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
Veau III and Veau IV Cleft Palate: Do Peri-Operative Complications Differ?
Chouairi F, Mets EJ, Gabrick KS, Alperovich M. Veau III and Veau IV Cleft Palate: Do Peri-Operative Complications Differ? Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 2372-2374. PMID: 31584550, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005918.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Does Smoking History Confer a Higher Risk for Reconstructive Complications in Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomy?
Frey JD, Alperovich M, Levine JP, Choi M, Karp NS. Does Smoking History Confer a Higher Risk for Reconstructive Complications in Nipple‐Sparing Mastectomy? The Breast Journal 2017, 23: 415-420. PMID: 28097778, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPack-year smoking historyNipple-sparing mastectomyComplete NAC necrosisHistory of smokingSmoking historyReconstructive complicationsNAC necrosisHigh riskNipple-areola complex necrosisNew York University Langone Medical CenterPack-year historyMastectomy flap necrosisActive smokersFlap necrosisRisk factorsMedical CenterReconstructive outcomesComplicationsMastectomyNecrosisNonsmokersOutcomesSmokersSmokingPatients
2015
Oncologic outcomes after nipple‐sparing mastectomy: A single‐institution experience
Frey JD, Alperovich M, Kim JC, Axelrod DM, Shapiro RL, Choi M, Schnabel FR, Karp NS, Guth AA. Oncologic outcomes after nipple‐sparing mastectomy: A single‐institution experience. Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2015, 113: 8-11. PMID: 26628318, DOI: 10.1002/jso.24097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomySkin-sparing mastectomyOncologic outcomesLong-term oncologic outcomesAverage patient ageCommon histologic typePercent of patientsLocoregional recurrence rateSingle institution experienceAverage tumor sizeChest wall recurrenceInvasive ductal carcinomaLocoregional recurrencePatient ageHistologic typeDuctal carcinomaRecurrence rateTumor sizeAverage patientPatientsTherapeutic indicationsMastectomyRecurrenceOutcomesComplex recurrenceBreast Reconstruction Using Contour Fenestrated AlloDerm
Frey JD, Alperovich M, Weichman KE, Wilson SC, Hazen A, Saadeh PB, Levine JP, Choi M, Karp NS. Breast Reconstruction Using Contour Fenestrated AlloDerm. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2015, 3: e505. PMID: 26495218, PMCID: PMC4596430, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMinor mastectomy flap necrosisMastectomy flap necrosisBreast reconstructionAcellular dermal matrixFlap necrosisReconstructive outcomesInfection outcomesInfection rateSignificant independent risk factorsDermal matrixImplant-based breast reconstructionPermanent implant reconstructionIndependent risk factorNipple-sparing mastectomyLow infection rateUse AlloDermIntravenous antibioticsImplant coverageRisk factorsImplant reconstructionPatientsAlloDermOutcomesNecrosisInfection