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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine

Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine current awareness bulletin

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September 2025

Change in perception of non-operated body areas after abdominoplasty in massive weight loss patients

Characterization of post-mastectomy pain syndrome in breast cancer patients undergoing subsequent reconstruction: a scoping review

Complications of alloplastic facial skeletal implants in aesthetic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cost-effective strategies for reducing carbon emissions in plastic surgery

Deep neck surgery in deep plane facelifts – learning from evidence and experience

Does robotic surgery have a role in abdominal wall reconstruction? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Dorsal preservation versus dorsal reduction rhinoplasty techniques for aesthetic and functional outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The erosion of plastic surgery from UK medical school curricula: a cross-sectional current-state analysis

Evolution and practice pattern in microsurgical breast reconstruction—a European multicenter study

Facial reanimation in Moebius syndrome – 25-year experience in treating bilateral facial paralysis

First experience from 200 cases with a new breast tissue expander for multi-stage pre-pectoral breast reconstruction after mastectomy

Go Pre or Stay Sub? Immediate implant-based breast reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Impact of obesity on the outcomes of panniculectomy and abdominoplasty: an ACS-NSQIP analysis

Impact of tranexamic acid on postoperative complications and bleeding in facial aesthetic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Outcomes of gender-affirming sigmoid colon vaginoplasty: a retrospective study of 119 patients

Patterns of severe burn injury in adults throughout the year

Ptosis assessment: current practice across the United Kingdom and future recommendations

Social support holds protective value in breast reconstruction

Time to final breast reconstruction: effect on quality of life and associated factors

Timing of oral feeding following head and neck mucosal free flap reconstruction – a systematic review and meta-analysis

The United Kingdom Hand and Upper Limb Transplantation Service: a report on the first twelve years of a single-center, single-protocol clinical cohort

Sources

Burns (Aug); Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (Jul-Aug)

July 2025

Comparing international revision incidence of commonly used breast implants

The current state of tranexamic acid in mastectomy and breast reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of tranexamic acid use in face and neck lift surgery: a systematic review

Exploring breast implant illness and its comorbid conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The future of wearable ergonomic devices in plastic surgery: a systematic review

Genital burn injuries: Insights from 10 years of consumer product-related incidents

Have the recent advancements in wound repair and scar management technology improved the quality of life in burn patients?

Intraoperative ultrasound-guided breast-conserving surgery: a performance analysis on the basis of novel cancer lesion classification and patients' cosmetic satisfaction

The long-term results of earfold implantable clip for the correction of protruding ears: a plastic surgeon's experience with an initial 19 cases

Middle and lower-facial feminization surgery in East Asian transgender and cisgender women: surgical techniques and outcomes

Nerve block for pain management in pediatric patients undergoing cleft lip and palate repair: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Prognostic factors for return to work in breast cancer survivors (new Cochrane prognosis review)

The psychosocial outcomes following cosmetic surgery are largely unknown: a systematic review

The safety of simultaneous versus delayed contralateral breast symmetrization: systematic review and meta-analysis

Salvage of nipple-areolar complex venous congestion following reduction mammaplasty with full-coverage incisional negative pressure wound therapy

Simulation models for training in pediatric general, thoracic, plastic, and urologic surgery in low-resource settings: a scoping review

Threading through time: hair sutures in plastic and reconstructive surgery

Two-stage prepectoral breast reconstruction: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis

The use of silk dressings in the treatment of skin injuries: a systematic review

Sources

Burns (May-Jun); Cochrane Library (May); Journal of Pediatric Surgery (May); Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Apr); Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (May-Jun)

May 2025

Association of the skin microbiome with the biomechanical scar properties in patients with burns

Benefits of negative pressure wound therapy in skin grafts

Breast reconstructive surgery: a systematic literature review of adjustable expander implant in one stage breast reconstruction

Building resilience: a promising approach to reduce anxiety in mothers and hospitalized children with burn injuries

Cartilage allograft for reconstruction of acquired and congenital total and subtotal auricular defects

Effects of black mulberry, chokeberry, and elderberry extracts on the healing of burn wounds

Epidemiology and disparities of gender-affirming surgery in the United States

Factors contributing to patient-reported satisfaction with breast augmentation six months postoperatively

FAMM flap in oral cavity and tongue defect reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

From printer to patient: a scoping review and new classification of ready-to-use three-dimensional printed constructs in autologous breast reconstruction

Functional outcomes of dual nerve transfer in patients with facial paralysis

Investigating the relationship between sensation and satisfaction in reduction mammaplasty

A new method of measuring temperature discrimination of the breast, and what to expect in the preoperative breast patient

Patient-reported upper extremity impairment following mastectomy with breast reconstruction

Predictors of seroma after breast reduction: when should drains be considered?

Promising strategies for the management of burn-wound-associated pruritus

Sensory restoration following breast reconstruction with operative reinnervation

Shifting the paradigm on tissue removal and postoperative complications in breast reduction

A systematic review of advances in the use of spectral imaging in burn depth assessment

A systematic review of sustainability practices in plastic surgery

A systematic review of wide alveolar cleft repair techniques

Technical skills assessment during simulated cleft lip repair

Therapeutic efficacy of combined superficial circumflex iliac artery perforator flap and bilateral pedicled scrotal flaps for perineal defects in male patients with extramammary Paget’s disease

The use of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in plastic surgery

Use of the radial forearm free flap in eyelid and orbit defect reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sources

Burns (Mar-Apr); European Burn Journal (Mar); Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (Mar-Apr)

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