2024
Quantitative Assessment of Forehead Morphology Following Facial Feminization Surgery
Parikh N, Hu K, Ihnat J, Almeida M, Williams M, Alper D, Allam O, Aral A, Persing J, Alperovich M. Quantitative Assessment of Forehead Morphology Following Facial Feminization Surgery. Transgender Health 2024 DOI: 10.1089/trgh.2024.0019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial feminization surgeryFrontonasal angleFACE-QComputerized tomographyFeminization surgeryPreoperative to postoperative changeTime of surgeryIntraclass coefficientFACE-Q modulesGender-affirming surgeryPatient-reported outcome measuresForehead contourPostoperative changesAcademic medical centerForehead morphologySurgeryPatientsQuality of lifeInclusion criteriaCT imagesMedical CenterPatient satisfactionOutcome measuresInter-rater reliabilityForehead
2022
Perceived Age and Personality Profiling after Orthognathic Surgery
Pourtaheri N, Peck CJ, Gowda A, Parsaei Y, Allam O, Patel VK, Park E, Yu J, Lopez J, Steinbacher DM. Perceived Age and Personality Profiling after Orthognathic Surgery. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2022, 150: 146-154. PMID: 35575641, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000009229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient's facial profileOrthognathic surgeryPatient sociodemographicsFacial profileOlder ageCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELTime of surgerySignificant decreaseCharacteristic curve analysisUnpaired t-testOlder patientsYounger patientsPatient factorsSingle surgeonAge changesSurgeryPatientsPostoperative imagesCurve analysisSociodemographicsAgeSignificant differencesMultivariate regressionT-testBase of evidence
2021
Distinguishing craniomorphometric characteristics and severity in metopic synostosis patients
Chandler L, Park K, Allam O, Mozaffari M, Khetpal S, Smetona J, Pourtaheri N, Lu X, Persing J, Alperovich M. Distinguishing craniomorphometric characteristics and severity in metopic synostosis patients. International Journal Of Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery 2021, 50: 1040-1046. PMID: 33483210, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2020.11.022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Orthognathic Surgery to Improve Facial Profile: Assessment, 3-Dimensional Planning, and Technique
Park KE, Maniskas S, Allam O, Pourtaheri N, Steinbacher DM. Orthognathic Surgery to Improve Facial Profile: Assessment, 3-Dimensional Planning, and Technique. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 2020, 3: ojaa051. PMID: 33791672, PMCID: PMC7954391, DOI: 10.1093/asjof/ojaa051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrthognathic surgeryOpen biteMaxillary hypoplasiaOrthognathic surgery techniquesClass III deformityDetailed surgical techniqueClass III malocclusionVirtual surgical planningPostoperative outcomesRetrospective reviewSurgical correctionSurgical techniqueSurgery techniquesMandibular hyperplasiaAesthetic outcomeFat graftingMandibular prognathismSkeletal maturitySurgeryEmotional stressMandibular asymmetrySurgical planningSingle procedureFacial profileJaw positionPostoperative Pain-control in Hand Surgery: A Single Institution Review of Opioid Prescription Practices by Orthopaedic Versus Plastic Surgeons
Carney M, Peck C, Prassinos A, Chiu A, Craig M, Allam O, Park K, Prsic A, Thomson J. Postoperative Pain-control in Hand Surgery: A Single Institution Review of Opioid Prescription Practices by Orthopaedic Versus Plastic Surgeons. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2020, 8: 97-97. PMCID: PMC7553619, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0000720808.46739.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchManagement of recurrent bilateral multifocal pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH)
Xu X, Persing SM, Allam O, Park KE, Mozaffari MA, Lannin DR, Bossuyt V, Alperovich M. Management of recurrent bilateral multifocal pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH). The Breast Journal 2020, 26: 1814-1817. PMID: 32562297, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasiaStromal hyperplasiaBilateral mastectomyReduction mammoplastyTwo-stage implant-based breast reconstructionImplant-based breast reconstructionExcellent aesthetic outcomesPain reliefBreast enlargementStandard treatmentBreast reconstructionFocal excisionReconstructive surgeryRare caseConservative optionsAesthetic outcomeHyperplastic conditionsMastectomyHyperplasiaMammoplastyMacromastiaPatientsSurgeryExcisionBreast