{"title":"Evidence-Based Education Is Essential in Medical Aesthetics Nursing.","authors":"Jeanine Harrison, Tracey Hotta","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000315","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 3","pages":"127-129"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000315","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38411621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What You Didn't Know About the Sun: Infrared Radiation and Its Role in Photoaging.","authors":"Basia Michalski, Edit Olasz","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000334","url":null,"abstract":"In the early 1920s, Coco Chanel, world-famous fashion designer, rode her yacht to the sun-soaked beaches of Cannes. The trip to Cannes and Coco’s resulting sunkissed glow have long been considered the advent of today’s tanning fad. Although these tanning trends captivated the American nation, clinicians and researchers were simultaneously discovering the many deleterious effects associated with excessive sun exposure. A study, published in 1922, became the first to elucidate a link between ultraviolet B (UV-B) light and sunburn. A few years later in 1928, the first sunscreen blend was placed on the market—It was a combination of benzyl salicylate and cinnamate, and it was designed to absorb and protect against UV-B radiation (Urbach, 2001). Ultra violet B held the spotlight for many years, and it was not until 1977 that Kumakiri, Hashimoto, and Willis (1977) proved that ultraviolet-A (UV-A) radiation could also cause negative changes in the ultrastructure of the skin. And now, 90 years following that initial sunscreen breakthrough, we are making more novel discoveries. It has most recently been shown that infrared (IR) and visible light contribute to the development of skin malignancies and extrinsic photoaging. It What You Didn’t Know About the Sun: Infrared Radiation and Its Role in Photoaging","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 3","pages":"166-168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000334","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38315890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study Expresses Concerns About the Safety of Medical Spas.","authors":"Sharon Ann Van Wicklin","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000314","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 2","pages":"63-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000314","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37981134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pandemic-Prevalent Over a Whole Country ... Or the World.","authors":"Amanda Bailey","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000312","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 2","pages":"66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000312","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37981135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hemmat Maghsudi, Hojjat Almasi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavai Toomatari, Masoud Fasihi, Sara Akhavan Salamat, Seyed Babak Mousavi Toomatari, Mehdi Hemmati
{"title":"Comparison of Primary Closure, Secondary Closure, and Limberg Flap in the Surgical Treatment of Pilonidal Cysts.","authors":"Hemmat Maghsudi, Hojjat Almasi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavai Toomatari, Masoud Fasihi, Sara Akhavan Salamat, Seyed Babak Mousavi Toomatari, Mehdi Hemmati","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There are few studies comparing methods for pilonidal cyst closure. This study was conducted to compare simple surgical closure, secondary healing, and closure using a Limberg flap in the treatment of patients affected with pilonidal cysts. In total, 150 patients with pilonidal cysts were selected and randomized into 3 groups, with 50 participants in each group. Group A underwent primary closure, Group B underwent secondary closure, and Group C underwent closure with a Limberg flap. Operating time, amount of pain after surgery, time to mobilization, time until return to work, time for complete healing, time until being able to sit on the toilet without pain, postoperative complications including infection and recurrence, and seroma and edema after surgery were compared among the 3 groups. Duration of surgery in the Limberg flap group was significantly longer than the duration of surgery in Group A or Group B (p < .001). The time to patient mobilization, the time when the patient returned to work, the time to complete healing, and the time to being able to sit on the toilet without pain were significantly shorter in Group C than in Group A or Group B (p < .001). Although the procedure takes longer when using a Limberg flap, it appears to be a more effective method in the surgical treatment of patients with pilonidal cyst because of the reduced healing time and improved functional status after the procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 2","pages":"81-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000297","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37981138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Antonio J Forte, Maria T Huayllani, Daniel Boczar, Pedro Ciudad, Xiaona Lu, Salam Kassis, Alexander S Parker, Pamela A Moore, Sarah A McLaughlin
{"title":"Bioimpedance Spectroscopy for Assessment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Antonio J Forte, Maria T Huayllani, Daniel Boczar, Pedro Ciudad, Xiaona Lu, Salam Kassis, Alexander S Parker, Pamela A Moore, Sarah A McLaughlin","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000306","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Bioimpedance spectroscopy is currently used to evaluate patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). We aimed to describe published studies on the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy for assessment for BCRL. We queried the PubMed, Ovid Medline, and Embase databases to identify studies that evaluated the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy as an assessment tool. We searched for the keywords \"bioimpedance\" AND (\"lymphedema\" OR \"lymphoedema\"). We included English-language studies that reported the use of bioimpedance spectroscopy for assessment of BCRL. Out of 152, 116, and 235 articles identified in each database, respectively, only a total of 11 articles were included. Bioimpedance spectroscopy was studied as a method to assess and predict response to BCRL treatment, assess volume changes, and calibrate L-Dex scores for conversion to units of volume. All studies reported that bioimpedance spectroscopy is a promising tool for predicting response to BCRL treatment and measuring volume changes. Bioimpedance spectroscopy can be used for assessment of BCRL. However, the accuracy of bioimpedance spectroscopy for BCRL assessment has not been determined, and consequently further studies are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 2","pages":"86-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000306","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37981140","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barriers to Accessing Medical Care for Hispanic Individuals With Craniofacial Conditions.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000319","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 2","pages":"E6-E7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37978903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barriers to Accessing Medical Care for Hispanic Individuals With Craniofacial Conditions.","authors":"Rebbeka Carmona, Tanya A Jones, Janine Rosenberg","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the United States, having limited access to health care has been an ongoing concern that could cause detrimental effects for minority populations, specifically the Hispanic population. Numerous barriers to accessing health care were identified for both pediatric and adult Hispanic patients who were born with craniofacial conditions. Barriers that were determined to impact Hispanic patients with craniofacial conditions from receiving medical and health services included language and communication, patient-health care provider relationships, socioeconomic status and finances, insurance status, timely access to appointments, citizenship and immigration status, and lack of family and social support. Interventions for these barriers were also proposed to increase support for Hispanic patients. Lamentably, there is scant research that investigates how these barriers affect this special population, despite the limitations that they have in their ability to access health care. In addition, these barriers to treatment have dire consequences for individuals with craniofacial conditions. The findings and proposed interventions discussed in this review article provide measures to minimize these barriers and define ways to benefit Hispanic patients with craniofacial conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 2","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000302","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37981137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Value and Importance of Certification.","authors":"Renee J Hinojosa","doi":"10.1097/PSN.0000000000000308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000308","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20248,"journal":{"name":"Plastic Surgical Nursing","volume":"40 2","pages":"67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/PSN.0000000000000308","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37981136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}