Single Stitch Vicryl Mesh Wrap for Prepectoral Implant Breast Reconstruction
Mookerjee V, Stögner V, Alper D, Evans B, Pomahac B. Single Stitch Vicryl Mesh Wrap for Prepectoral Implant Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e5058. PMID: 37313479, PMCID: PMC10259646, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrepectoral breast reconstructionAcellular dermal matrixBreast reconstructionPrepectoral reconstructionVicryl meshDermal matrixAcellular dermal matrix groupOverall complication rateImplant breast reconstructionConventional reconstructive techniquesComplication ratePatient demographicsRetrospective reviewOperative timeImplant coverageSingle institutionTacking suturesMesh wrapVicryl groupSafe techniqueReconstructive techniquesSeparate cohortPatientsBreastComplicationsTranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation
Alper D, Almeida M, Rivera J, Hosseini H, Williams M, Long A, Prassinos A, Mookerjee V, Persing J, Alperovich M. Tranexamic Acid in Facial Feminization Surgery: Quantifying a High-risk Setting With Exogenous Estrogen Supplementation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2023, 34: 1452-1455. PMID: 37277900, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000009415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVenous thromboembolic eventsSafety of TXAExogenous estrogen supplementationTranexamic acidEstrogen supplementationFacial feminization surgeryCaprini scoreVTE ratesBlood lossOperative timeFeminization surgeryHigh-risk patient populationIntraoperative tranexamic acidRisk patient populationHigh-risk settingsUnpaired t-testEstrogen therapyThromboembolic eventsRetrospective reviewHematoma rateProthrombotic agentsPatient populationProcedure typeMedical CenterElevated riskCombined Tripier and V-Y Advancement Flaps for Reconstruction of Large Lid-cheek Junction Defects
Mookerjee V, Prassinos A, Alper D, Clune J. Combined Tripier and V-Y Advancement Flaps for Reconstruction of Large Lid-cheek Junction Defects. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e4874. PMID: 36875925, PMCID: PMC9984149, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchV-Y advancement flapAdvancement flapFlap reconstructionLid marginFacial nerve injuryArtery perforator flapModerate size defectsV-Y fashionJunction defectsNerve injuryOperative detailsRetrospective reviewV-Y flapFlap necrosisLess morbidSignificant dissectionRisk of ectropionMyocutaneous flapPatientsPerforator flapFacial artery perforator flapUpper eyelidEctropionLower eyelidSuperior edge