2023
Exploring Factors Associated with Implant Removal Satisfaction in Breast Implant Illness Patients: A PRO BREAST-Q Study
Bascone C, McGraw J, Couto J, Sulkar R, Broach R, Butler P, Kovach S. Exploring Factors Associated with Implant Removal Satisfaction in Breast Implant Illness Patients: A PRO BREAST-Q Study. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e5273. PMID: 37753329, PMCID: PMC10519512, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast implant illnessImplant removalCapsular contractureResidual symptomsPsychiatric illnessSatisfaction scoresPatient-reported symptomsOverall patient satisfactionPatient-associated factorsMultivariable logistic regressionBreast implant removalImplant removal proceduresAcademic medical centerChest discomfortMuscle painSymptomatic improvementRetrospective reviewPreoperative counselingIllness patientsPatient satisfactionMedical CenterImplant ruptureSelf payPatientsResponse rateExploring the Financial, Psychological, and Operative Factors Associated With Implant Removal Satisfaction in Breast Implant Illness Patients
Bascone C, Couto J, McGraw J, Sulkar R, Broach R, Butler P, Kovach S. Exploring the Financial, Psychological, and Operative Factors Associated With Implant Removal Satisfaction in Breast Implant Illness Patients. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 2023, 5: ojad027.015. PMCID: PMC10320688, DOI: 10.1093/asjof/ojad027.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast implant illnessImplant removalCapsular contractureResidual symptomsPsychiatric illnessSatisfaction scoresPatient-reported symptomsOverall patient satisfactionPatient-associated factorsMultivariable logistic regressionBreast implant removalChest discomfortMuscle painSymptomatic improvementRetrospective reviewPreoperative counselingIllness patientsPatient satisfactionOperative factorsImplant ruptureSelf payPatientsResponse ratePhysical symptomsSymptoms
2021
Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities
Naga HI, Azoury SC, Othman S, Couto JA, Mehta S, Levin LS, Butler PD, Kovach SJ. Short- and Long-Term Outcomes following Severe Traumatic Lower Extremity Reconstruction: The Value of an Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center to Racially Underserved Communities. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 148: 646-654. PMID: 34432698, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000008277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower extremity reconstructionAfrican American patientsTraumatic lower extremity reconstructionExtremity reconstructionAmerican patientsFull weight-bearing statusLong-term functional statusCLINICAL QUESTION/LEVELPostoperative rehabilitation strategyWeight-bearing statusShort-term complicationsNumber of readmissionsChronic pain managementLong-term outcomesTotal flap failurePatient demographicsPain managementAmbulation statusRetrospective reviewNonwhite raceCaucasian patientsFunctional statusFlap failureRacial groupsInclusion criteriaUse of Absorbable Dermal Stapler in Reduction Mammoplasty: Assessing Technical, Quality-of-Life, and Aesthetics Outcomes
Patel V, Green JL, Christopher AN, Morris MP, Weiss ES, Broach RB, Butler PD. Use of Absorbable Dermal Stapler in Reduction Mammoplasty: Assessing Technical, Quality-of-Life, and Aesthetics Outcomes. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2021, 9: e3784. PMID: 34476162, PMCID: PMC8386896, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000003784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReduction mammoplastyAesthetic outcomeWise pattern reductionPost-operative satisfactionWound healing complicationsTotal procedure timeNipple-areolar complexClosure techniqueMinor complicationsSymptomatic macromastiaHealing complicationsPatient demographicsMajor complicationsRetrospective reviewPatients' qualityCosmetic outcomeBreast appearanceSkin closureSuperomedial pedicleCosmetic appearanceInclusion criteriaProcedure timePatientsQOL domainsMammoplastyIn Search of Workforce Diversity? A Program’s Successful Approach
Llado-Farrulla M, Fosnot J, Couto J, Chang B, Broach RB, Rios-Diaz A, Fowler JA, Aarons CB, Serletti JM, Butler PD. In Search of Workforce Diversity? A Program’s Successful Approach. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 1229-1233. PMID: 33890911, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReconstructive surgery residency programsSurgery residency programsResidency programsHealth care disparitiesNational averageRetrospective reviewPlastic surgery residentsCare disparitiesMultifactorial naturePlastic surgery traineesPlastic surgery residency programsSurgery residentsSurgery traineesAlaskan NativesMedicine residentsOngoing disparitiesCurrent national averageProgram residentsUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhysiciansHeterogeneous populationMedicineResidentsRecruitment efforts