2024
The Impact of Facial Feminization Surgery on Appearance Satisfaction and Gender Dysphoria: A GENDER-Q and GPSQ Study
Hosseini H, Ihnat J, Hu K, Allam O, Parikh N, Mukherjee T, Alperovich M. The Impact of Facial Feminization Surgery on Appearance Satisfaction and Gender Dysphoria: A GENDER-Q and GPSQ Study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 3-4. PMCID: PMC11411966, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001063828.26100.6d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisks of Facial Feminization Surgery in a Solid-Organ Transplant Patient
Hu K, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Collar J, Aral A, Alperovich M. Risks of Facial Feminization Surgery in a Solid-Organ Transplant Patient. Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine 2024 PMID: 39264868, DOI: 10.1089/fpsam.2024.0155.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Transfers for Digit Replants as Cost Saving and Safe While Access to Replantation Procedures Remains Limited.
Hauc S, Ihnat J, Hu K, Parikh N, Rivera J, Alperovich M. Hospital Transfers for Digit Replants as Cost Saving and Safe While Access to Replantation Procedures Remains Limited. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024 PMID: 39293070, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital transferTraumatic finger amputationsNational Inpatient SampleIncome quartileReplantation outcomesImprove health equityPatient factorsFinger amputationsHealth equityAmputation patientsChronic conditionsHospital characteristicsInjury characteristicsAttempted replantationHispanic patientsFinger replantationReplantation success rateInpatient SampleLogistic regressionWhite patientsTop income quartileAmputationOlder ageHospitalPatient genderUsing 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-WhitneyPatientsComputerized Surgical Planning
Alperovich M. Computerized Surgical Planning. Seminars In Plastic Surgery 2024, 38: 188-188. PMID: 39118856, PMCID: PMC11305824, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuantitative 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 reliabilityForeheadSafety Profile Comparison of 2 Smooth Tissue Expander Types
Almeida M, Alper D, Williams M, Shah R, Ihnat J, Hu K, Parikh N, Alperovich M. Safety Profile Comparison of 2 Smooth Tissue Expander Types. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: 178-182. PMID: 38980932, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexComplication rateDrain durationMass indexAcellular dermal matrix useRetrospective review of patientsReview of patientsHigher body mass indexSmooth tissue expandersPain scoresChemotherapy exposureRetrospective reviewCapsular contractureSmooth implantsSafety profileWound breakdownFilling volumePatient comorbiditiesPerioperative informationCancer characteristicsMultivariate analysisComplicationsTissue expanderRadiation exposureMatrix useQuantification of Cephalometric Changes in Gonial Angle Morphology Following Facial Feminization Surgery.
Ihnat J, Hu K, Parikh N, Almeida M, Williams M, Hauc S, Alperovich M. Quantification of Cephalometric Changes in Gonial Angle Morphology Following Facial Feminization Surgery. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 PMID: 38953586, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010458.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFacial feminization surgeryPatient satisfactionFeminization surgeryWorld Health Organization Quality of LifeIncreased post-operativelyImproved surgical techniquesGender-affirming surgeryCephalometric changesMandibular contourComputerized tomography imagesPost-operativelyFACE-QSurgical techniqueAngle morphologyPatientsBony changesQuality of lifeSurgeryMasculine facial featuresTomography imagesWorld Health Organization QualityFeminine facesPsychological scoresPsychological functioningJawlineEvolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons
Moscarelli J, Hu K, Alper D, Rancu A, Salib A, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Persing J, Alperovich M. Evolution of Virtual Surgical Planning Use Among Craniofacial Surgeons. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1612-1615. PMID: 38949496, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVirtual surgical planningAmerican Society of Maxillofacial SurgeonsCraniofacial surgeonsImprove esthetic outcomesRespondents' current practiceShorter operating timeCraniofacial surgery fellowshipPlastic surgery trainingPostablative reconstructionOrthognathic surgeryEsthetic outcomeMaxillofacial surgeonsCraniofacial surgerySurgeon demographicsProcedure typeSurgical planningOperative timeSurgeon's practiceFellowship trainingFacial feminizationSurgeonsSurgery trainingSurgeryContinuous variablesSurgical trainingRadiographic severity is associated with worse executive function in metopic craniosynostosis
Almeida M, Alper D, Barrero C, Parikh N, Hauc S, Moscarelli J, Golinko M, Persing J, Swanson J, Alperovich M. Radiographic severity is associated with worse executive function in metopic craniosynostosis. Child's Nervous System 2024, 1-12. PMID: 38904768, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06493-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeverity of metopic synostosisExecutive functionConners-3Neurocognitive testsBehavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-2Endocranial bifrontal angleAssociated with worse executive functionSocial Responsiveness Scale-2Behavior Rating InventoryImpact executive functioningWorse executive functionChild Behavior ChecklistMetopic synostosisBRIEF-2Behavior ChecklistSchool ageBehavioral assessmentBehavioral difficultiesScale-2Subscale scoresAssociated with worse scoresBehavioral outcomesPhenotypic severitySociodemographic riskPre-operative CT imagesThe role of genetics on behavioral outcomes in nonsyndromic sagittal synostosis.
