2024
Trends in Revision Facial Feminization Surgery.
Ihnat J, Hu K, Wood S, Sutherland R, Allam O, Parikh N, Alperovich M. Trends in Revision Facial Feminization Surgery. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 PMID: 39325077, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial feminization surgeryGender-affirming surgeryFeminization surgeryFacial feminization surgery proceduresFacial feminization surgery patientsEnhance surgical outcomesHormone therapySurgical outcomesSurgical approachChart reviewLower BMIManual chart reviewPatient factorsSurgerySmoking statusPatientsTGNB patientsGender-affirming proceduresOlder ageBMIDiagnosis of transsexualismAssociated with differencesOutcomesImprove careAge
2019
Temporal Evaluation of Craniofacial Relationships in Apert Syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Sawh-Martinez R, Wu R, Cabrejo R, Gabrick K, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Temporal Evaluation of Craniofacial Relationships in Apert Syndrome. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 317-325. PMID: 30358751, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000004836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageApert syndromeNasal spineComputed tomography scanMaxillary planeAnterior nasal spineMonths of ageApert syndrome patientsPosterior nasal spineSella-nasion planeTomography scanSyndrome patientsAge subgroupsAnatomic relationshipsSyndromeFacial deformityAngulation changeFrankfort horizontal planeCranial base lengthMonthsIntracellular regulatory mechanismsCraniofacial malformationsAgeDeformityMaterialize software
2018
Normal angulation of skull base in Apert syndrome
Lu X, Forte AJ, Sawh-Martinez R, Wu R, Cabrejo R, Steinbacher DM, Alperovich M, Alonso N, Persing JA. Normal angulation of skull base in Apert syndrome. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2018, 46: 2042-2051. PMID: 30391086, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2018.09.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cranial baseApert syndromeCranial base lengthSkull baseSevere craniofacial deformitiesPosterior cranial base lengthYears of ageMonths of ageUnoperated patientsCT scanAnterior cranial base lengthCranial base angleLate infancySyndromeAge rangeCraniofacial deformitiesCranial baseDeformityAdditive effectSkull vaultMonthsAngulationSignificant changesAgeBase length
2016
Parental Perceptions of Neurodevelopment in Toddlers Following Craniosynostosis Repair
Alperovich M, Golinko MS, Lee ZH, Runyan CM, Staffenberg DA. Parental Perceptions of Neurodevelopment in Toddlers Following Craniosynostosis Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2016, 27: 835-838. PMID: 27192656, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParental perceptionsNonsyndromic craniosynostosisMean scoreParents of malesCranial vault remodelingUndergo surgeryParents of childrenMean ageChild neurodevelopmentCraniosynostosis repairSurgeryVault remodelingAge groupsCraniosynostosis typeDevelopmental delayNeurodevelopmentChildren's motorLittle dataAnonymous surveySignificant differencesCranial vaultChildrenAgeMaximum scoreSchool age