by Gloria R. Sue (@GloriaSueMD) With an increasing number of patients undergoing weight loss surgery, there is now increased demand for body contouring procedures to improve the shape and tone of the body. These procedures […]
by M. Shuja Shafqat, MD (@shujashafqatmd) Plastic surgeons are a versatile group and deal with a variety of different problems. Many do not realize this and even within the medical community, providers are unsure of […]
by Francesco M. Egro, MBChB, MSc, MRCS (@FrancescoEgro) The July edition of the #PRSJournalClub offered an exciting discussion of a great PRS Journal article entitled “Multisite Lymphaticovenular Bypass Using Supermicrosurgery Technique for Lymphedema Management in Lower […]
by Iselin Saltvig, Editor, EURAPS-JWG Newsletter (@HoggtannIselin) Hi! Greetings from Europe and the EURAPS-Junior Working Group! We represent the junior section of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons (EURAPS) and we have been invited to contribute […]
by Nicholas L Berlin, MD MPH (@NickBerlin_MD) At the University of Michigan, Dr. Paul Cederna often asks faculty, residents, and visiting professors to describe barriers to dissemination and uptake of novel, evidence-based approaches in plastic and […]
by Ibrahim Khansa, MD (@IbrahimKhansaMD) Over the past two decades, the pendulum on hernia repair has swung from open repair with widely undermined skin flaps,1 to less invasive options that focus on maintaining as many […]
by Devon J. Ryan, BA, JT Stranix, MD (@jtstranix) Introduction: Empirical studies using national datasets are increasingly prevalent in the plastic surgery literature. A working knowledge of these databases is therefore essential to performing and analyzing […]
by Jordan D. Frey, MD (@JordanFreyMD) Plastic surgeons are the ultimate interdisciplinary surgeons, frequently called upon to collaborate with other specialties while addressing innumerable surgical entities covering the entirety of human anatomy. As such, training in […]
aesthetic and reconstructive surgery… are both plastic surgery after all.
by Chad M. Teven, MD (@ChadTevenMD) Led by PRS Resident Ambassadors Amanda Silva (@AmandaKSilvaMD), Raj Sawh-Martinez (@docrfsm), and Sammy Sinno (@sammysinnoMD), the June 2016 #PRSJournalClub followed suit from the previous editions and provided for another […]