2023
Visual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty
Kammien A, Zhao K, Wride A, Butler P, Ayyala H. Visual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 87: 284-286. PMID: 37925916, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Society of Plastic SurgeonsOnline patient education materialsReduction mammaplastyPatient education materialsAcademic plastic surgery programsStatistically significant differencePlastic surgery programsSurgeon groupPatient populationSurgery programsPlastic surgeonsPlastic surgeryProportion of imagesSignificant differencePrivate groupsRepresentation of diversityMammaplastySkin scalesNon-whiteAmerican SocietyPatients
2022
Trends in insurance coverage for adolescent reduction mammaplasty
Kimia R, Magee L, Caplan HS, Low DW, Jackson OA, Butler PD. Trends in insurance coverage for adolescent reduction mammaplasty. The American Journal Of Surgery 2022, 224: 1068-1073. PMID: 35973871, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.07.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduction mammaplastyRetrospective cohort studyLow-income patientsZip code median incomeAdult patientsBreast clinicCohort studySymptomatic macromastiaClinical variablesClinical studiesInsurance criteriaAdolescent populationPatientsEffective interventionsInsurance coverageDemographic informationMammaplastyPreauthorizationAdolescents' reductionMedian incomeMacromastiaClinicStudyCriteriaCare