sexual Well-being assessments via phone or email where a higher score indicated a more positive scar perception.
Objective: Obturator nerve injury can occur as a complication of gynecologic surgeries, occurring most frequently in patients with endometriosis and genitourinary malignancies. The resulting injury causes paresthesia and major weakness in adduction and atrophy of the adductor group of lower extremity muscles. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of end-to-end repair, nerve grafting, and nerve transfer in improving motor function in patients with obturator nerve injury.
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May 2022
Unlabelled: Scars can have significant morbidity and negatively impact psychological, functional, and cosmetic outcomes as well as the overall quality-of-life, especially among ethnic minorities. The objective of this study was to evaluate African American and White patients' perception of their scars' impact on symptoms, appearance, psychosocial health, career, and sexual well-being, using validated assessment tools.
Method: A total of 675 abdominoplasty and breast surgery patients from four providers completed the SCAR-Q, and Career/Sexual Well-Being scales via phone or email.
Although nerve transfer and repair are well-established for treatment of nerve injury in the upper extremity, there are no established parameters for when or which treatment modalities to utilize for tibial nerve injuries. The objective of our study is to conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of end-to-end repair, neurolysis, nerve grafting, and nerve transfer in improving motor function after tibial nerve injury. PubMed, Cochrane, Medline, and Embase libraries were queried according to the PRISMA guidelines for articles that present functional outcomes after tibial nerve injury in humans treated with nerve transfer or repair.
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