{"title":"Comment on Oral function in facial nerve palsy: A comparative analysis of flaccid and synkinetic palsy.","authors":"Rebecca Kimber","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144228088","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}
Mikesh Kalpesh Patel, Jaroszlav Roszpopa, Animesh Jk Patel
{"title":"In Reply to the Letter to the Editor regarding \"A six-year retrospective study of patient outcomes following involved or close margin basal cell carcinoma excision\".","authors":"Mikesh Kalpesh Patel, Jaroszlav Roszpopa, Animesh Jk Patel","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144129741","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}
Eric L Wan, Stephanie Chau Nguyen, Jay M Lustbader, Gregory H Borschel
{"title":"Letter to the Editor regarding \"The effect of various muscle transfer procedures on eye closure and blink in longstanding facial palsy patients\" and a call for collaboration among ophthalmology and plastic surgery.","authors":"Eric L Wan, Stephanie Chau Nguyen, Jay M Lustbader, Gregory H Borschel","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2025.04.053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.04.053","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144096470","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":"Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding \"The effect of various muscle transfer procedures on eye closure and blinking in longstanding facial palsy patients\" and a call for collaboration among ophthalmology and plastic surgery.","authors":"Marie Brusselle, Nicolas Dhooghe","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.05.016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144188731","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}
Ferruccio Paganini, Sara Matarazzo, Luigi Valdatta, Beatrice Corsini
{"title":"Letter comments on \"A six-year retrospective study of patient outcomes following involved or close margin basal cell carcinoma excision\" methodology clarification for better clinical application.","authors":"Ferruccio Paganini, Sara Matarazzo, Luigi Valdatta, Beatrice Corsini","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2025.03.063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.03.063","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058505","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}
Anhelina Khadanovich, Michal Benes, Radek Kaiser, Henk Giele, David Kachlik
{"title":"End-to-side neurorrhaphy of the sural nerve to the superficial fibular nerve: An anatomically feasible technique for restoring sensation following sural nerve harvest.","authors":"Anhelina Khadanovich, Michal Benes, Radek Kaiser, Henk Giele, David Kachlik","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2025.04.022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.04.022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The sural nerve is commonly used as an autologous nerve graft. Its harvest results in a sensory deficit in the corresponding distribution area. End-to-side neurorrhaphy of the distal sural nerve stump to the superficial fibular nerve could address the problem of sensory loss in the dorsolateral foot without altering the donor nerve. The purpose of our study is to elaborate on a technique for sural nerve-to-superficial fibular nerve end-to-side neurorrhaphy. Fourteen legs from seven formaldehyde-preserved cadavers were dissected. The sural nerve was transected two centimeters above the distal tip of the lateral malleolus (LM) and mobilised to reach the intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve (IDCN) and the medial dorsal cutaneous nerve (MDCN). The measurements were taken to localise the coaptation points with the nerves. The distal stump of the sural nerve had to be mobilised 18.0 (8.6-24.9) mm distally in relation to the distal tip of LM in order to reach the IDCN. The coaptation point with the IDCN was 18.9 (15.3-22.8) mm above the distal tip of the LM on the anterior margin of the LM. Mobilisation of 33.7 (25.5-38.8) mm was required for reaching the MDCN. The coaptation point with the MDCN was 19.9 (15.8-27.0) mm above the distal tip of the LM, overlaying the lateral margin of the extensor digitorum longus muscle. The end-to-side neurorrhaphy of the sural nerve to the superficial fibular nerve is anatomically feasible and can be performed on both IDCN and MDCN. We recommend using the MDCN due to its larger diameter.</p>","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144004085","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":"Does post-mastectomy radiation therapy worsen outcomes in immediate autologous breast flap reconstruction? A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Belle Liew, C. Southall, M. Kanapathy, D. Nikkhah","doi":"10.7244/cmj.2021.04.001.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7244/cmj.2021.04.001.1","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND\u0000There is great uncertainty regarding the practice of immediate autologous breast reconstruction (IBR) when post-mastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) is indicated. Plastic surgery units differ in their treatment protocols, with some recommending delayed breast reconstruction (DBR) following PMRT. IBR offers significant cosmetic and psychosocial benefits; however, the morbidity of flap exposure to radiation remains unclear.