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BreastImplantAnalyzer: An Easy-to-use, Validated Tool for Calculating Breast Implant Volume from MRI Data
Background: Given the prevalence of breast augmentation and prosthetic-based breast reconstruction, it is common for the plastic surgeon to see patients presenting for...
8 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Guidance Offered for Breast Implant Removal Without Replacement
In the absence of formal guidelines, thought leaders in the field offer a systemized way for plastic surgeons - and primary care physicians - to discuss options and risks with...
8 days ago - Medscape
Letter to the Editor regarding 'Six-year experience of oncoplastic volume replacement using local perforator flaps' by Quinn et al
We read with great interest your recent publication ‘Six-year experience of oncoplastic volume replacement using local perforator flaps' by Quinn et al1. The article provided...
15 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Comment on: “The safety and efficacy of autologous fat grafting during second stage breast reconstruction”
We read with interest the article entitled “The safety and efficacy of autologous fat grafting during second stage breast reconstruction”1 which depicts how autologous fat...
15 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
5 Medical & Dental Procedures Not Covered by Insurance
The purpose of having health insurance is to reduce the costs you owe out of pocket to cover medical treatments. Unfortunately, there are some healthcare procedures not covered...
15 days ago - HealthWorks Collective
Immediate Autologous Free-Flap Breast Reconstruction in the COVID-19 Era Can Be Safely Performed
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way in which elective services are delivered across healthcare. For several months breast reconstruction services were halted. We...
16 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery - 4 articles
Preoperative perforator mapping: accuracy, bias, concordance and the devil
We applaud Kiely et al.1 for their excellent systematic review and meta-analysis of the accuracy of different modalities of perforator mapping. They reported findings with...
16 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
“Exposing a Geographic Barrier In Rural Medicare Abdominal Free Flap Breast Reconstruction”
Clear barriers to breast reconstruction have been established including patient age, race, insurance status, household income, education, and geographic location. Rural...
16 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Seeing White: management of TIVA during autologous breast reconstruction
Total IntraVenous Anaesthesia is frequently the anaesthetic of choice for enhanced recovery after surgery pathways during breast reconstruction free flap surgery. This relies...
16 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Aesthetic utility of addition of nipple-areola recentralization to rotation flap according to nipple tumor distance for patients with lower-outer or upper-inner located breast cancers
We aimed to validate the cosmetic utility of addition of nipple-areola recentralization to rotation flap according to nipple tumor distance as a volume displacement technique...
16 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
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