Plastic Surgery Journal Club

Yoshimatsu H, Steinbacher J, Meng S, Hamscha UM, Weninger WJ, Tinhofer IE, Harima M, Fuse Y, Yamamoto T, Tzou CHJ. Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap: An Anatomical Study of the Correlation of the Superficial and the Deep Branches of the Artery and Evaluation of Perfusion from the Deep Branch to the Sartorius Muscle and the Iliac Bone. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Feb;143(2):589-602

Momeni A, Sorice SC, Li AY, Nguyen DH, Pannucci C. Breast Reconstruction with Free Abdominal Flaps Is Associated with Persistent Lower Extremity Venous Stasis.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jun;143(6):1144e-1150e

Mazeed AS, Bulstrode NW. Refinements in Otoplasty Surgery: Experience of 200 Consecutive Cases Using Cartilage-Sparing Technique. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jul;144(1):72-80

You might go mental for the submental pedicled flap the next time you perform a head and neck reconstructive case after listening to this paper's review?! Bertrand B, Honeyman CS, Emparanza A, McGurk M, Ousmane Hamady IE, Schmidt A, Sinna R, Pittet-Cuénod B, Zwetyenga N, Martin D. Twenty-Five Years of Experience with the Submental Flap in Facial Reconstruction: Evolution and Technical Refinements following 311 Cases in Europe and Africa. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jun;143(6):1747-1758

Strategies for Achieving a Five-Digit Hand in Apert's Raposo-Amaral CE, Denadai R, Furlan P, Raposo-Amaral CA. Treatment of Apert Hand Syndrome: Strategies for Achieving a Five-Digit Hand. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Oct;142(4):972-982

In a first of its kind an ANZ study reveals the relative risk for local patients obtaining ALCL following breast implants and how the risk varies with implant type. Magnusson M, Beath K, Cooter R, Locke M, Prince HM, Elder E, Deva AK. The Epidemiology of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Australia and New Zealand Confirms the Highest Risk for Grade 4 Surface Breast Implants. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 May;143(5):1285-1292

Does having more arterial injury in a Gustilo 3B patient increase the reconstructive flap failure rate? Ricci JA, Stranix JT, Lee ZH, Jacoby A, Anzai L, Thanik VD, Saadeh PB, Levine JP. Comparing Reconstructive Outcomes in Patients with Gustilo Type IIIB Fractures and Concomitant Arterial Injuries. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 May;143(5):1522-1529

Roy M, Klar E, Ho ES, Zuker RM, Borschel GH. Segmental Gracilis Muscle Transplantation for Midfacial Animation in Möbius Syndrome: A 29-Year Experience.Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar;143(3):581e-591e

A summary of the management of BIA-ALCL and the possible reconstructive options for patients following explantation Lamaris GA, Butler CE, Deva AK, Miranda RN, Hunt KK, Connell T, Lipa JE, Clemens MW. Breast Reconstruction Following Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar;143

The facial vein is more consistent with its anatomy/relationship with the marginal mandibular nerve than the facial artery... Touré G, Tran de Fremicourt MK, Randriamanantena T, Vlavonou S, Priano V, Vacher C. Vascular and Nerve Relations of the Marginal Mandibular Nerve of the Face: Anatomy and Clinical Relevance. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019

The superficial femoral artery and or its branches maybe useful options for loco regional reconstruction Mohan AT, Zhu L, Morsy M, Sur YJ, Michalak GJ, Lachman N, Mardini S, Saint-Cyr M. Reappraisal of Perforasomes of the Superficial Femoral, Descending Genicular, and Saphenous Arteries and Clinical Applications to Locoregional Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Mar;143(3):613e-627e

A great summary of the relevant arterial anatomy for facial surgery Cotofana S, Lachman N. Arteries of the Face and Their Relevance for Minimally Invasive Facial Procedures: An Anatomical Review. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Feb;143(2):416-426

Mycobacterial infections after breast augmentation is extremely rare. Found out how one centre had 10 cases in just 5 months and why a Jacuzzi was so important in cracking the case! Scheflan M, Wixtrom RN. Over Troubled Water: An Outbreak of Infection Due to a New Species of Mycobacterium following Implant-Based Breast Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Jan;137(1):97-105

Want to find out how to augment the venous drainage in your paramedian forehead flaps? Well this paper is for you! Wiener M, Karunanithy N, Pease N, Davies A, Walker N, Katsanos K, Aldridge B, Healy C. A New Approach to an Old Flap: A Technique to Augment Venous Drainage from the Paramedian Forehead Flap. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jan;143(1):269-271

Mycobacterium jacuzzi by Shiv Chopra & Damian Marucci

Can Nitroglycerin Ointment reduce the Rate of Mastectomy Flap Necrosis in Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction? Turin SY, Li DD, Vaca EE, Fine N. Nitroglycerin Ointment for Reducing the Rate of Mastectomy Flap Necrosis in Immediate Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Sep;142(3):264e-270e.

Can sheering forces and the lack of a deep fascia be the major factors for the high complications rate in the "brazilian butt lift"? Del Vecchio DA, Villanueva NL, Mohan R, Johnson B, Wan D, Venkataram A, Rohrich RJ. Clinical Implications of Gluteal Fat Graft Migration: A Dynamic Anatomical Study. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov;142(5):1180-1192

Rehnke RD, Groening RM, Van Buskirk ER, Clarke JM. Anatomy of the Superficial Fascia System of the Breast: A Comprehensive Theory of Breast Fascial Anatomy. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov;142(5):1135-1144

Heparin before, during or after an autologous breast reconstruction? Bassiri-Tehrani B, Karanetz I, Bernik SF, Dec W, Lehman JC, Lerman OZ. The Timing of Chemoprophylaxis in Autologous Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov;142(5):1116-1123.

Relevant paper for those that have an interest in facial aesthetics Cotofana S, Gotkin RH, Frank K, Koban KC, Targosinski S, Sykes JM, Schlager M, Schlattau A, Schenck TL. The Functional Anatomy of the Deep Facial Fat Compartments: A Detailed Imaging-Based Investigation. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jan;143(1):53-63.