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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsEstheticsFemaleHumansMammaplastyPatient Education as TopicSurgeonsSurgery, PlasticUnited StatesConceptsAmerican 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
2020
Autologous Can Be Ambulatory: The Outpatient Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Breast Reconstruction.
Ayyala H, Atamian E, Le T, Cohen S. Autologous Can Be Ambulatory: The Outpatient Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2020, 147: 361e-362e. PMID: 33177446, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Three-Step Technique for Optimal Nipple Position in Transgender Chest Masculinization
Ayyala HS, Mukherjee TJ, Le TM, Cohen WA, Luthringer M, Keith JD. A Three-Step Technique for Optimal Nipple Position in Transgender Chest Masculinization. Aesthetic Surgery Journal 2020, 40: np619-np625. PMID: 32501483, DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjaa150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMammaplastyMastectomyNipplesRetrospective StudiesTransgender PersonsConceptsNipple-areola complexNAC positionAnterior axillary lineMale Nipple-Areola ComplexFree nippleAxillary lineMean Likert scoreSternal notchChest masculinizationPatients' thoughtsPatientsNipple sizeSatisfaction rateAesthetic resultsGender affirmation processVertical thirdsChestTransgender populationPectoralis muscleNipple positionLikert scoresNippleThree-step techniqueAffirmation processMidlineA Multimetric Health Literacy Analysis of Autologous Versus Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.
Chen D, Johnson A, Ayyala H, Lee E, Lee B, Tran B. A Multimetric Health Literacy Analysis of Autologous Versus Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2020, 85: s102-s108. PMID: 32187068, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBreast NeoplasmsComprehensionHealth LiteracyHumansInternetMammaplastyReproducibility of ResultsConceptsImplant-based reconstructionBreast reconstructionIncidence of breast cancerPromote patient comprehensionCultural Sensitivity Assessment ToolHealth literacy needsAssessment toolCultural sensitivityPatient Education Materials Assessment ToolImplant-based breast reconstructionSensitive assessment toolsMean reading grade levelEighth-grade reading levelAutologous-based reconstructionActive decision makingHealth outcomesHealth informationInterrater reliabilityPatient comprehensionImplant-basedLiteracy needsSurgical optionsProcedural riskReconstructive modalityBreast cancer
2019
The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Patients Undergoing Breast Reduction Surgery
Riddle K, Malhotra R, Ayyala H, Datiashvili R. The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Patients Undergoing Breast Reduction Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2019, 30: 2434-2436. PMID: 31858396, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-04360-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImpact of metabolic syndromeMetabolic syndromeBreast reduction proceduresPostoperative morbidityObese patientsSurgical outcomesBreast reductionReduction mammoplastyIncreased complicationsSurgical proceduresSyndromePatientsReconstructive proceduresBreastMammoplastyBMIComplicationsMorbidityMortalitySearching for answers: Is YouTube an informative patient resource on breast reconstruction?
Ayyala H, Babu A, Ward B, Agag R. Searching for answers: Is YouTube an informative patient resource on breast reconstruction? The Breast Journal 2019, 26: 1488-1489. PMID: 31788892, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13704.Peer-Reviewed Original Research