Aesthetic surgery journal
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Aesthetic surgery journal · Nov 2011
The influence of career stage, practice type and location, and physician's sex on surgical practices among board-certified plastic surgeons performing breast augmentation.
Breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States, but surgeon preferences in terms of technique and postoperative care regimen vary widely. ⋯ Surgical preferences were associated with years in practice and included differences in technique and postoperative care. Practice location was associated with differences in procedural volume, implant size, incision location, and recommended follow-up time, while practice type was related to surgical volume, implant size, implant location, and percentage of cosmetic surgery performed.
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Aesthetic surgery journal · Sep 2011
Measuring quality of life and patient satisfaction after body contouring: a systematic review of patient-reported outcome measures.
EVIDENCE-BASED BACKGROUND: In both cosmetic and postbariatric body contouring populations, the primary determinants of success are patient satisfaction and quality of life (QOL). These patient-reported outcomes (PRO) are ideally measured with specially-designed, procedure- or condition-specific questionnaires. ⋯ While instruments are available for measuring outcomes in breast reduction patients, reliable, valid, and responsive PRO measures are lacking for the majority of body contouring procedures. To demonstrate the unique outcomes of body contouring surgery, future research to rigorously develop and validate new PRO measures in this population is necessary.
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Aesthetic surgery journal · Aug 2011
Review Meta AnalysisPerioperative steroids for minimizing edema and ecchymosis after rhinoplasty: a meta-analysis.
Minimizing complications after rhinoplasty is a priority for every surgeon performing the procedure. Perioperative steroid administration has been shown to decrease postoperative edema and ecchymosis in a number of prospective randomized trials. ⋯ Perioperative steroid use decreases postoperative edema and ecchymosis associated with rhinoplasty. Preoperative administration is superior to postoperative, and extended dosing is superior to singular. Based on these results, evidence-based guidelines for perioperative steroid administration can be given.