2024
The Most Socially Vulnerable Patients Benefit the Most Following Gender Affirming Facial Surgery
Parikh N, Hu K, Ihnat J, Allam O, Diatta F, Rancu A, Wood S, Flores Perez P, Persing J, Alperovich M. The Most Socially Vulnerable Patients Benefit the Most Following Gender Affirming Facial Surgery. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010718.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArea deprivation index scoreDeprivation index scoreSocial vulnerability index scoresSocial Vulnerability IndexMinor themesImpact of social vulnerabilityNeighborhood socioeconomic disadvantageIndex scorePatient-reported outcomesAppearance satisfactionSocioeconomic disadvantageHome addressFACE-Q modulesSocial vulnerabilityVulnerable patientsLinear regression analysisImpact of surgeryUnivariate linear regression analysisPatient benefitThemesGeo-codedLack of informationRegression analysisScoresTransportation themeSmooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants
Allam O, Dinis J, Almeida M, Junn A, Mozaffari M, Shah R, Chong L, Olawoyin O, Mehta S, Park K, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Smooth versus Textured Tissue Expanders: Comparison of Outcomes and Complications in 536 Implants. Archives Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 51: 042-051. PMID: 38425846, PMCID: PMC10901592, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1775592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTextured tissue expandersPain scoresTissue expanderTwo-stage breast reconstructionTextured surface implantsExpander fill volumeStudy evaluated outcomesAssociated with ageComparison of outcomesRegression analysisBilateral reconstructionPrepectoral placementComplication rateTextured implantsNo significant differenceBreast reconstructionPerioperative informationSurface implantsOperative timeTE exchangeComplicationsLinear regression analysisSignificant differencePainChi-square
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 increase