Alexandra Junn
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2025
Residing in a Food Desert Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Complications after Breast Reconstruction
Lava C, Harish V, Li K, Junn A, Greige N, Margulies I, Young M, Jabbour S, Parikh R, Fan K. Residing in a Food Desert Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Complications after Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2025, 157: 471e-479e. PMID: 41091094, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000012479.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow food accessFood desertsHighest incidence of reoperationIncidence of reoperationFood accessHigher incidenceRetrospective reviewRates of food insecurityUnhealthy food optionsLow-income patientsRetrospective review of patientsLow food access areasReview of patientsPost-operative outcomesBreast reconstruction patientsMean Charlson Comorbidity IndexRisk of complicationsSocial determinantsCharlson Comorbidity IndexFood optionsHealthy foodIncome patientsMinor complicationsPostoperative complicationsPostoperative outcomesClostridium difficile induced coagulopathy: Implications for microsurgery in the setting of limb salvage
Rohrich R, Li K, Azimi R, Junn A, Ferdousian S, Lin R, Lee W, Currin M, Youn R, Attinger C, Akbari C, Evans K. Clostridium difficile induced coagulopathy: Implications for microsurgery in the setting of limb salvage. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2025, 108: 151-161. PMID: 40615258, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile infectionCDI groupFlap takebacksNon-CDI groupImpact of Clostridium difficile infectionPartial flap necrosisLower extremitiesRetrospective cohort studyC. diff infectionFlap complicationsMicrosurgical outcomesFlap necrosisThrombotic complicationsDifficile infectionPedicle thrombosisMicrovascular thrombosisFollow-upClinical managementMultivariate regression modelCohort studyIncreased riskC. difficilePlastic surgeonsPatientsLimb salvageP39. Antimicrobial Irrigation Difference in Implant-based Reconstruction: Triple-antibiotic Solution Versus Chlorhexidine-gluconate Based Solution
Lin R, Junn A, Rohrich R, Ferdousian S, Snee I, Chamaa D, De La Cruz L, Jabbour S, Fan K. P39. Antimicrobial Irrigation Difference in Implant-based Reconstruction: Triple-antibiotic Solution Versus Chlorhexidine-gluconate Based Solution. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2025, 13: 62-63. PMCID: PMC12076450, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001114340.42395.06.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP68. IV Fluid Conservation and its Impact on Plastic Surgery Services: Safe or Not?
Junn A, Wan E, Martinez P, Arbuiso S, Chaij J, Fan K, Song D, Attinger C, Youn R, Evans K. P68. IV Fluid Conservation and its Impact on Plastic Surgery Services: Safe or Not? Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2025, 13: 76-77. PMCID: PMC12076573, DOI: 10.1097/01.gox.0001114452.44878.59.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Pregnancy Termination Policy and Cleft Lip and Palate
Junn A, Spoer D, Koh M, Berger L, Zuckerman H, Baker S, DeLia D, Fan K. Pregnancy Termination Policy and Cleft Lip and Palate. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2024, 155: 119e-131e. PMID: 38507555, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth 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