2022
Flap to Mastectomy Mass: Are Higher Ratios Associated with Greater Breast Reconstruction Satisfaction?
Long AS, Ching A, Hauc SC, Mozaffari MA, Junn AH, Rivera JC, Almeida MN, Alper DP, Allam O, Alperovich M. Flap to Mastectomy Mass: Are Higher Ratios Associated with Greater Breast Reconstruction Satisfaction? Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2022, 39: 209-213. PMID: 35752166, DOI: 10.1055/a-1885-1540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBREAST-Q surveysAutologous breast reconstructionBody mass indexPatient satisfactionBreast reconstructionHigh patient-reported satisfactionLong-term patient satisfactionPatient underwent radiation therapySuperior patient-reported outcomesDeep inferior epigastric perforator flapPatient-reported satisfactionUnderwent radiation therapyPatient-reported outcomesNumber of surgeriesMost patientsMass indexRetrospective studySurgery failureBreast ScoreRadiation therapySmall breastsPerforator flapProsthetic techniquesBreast sizePatients
2021
Predictors for Prolonged Drain Use Following Autologous Breast Reconstruction
Dinis J, Allam O, Junn A, Park KE, Mozaffari MA, Shah R, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Predictors for Prolonged Drain Use Following Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Journal Of Reconstructive Microsurgery 2021, 38: 160-167. PMID: 34284504, DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrain durationDrain useAxillary dissectionBreast reconstructionAutologous reconstructionOperation-related characteristicsMicrovascular breast reconstructionAfrican American raceAutologous breast reconstructionMicrovascular free flapsAbdominal drainBreast flapElevated BMIHispanic raceSurgical drainsRisk factorsMultivariable regressionFree flapLinear regression analysisBMIBreastUse durationHypertensionFurther studiesPoint increaseAbdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction
Dinis J, Junn A, Shah R, Allam O, Mehta S, Mozaffari MA, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Abdominal subcutaneous fat thickness as a substitute for BMI in predicting complications in abdominally‐based autologous breast reconstruction. Microsurgery 2021, 41: 341-347. PMID: 33720454, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30732.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbdominal subcutaneous fat thicknessBody mass indexRecipient site complicationsBreast reconstructionFat necrosisMinor complicationsSite complicationsComputed tomographyMicrovascular free flap breast reconstructionMultivariable logistic regression analysisFree flap breast reconstructionSubcutaneous fat thicknessFlap fat necrosisL4-L5 spaceAutologous breast reconstructionFlap breast reconstructionPreoperative computed tomographyPostmastectomy breast reconstructionLogistic regression analysisMultivariable regression modelsAutologous tissue transferPatient selectionRetrospective reviewMass indexPreoperative imaging
2020
Patients with psychiatric illness report worse patient‐reported outcomes and receive lower rates of autologous breast reconstruction
Mehta SK, Sheth AH, Olawoyin O, Chouairi F, Gabrick KS, Allam O, Park KE, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Patients with psychiatric illness report worse patient‐reported outcomes and receive lower rates of autologous breast reconstruction. The Breast Journal 2020, 26: 1931-1936. PMID: 32529691, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcomesPsychiatric diagnosisBreast reconstructionBinary logistic regressionAutologous reconstructionReconstructive modalityWorse patient-reported outcomesLogistic regressionBREAST-Q surveysBREAST-Q scoresAutologous breast reconstructionGeneral linear modelQuality of lifeModalities of reconstructionChi-squared testPsychiatric wellASA classificationIndependent predictorsTertiary hospitalInsurance statusImplant reconstructionRisk populationsPatientsDiagnosisModule scores