by Ira Savetsky (@IraSavetsky) It’s everywhere: Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Facebook etc. There’s no avoiding it. And it’s not going anywhere. I consider myself an intermittent contributor but an active participant. Meaning, I’ll post on social […]
by Shuja Shafqat, MD (@shujashafqatmd) and Amanda Silva, MD (@AmandaKSilvaMD) This time of year can bring anxiety for many of our colleagues in their final years of plastic surgery residency. The decision of what to […]
The November edition of the #PRSJournalClub discussed, “Barriers to reconstructive surgery in low- and middle-income countries: a cross-sectional study of 453 cleft lip and cleft palate patients in Vietnam”
by Mark Fisher, MD (@DrMarkFisher) Wartime injuries can be some of the most devastating injuries that a Plastic Surgeon encounters in his or her career. Despite the significant trauma that improvised explosive devices and large […]
A #PRSJournalClub Wrap-Up blog of the September 2016 Journal Club Live Twitter Discussion selection: Is Single-Stage Prosthetic Reconstruction Cost Effective? A Cost-Utility Analysis for the Use of Direct-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction Relative to Expander-Implant Reconstruction in […]
by Lauren Shikowitz-Behr, MD Tissue expander and implant based breast reconstruction after mastectomy is becoming a popular operation. Increased patient awareness regarding reconstructive options has led to a steady increase in breast reconstruction over the […]
by Nicole Phillips, MD (@DrNikkiPhillips) I have previously described, in this forum, my experiences as a surgical intern during the Boston Marathon bombing. This year, I crossed the finish line as a runner in that […]
by Mark Fisher, MD (@DrMarkFisher) August brought with it another excellent #PRSJournalClub, this time focused on access to care. Roughton et al. used a linked data set combining a state cancer registry with insurance claims to […]
by Chad Purnell, MD (@ChadPurnellMD) Craniofacial microsomia is a congenital facial malformation that commonly results in a decrease in the size of one or both sides of the mandible. The Pruzansky classification (1) and its 1998 […]
by Chad M. Teven, MD (@ChadTevenMD) I read with great interest the article “Plastic Surgery Training Worldwide: Part 1. The United States and Europe” by Kamali et al.1, and applaud their valuable addition to the […]