Alper D, Almeida M, Hu K, Yang J, Timberlake A, Shah J, Persing J, Alperovich M. The role of genetics on behavioral outcomes in nonsyndromic sagittal synostosis. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2024, 34: 234-245. PMID: 38875721, DOI: 10.3171/2024.4.peds23510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral outcomesNonsyndromic sagittal synostosisSocial Responsiveness Scale-2nd editionBehavior Rating InventoryAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderSagittal synostosisPly geneRelative to controlsExecutive functionAttention-deficit/hyperactivityExternalizing behaviorsExternalizing problemsLoss of functionBehavior problemsASD domainAssociated with worse scoresOutcomes of patientsRule-breakingParents of children aged 6Treating sagittal synostosisOlder ageAssociation of mutationsBehavior scoresSociodemographic factorsPly groupsSociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database
Hengartner A, Serrato P, Sayeed S, Sadeghzadeh S, Prassinos A, Alperovich M, DiLuna M, Elsamadicy A. Sociodemographic Disparities and Postoperative Outcomes Following Cranial Vault Remodeling for Craniosynostosis: Analysis of the 2012 to 2021 NSQIP-Pediatric Database. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024, 35: 1310-1314. PMID: 38752737, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesLength of stayCranial vault repairAdverse eventsNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric databaseAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseMultivariate logistic regression analysisNSQIP-Pediatric databaseAge of presentationNon-Hispanic Black patientsNon-Hispanic white patientsIncreased complication rateHospital length of stayExtended length of stayPostoperative clinical outcomesEquitable health careRetrospective cohort studyCranial vault remodelingCurrent Procedural Terminology codesPostoperative adverse eventsCranial vault reconstructionProcedural Terminology codesLogistic regression analysisNon-white patientsComputerized Surgical Planning for Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis
Hu K, Aral A, Rancu A, Alperovich M. Computerized Surgical Planning for Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis. Seminars In Plastic Surgery 2024, 38: 234-241. PMID: 39118864, PMCID: PMC11305829, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputerized Surgical Planning in Gender Affirming Facial Surgery
Ihnat J, Aral A, Mukherjee T, Alperovich M. Computerized Surgical Planning in Gender Affirming Facial Surgery. Seminars In Plastic Surgery 2024, 38: 209-213. PMID: 39118857, PMCID: PMC11305825, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchApplication of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery
Parikh N, Aral A, Lewis K, Alperovich M. Application of Computerized Surgical Planning in Craniosynostosis Surgery. Seminars In Plastic Surgery 2024, 38: 214-223. PMID: 39118860, PMCID: PMC11305832, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1786803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputerized surgical planningSurgical planningMultiple cranial suturesComputed tomography scanTreatment of craniosynostosisSurgical guide designPreoperative imagingIntraoperative timeSurgical correctionCraniofacial surgeryCraniosynostosis surgeryTomography scanTreatment modalitiesCraniosynostosis casesIntraoperative implementationPatient managementPremature fusionPreoperative planningMedical trainee educationCraniosynostosisCranial suturesResidency trainingMedical conditionsSurgeryPatient educationD125. A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Comparison of White Matter Development in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis to Neurotypical Infants
Moscarelli J, Almeida M, Lacadie C, Hu K, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Persing J, Alperovich M. D125. A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Comparison of White Matter Development in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis to Neurotypical Infants. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 127-127. PMCID: PMC11340512, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001018968.87118.ff.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComparison of emotional and behavioral regulation between metopic and sagittal synostosis
Almeida M, Alper D, Parikh N, De Baun H, Kammien A, Persing J, Alperovich M. Comparison of emotional and behavioral regulation between metopic and sagittal synostosis. Child's Nervous System 2024, 40: 2789-2799. PMID: 38691155, DOI: 10.1007/s00381-024-06387-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntelligence quotientBehavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-2Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of IntelligenceSocial Responsiveness Scale-2Behavior Rating InventoryWechsler Abbreviated ScaleExecutive function subscalesChild Behavior ChecklistExecutive function scoresScale of IntelligenceWASI-IIBRIEF-2Conners-3Executive functionExternalizing behaviorsBehavior ChecklistBehavioral regulationProblems subscaleSchool ageBehavioral assessmentBehavioral difficultiesScale-2Behavioral outcomesRule-breakingBehavioral differences54. A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Comparison Of White Matter Development In Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis To Neurotypical Infants
Moscarelli J, Almeida M, Lacadie C, Hu K, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Persing J, Alperovich M. 54. A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Comparison Of White Matter Development In Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis To Neurotypical Infants. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 38-38. PMCID: PMC11041127, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001015308.49191.ae.Peer-Reviewed Original Research93. Appearance Satisfaction, Gender Dysphoria And Coping Mechanisms In Patients With Planned Facial Feminization Surgery: A GENDER-Q, GPSQ And Brief-COPE Survey Study
Hosseini H, Alper D, Hu K, Parikh N, Ihnat J, Yu C, Alperovich M. 93. Appearance Satisfaction, Gender Dysphoria And Coping Mechanisms In Patients With Planned Facial Feminization Surgery: A GENDER-Q, GPSQ And Brief-COPE Survey Study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 61-62. PMCID: PMC11041170, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001015460.90082.53.Peer-Reviewed Original Research92. Quantitative Analysis of Morphometric Changes In Feminization Rhinoplasty
Hu K, Parikh N, Ihnat J, de Baun H, Mookerjee V, Alper D, Almeida M, Alperovich M. 92. Quantitative Analysis of Morphometric Changes In Feminization Rhinoplasty. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2024, 12: 61-61. PMCID: PMC11041179, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001015456.00940.92.Peer-Reviewed Original Research