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

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November 2025

Abnormal breast pathology after breast reduction surgery: a case-series and a 10-year retrospective chart review

Alveolar cleft repair: a 30-year follow-up

Antimuscarinics for burn patients: helpful or harmful for sensation recovery?

Application of punch excision in the treatment of severe burn scars

Broadening options of recipient vessels in microsurgical facial reconstruction: moving toward distal

Comparison between multispectral imaging and laser Doppler imaging to predict burn wound requirements for surgery

Creating a standard for evaluation of symptoms of depression and anxiety in women undergoing reduction mammaplasty: validation and reliability of HADS

Early patient-reported outcomes as predictors of long-term scar satisfaction: an exploratory cohort study

The effect of sarcopenia on postoperative complications in autologous breast reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The evolution of microsurgery training: a narrative review of historical foundations and modern innovations

A free-style approach to selection of locoregional perforator flaps for unilateral breast restoration

The influence of cardiovascular disease on duration of admission after DIEP flap breast reconstruction: a retrospective cohort study

Long-term follow-up after DIEP flap breast reconstruction: quality of life with a focus on donor-site morbidity

Medial epicondylectomy for cubital tunnel syndrome: outcomes from an 8-year retrospective cohort study

A novel paradigm in cleft lip education: integration of 3D-printed simulator and problem-based learning

Osteogenesis rate and success of secondary alveolar bone grafting: a 3D volumetric prognostic value

Pain relief after surgical neurolysis in Gazan patients with peripheral nerve injuries: a report amidst the ongoing conflict

Photographs of non-melanoma skin tumours submitted by patients improve preoperative triage

Psychological health status and influencing factors among aesthetic plastic surgery patients: a cross-sectional analysis

The rate of revision surgery for secondary deformities of the lip in cleft lip patients: a systematic review

Recent trends in nipple reconstruction – a case series and social media analysis of patient preferences

The relationship between radiation history and outcomes of immediate implant-based breast reconstruction

Speech therapy only versus speech therapy combined with Furlow palatoplasty for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency in submucous cleft palate: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Temporal satisfaction patterns in body image after aesthetic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sources

BMC Medical Education (Jul); BMC Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Sep-Oct); Burns (Sep-Nov); Clinical Breast Cancer (Aug); Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (Sep-Oct); Wound Repair and Regeneration (Sep-Oct)

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)

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