2024
Safety 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 use
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 cohortNipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients with Prior Breast Irradiation
Alperovich M, Choi M, Frey JD, Lee ZH, Levine JP, Saadeh PB, Shapiro RL, Axelrod DM, Guth AA, Karp NS. Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Patients with Prior Breast Irradiation. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2014, 134: 202e-206e. PMID: 25068341, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000000321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNipple-sparing mastectomyNipple-areola complex necrosisPrior breast irradiationMastectomy flap necrosisHigh-risk procedureBreast irradiationFlap necrosisComplete nipple-areola complex necrosisNipple-sparing mastectomy patientsHigh-risk patientsBody mass indexLatissimus dorsi flapMicrovascular free flapsSignificant differencesMastectomy cohortComplex complicationsImplant explantationMass indexMastectomy patientsCapsular contracturePartial necrosisAutologous reconstructionComplete necrosisIrradiated groupFree flap