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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

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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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)

March 2025

Advanced reconstructive techniques following orbital exenteration: the role of LCFA free flaps

Advancements in microsurgery: a comprehensive systematic review of artificial intelligence applications

Clavicle height asymmetry: a common problem for planning reduction mammoplasties – A correlational study

Comparison on functional and esthetic outcomes between single and combined surgery to crooked nose deformities

Do female and male chests feel the same? A comprehensive quantitative sensory analysis

Effectiveness of the combined therapy in the treatment of chronic non-healing wounds in patients with autoimmune diseases

Effects of intravenous tranexamic acid on bleeding during burn surgery: A double-blinded randomized clinical trial

The efficacy of cellulose dressings in burn wound management: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Efficacy of dialkylcarbamoylchloride (DACC)-impregnated dressings in surgical wound management: a review

Estrogen hormone therapy stabilizes lateral hairline in transfeminine patients: implications for facial feminization surgery

Healing rates and dressing frequency of silver foam dressings in paediatric burns: a systemic review and meta-analysis

Immediate lymphatic reconstruction with targeted lymphatic axillary repair

Long-term posttransplant-related bone volumetric changes in eight face transplant recipients – a single-center retrospective case series

Management of partial extensor tendon lacerations of the hand and forearm: a national survey of practice in the United Kingdom

Parent-reported burn specific health-related quality of life in children 5–7 years after burns: a multicenter cross-sectional study

The pectoralis major myocutaneous pedicled flap—its past and current practice in a dedicated microsurgery service. Review of the literature, and debunking controversies

Predictors of dilation difficulty in gender-affirming vaginoplasty

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

Recent advances in the use of essential oils and their nanoformulations for wound treatment

Reconstructive techniques for chest and breast deformities in Poland syndrome: an up-to-date systematic review

Reoperative hybrid breast augmentation: an analysis of risk factors for complications and reoperations

Rhinophyma treatment: an observational study comparing the results of the cold blade technique and ablative fractional CO2-laser

Sources

Burns (Feb); European Burn Journal (Jan); Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (Feb)

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