Plastic Surgery Journal Club

Nassif T, Yung Chia C. Neurotized Platysma Graft: A New Technique for Functional Reanimation of the Eye Sphincter in Longstanding Facial Paralysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Dec;144(6):1061e-1070e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000006296. PMID: 31764664.

Go over the anatomy of the neck- useful from surgical exploration to neck dissections and in this paper...for migrane treatment!

Amirlak B, Lu KB, Erickson CR, Sanniec K, Totonchi A, Peled ZM, Cheng JC. In-Depth Look at the Anatomical Relationship of the Lesser Occipital Nerve, Great Auricular Nerve, and Spinal Accessory Nerve and Their Implication in Safety of Operations in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Sep;146(3):509-514. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007049. PMID: 32453270.

Is the use of ADM the answer to surgical treatment of CAPCON? Or just an expensive option

Hidalgo DA, Weinstein AL. Surgical Treatment for Capsular Contracture: A New Paradigm and Algorithm. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Sep;146(3):516-525. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007079. PMID: 32842102.

Find out if long term outcomes of breast cancer reconstruction with implant based reconstruction really do worsen with time.

Seth AK, Cordeiro PG. Stability of Long-Term Outcomes in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: An Evaluation of 12-Year Surgeon- and Patient-Reported Outcomes in 3489 Nonirradiated and Irradiated Implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Sep;146(3):474-484. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007117. PMID: 32842095.

To mesh or not to mesh...that is the question

Maisel Lotan A, Ben Yehuda D, Allweis TM, Scheflan M. Comparative Study of

Meshed and Nonmeshed Acellular Dermal Matrix in Immediate Breast Reconstruction.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Nov;144(5):1045-1053. doi:

10.1097/PRS.0000000000006116

Algorithm for Free Perforator Flap Selection in Lower Extremity Reconstruction Based on 563 Cases.

Abdelfattah U, Power HA, Song S, Min K, Suh HP, Hong JP. Algorithm for Free

Perforator Flap Selection in Lower Extremity Reconstruction Based on 563 Cases.

Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Nov;144(5):1202-1213. doi:

10.1097/PRS.0000000000006167.

An algorithym for ear reconstruction

Sanniec K, Harirah M, Thornton JF. Ear Reconstruction after Mohs Cancer

Excision: Lessons Learned from 327 Consecutive Cases. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019

Sep;144(3):719-729. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005992

Assessment of Columellar Strut versus Caudal Septal

Extension Graft

Sawh-Martinez R, Perkins K, Madari S, Steinbacher DM. Control of Nasal Tip

Position: Quantitative Assessment of Columellar Strut versus Caudal Septal

Extension Graft. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Nov;144(5):772e-780e. doi:

10.1097/PRS.0000000000006178

Move aside Zitelli and skin grafts and make way for Integra!

Seth AK, Ratanshi I, Dayan JH, Disa JJ, Mehrara BJ. Nasal Reconstruction Using

the Integra Dermal Regeneration Template. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019

Oct;144(4):966-970

Try and navigate your way through all the bias in this paper!

ergeron L, Bouchard S, Bonapace-Potvin M, Bergeron F. Intraoperative Surgical

Navigation Reduces the Surgical Time Required to Treat Acute Major Facial

Fractures. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Oct;144(4):923-931. doi:

10.1097/PRS.0000000000006040