2024
Using the SCAR-Q to Evaluate Morbidity of Scars in Craniosynostosis Repair.
Parikh N, Hu K, Allam O, Lewis K, Ihnat J, Rancu A, Boroumand S, Persing J, Alperovich M. Using the SCAR-Q to Evaluate Morbidity of Scars in Craniosynostosis Repair. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2024, 10556656241272473. PMID: 39140877, DOI: 10.1177/10556656241272473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSCAR-QCraniosynostosis surgeryPsychosocial impactPatient aesthetic satisfactionScar-related symptomsTime of surgeryType of surgeryPost-operative scarringPatients aged 8Higher patient dissatisfactionSurvey completionMann-Whitney UCraniosynostosis repairScar burdenSuture involvementEvaluate morbidityFemale patientsPearson correlation testScar appearanceMean agePatient characteristicsSurgeryCraniofacial conditionsMann-WhitneyPatients
2014
Reconstructive Approach for Patients With Augmentation Mammaplasty Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Alperovich M, Choi M, Frey JD, Karp NS. Reconstructive Approach for Patients With Augmentation Mammaplasty Undergoing Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2014, 34: 1059-1065. PMID: 25028736, DOI: 10.1177/1090820x14541958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyReconstructive complicationsNipple-areola complexNAC necrosisComplete NAC necrosisPartial NAC necrosisPrevious breast augmentationMastectomy flap necrosisNew York University Langone Medical CenterImplant-based reconstructionMicrovascular free flapsBreast cellulitisNSM reconstructionPrevious augmentationPrior augmentationPatient characteristicsFlap necrosisMedical recordsMinimal complicationsPartial necrosisProphylactic managementCapsular contractureFisher's exactBreast cancerLarge cohort