5 monthes ago | By Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
The effect of Covid-19 on service and the training is far reaching and well documented.1 As services take tentative steps towards their new normal, we believe it is important to highlight the key impacts on those applying for plastic surgery specialty training and how their careers may hinge on careful and considered future management.
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In a study by the Journal of Clinical Oncology , roughly 25% of double-mastectomy patients and 50% of single-mastectomy patients opt out of reconstructive surgery. And experts... Read more ...
People are fighting back against the seemingly unstoppable rise of synthetic grass fields across our cities. Read more ...
Marine microplastic pollution is a pervasive problem. Microplastics are small plastic fragments that form when larger pieces of plastic debris in aquatic environments break... Read more ...
Medial epicanthoplasty is commonly used to enhance the aesthetic outcomes of double-eyelid operations in Asia. However, epicanthoplasty can cause problems, such as scarring and... Read more ...
Background: Transgender women and transfeminine spectrum non-binary individuals may opt for breast augmentation. The aim of the study was to analyze complications, surgical... Read more ...
Autologous costal cartilage remains the gold standard for auricular reconstruction, both for total and sub-total auricular defects1, 2. The carving of the three-dimensional... Read more ...
There is a renewed interest for prepectoral reconstruction. We aimed to describe the feasibility and the early complications associated with immediate one stage... Read more ...
: Ring fixator techniques can precisely correct complex long bone deformities. In select patients, controlled shortening or intentional fracture deformation with delayed... Read more ...
As in all other fields, mentoring in plastic surgery is reflected by the capability of the teacher to teach and the capacity of the student to learn. The process of mentoring... Read more ...
Background: Understanding the morbidity of sural nerve harvest is important when counseling patients regarding nerve grafts. Existing data consists of small studies with... Read more ...