\u0000\u0000\u0000OBJECTIVE\u0000The aim of this review was to comprehensively analyze the existing literature comparing autologous flaps exposed to PMRT and flaps with no radiation exposure.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS\u0000A comprehensive search in MEDLINE, EMBASE and CENTRAL databases was conducted in November 2020. Primary studies comparing IBR with and without adjuvant PMRT were assessed for the following primary outcomes: clinical complications, observer-reported outcomes and patient-reported satisfaction rates. Meta-analysis was performed to obtain pooled risk ratios of individual complications.\u0000\u0000\u0000RESULTS\u0000Twenty-one articles involving 3817 patients were included. Meta-analysis of pooled data gave risk ratios for fat necrosis (RR = 1.91, p < 0.00001), secondary surgery (RR = 1.62, p = 0.03) and volume loss (RR = 8.16, p < 0.00001) favoring unirradiated flaps, but no significant difference was observed in all other reported complications. The no-PMRT group scored significantly higher in observer-reported measures. However, self-reported aesthetic and general satisfaction rates were similar between groups.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSION\u0000IBR should be offered after mastectomy to patients requiring PMRT. The higher risks of fat necrosis and contracture appear to be less clinically relevant as corroborated by positive scores from patients developing these complications. Preoperative and intraoperative measures should be taken to further optimize reconstruction and mitigate post-radiation sequel. Careful management of patients' expectations is also imperative.\u0000\u0000\u0000LEVEL OF EVIDENCE\u0000Level III.","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88109816","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 Role of Social Media in Disseminating Plastic Surgery Research: The Relationship between Citations, Altmetrics and Article Characteristics","authors":"Michael C. Grant, K. Scott-Bridge, R. Wade","doi":"10.1101/2020.08.26.20182337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.26.20182337","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Social media (SoMe) enables publishers and authors to disseminate content immediately and directly to interested end-users, on a global scale. Alternative metrics (altmetrics) are non-traditional bibliometrics which describe the exposure and impact of an article on freely available platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Wikipedia and the news. Altmetrics are strongly associated with ultimate citation counts in various medical disciplines, except plastic surgery which represents the rational for this study. Methods: Altmetric explorer was used to extract altmetrics and citation rates for articles published during 2018 in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS), the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, the Annals of Plastics Surgery and Plastic Surgery (also known as Chirurgie Plastique). Multivariable negative binomial regression was used to estimate the relationship between citations and predictors (presented as the incidence rate ratio, IRR with 95% confidence interval, CI). Results: Overall, 1215 plastic surgery articles were captured which were cited 3269 times. There was a strong and independent association between the number of mentions in SoMe and the number of times an article was cited (adjusted IRR 1.01 [95% CI 1.01, 1.1]), whereby each mention in SoMe (e.g. Tweets or Facebook posts) translated to one additional citation. Evidence synthesis articles (e.g. systematic reviews) were cited twice as often as other articles and again, the use of SoMe to advertise these outputs was independently associated with more citations (IRR 2.0 [95% CI 1.3, 3.2]). Conclusions: Dissemination of plastic surgery research through social media channels increases an articles impact as measured by citations.","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":"35 6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75873061","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":"Use of a purified collagen membrane to aid closure of palatal fistulae.","authors":"D. Atherton, J. Boorman","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2016.02.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2016.02.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":"25 1","pages":"1003-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85231766","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 anatomic basis of the internal mammary artery perforator flap: a cadaver study.","authors":"Manfred Schmidt, O. Aszmann, H. Beck, M. Frey","doi":"10.1016/j.bjps.2008.09.019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2008.09.019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94104,"journal":{"name":"Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS","volume":"185 1","pages":"191-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78566093","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}