2024
Finesse in Gender Affirming Frontal Contouring With Corrugator Resection
Hu K, Ihnat J, Parikh N, Vassallo M, Almeida M, Alper D, Prassinos A, Aral A, Vasquez T, Alperovich M. Finesse in Gender Affirming Frontal Contouring With Corrugator Resection. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 2024, ojae108. DOI: 10.1093/asjof/ojae108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupraorbital nerveBrow contourCorrugator resectionFollow-up visitFacial feminization surgeryYears of ageTransgender female patientsMuscle resectionFemale patientsPost-operativelyBone reductionForehead flapFeminization surgeryRevision surgeryResectionPatientsPatient satisfactionSoft tissueWound healingSurgeryForeheadForehead aestheticsNerveFrequent componentFrontal contourUsing 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
2020
Comparison of Neurocognitive Outcomes in Postoperative Adolescents with Unilateral Coronal Synostosis.
Wu RT, Gabrick KS, Singh A, Landi N, Taylor JA, Bartlett SP, Persing JA, Alperovich M. Comparison of Neurocognitive Outcomes in Postoperative Adolescents with Unilateral Coronal Synostosis. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2020, 146: 614-619. PMID: 32842112, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerformance intelligence quotientVisual-motor integrationVerbal intelligence quotientIntelligence quotientMean full-scale intelligence quotientMotor integrationLeft-sided patientsRight-side patientsNonsyndromic craniosynostosisLong-term functionLarge population studiesCranial vaultHigh motor coordinationMotor achievementsUnilateral coronal synostosisFull-scale intelligence quotientIndependent predictorsFemale patientsStudy cohortNeurodevelopmental assessmentAverage intelligence quotient scoresMean ageControl subjectsNeurocognitive outcomesIntelligence quotient scores
2019
Secondary Cleft Rhinoplasty in 1720 Patients: Are National Practices Consistent With Guidelines?
Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Gabrick KS, Persing JA, Alperovich M. Secondary Cleft Rhinoplasty in 1720 Patients: Are National Practices Consistent With Guidelines? The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal 2019, 57: 438-443. PMID: 31594399, DOI: 10.1177/1055665619879830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary cleft rhinoplastyCleft rhinoplastyMean ageAdjunct procedureNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric databaseSecondary cleft lip rhinoplastyTympanostomy tube placementCleft lip rhinoplastySeptal componentFisher's exact testCleft lip revisionCommon adjunct procedureImmature patientsPatient ageBilateral patientsFemale patientsTube placementRib graftingChi-square analysisInclusion criteriaSurgical proceduresLip revisionMAIN OUTCOMEPatientsAuricular graft
2014
Lipoblastoma of the Hand and Cleft Palate
Alperovich M, Ayo D, Staffenberg DA, Sharma S. Lipoblastoma of the Hand and Cleft Palate. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2014, 25: e189-e191. PMID: 24621768, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000000628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCleft palateImportant genetic risk factorCleft palate developmentRare benign neoplasmGenetic risk factorsCase of lipoblastomaFemale patientsRare tumorRisk factorsClonal chromosomal rearrangementsBenign neoplasmsPotential genetic associationsAdipose tissueCytogenetic testingPalateLipoblastomaPatientsGenetic associationPalate development