2023
Visual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty
Kammien A, Zhao K, Wride A, Butler P, Ayyala H. Visual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 87: 284-286. PMID: 37925916, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Society of Plastic SurgeonsOnline patient education materialsReduction mammaplastyPatient education materialsAcademic plastic surgery programsStatistically significant differencePlastic surgery programsSurgeon groupPatient populationSurgery programsPlastic surgeonsPlastic surgeryProportion of imagesSignificant differencePrivate groupsRepresentation of diversityMammaplastySkin scalesNon-whiteAmerican SocietyPatients
2022
Are Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data
Maisner R, Song A, Zhou B, Srinivasan N, Thepmankorn P, Siniakowicz C, Ayyala H. Are Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 88: s266-s273. PMID: 35180750, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid prescribing ratesPlastic surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPrescription patternsOpioid claimsOpioid epidemicPrescribing ratesPrescribed short coursesOpioid prescription patternsPostoperative pain controlReduced postoperative morbidityUse of opioidsOpioid prescription ratesPrescription drug monitoring programsEvidence-based guidelinesNonopioid agentsCross-sectional studyKruskal-Wallis testPostoperative morbidityPrescribed opioidsPostoperative painDrug monitoring programsPain controlSurgeon experiencePrescription opioids
2019
YouTube for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery: An Effective Patient Resource?
Ward B, Ayyala H, Zhang K, Manuskhani P, Paskhover B, Lee E. YouTube for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery: An Effective Patient Resource? Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2019, 40: np314-np319. PMID: 31600380, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjz268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBoard-certified plastic surgeonsPlastic surgeonsSurgery proceduresCosmetic plastic surgery proceduresPlastic surgery proceduresBreast reductionReduction mammoplastyCounseling patientsCosmetic surgery proceduresPatientsDISCERN scorePlastic surgeryLow overall qualitySurgeonsCosmetic plastic surgeryPlastic surgery organizations