by Mieke Heyns and Anna Steve MD University of Calgary, Canada Modern development of smartphone technology and its integration into medical care has enhanced physician practice in the clinical setting. Consider the following example: A […]
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 Gina Farias-Eisner (@GinaFariasMD), Jordan D. Frey (@JordanFreyMD) A response to: “13 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Plastic Surgeon” On July 1, hundreds of new interns will arrive promptly for morning rounds, […]
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 […]
by Jordan Frey (@JordanFreyMD) Each month, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery brings us an interactive forum to discuss new and innovative plastic surgery articles with the article’s authors themselves. October certainly did not disappoint as the […]
by Daniel Y. Cho, MD, PhD Plastic surgery has a proud history of innovation and research, which has allowed the field to evolve into the diverse and dynamic field it is today. This tradition continues […]
by Francesco M. Egro, MD, MSc, MRCS (@FrancescoEgro) Klassen et al.1 recently published “The BODY-Q: A Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument for Weight Loss and Body Contouring Treatments” where they introduce to the plastic surgery community yet […]
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 Donald S. Mowlds, MD, MBA (@DonaldMowldsMD) In the early 18th century, French surgeon Jean Louis Petit proposed that breast skin, including the nipple-areolar complex, be left behind if it was free from tumor involvement. […]