2023
Long-Term Control of Nasal Tip Position: Quantitative Assessment of Caudal Septal Extension Graft
Mookerjee V, Shah J, Carney M, Alper D, Steinbacher D. Long-Term Control of Nasal Tip Position: Quantitative Assessment of Caudal Septal Extension Graft. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2023, 48: 187-193. PMID: 37721626, DOI: 10.1007/s00266-023-03467-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeptal extension graftNasal tip positionTip projectionExtension graftOpen rhinoplastyNasal lengthCaudal septal extension graftSignificant decreasePostoperative week 1Level of evidenceImmediate postoperative positionEvidence IVThis journalResultsTwenty patientsAverage followAdult patientsRetrospective studyRhinoplasty outcomesPostoperative positionAuthors wwwMedicine ratingsWeek 1Columellar strutTable of ContentsTerm controlsPatientsAdvancing Face Transplantation: A Critical Analysis of Revisions and Long-Term Surgical Outcomes in 10 Cases
Mookerjee V, Kauke-Navarro M, Hauc S, Huelsboemer L, Formica R, Pomahac B. Advancing Face Transplantation: A Critical Analysis of Revisions and Long-Term Surgical Outcomes in 10 Cases. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 154: 577e-584e. PMID: 37699110, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000011058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical recordsLong-term surgical outcomesFace transplantationChronic allograft rejectionMedian time intervalLong-term outcomesComplex facial injuriesPatients' medical recordsFace transplantFace transplant recipientsAllograft rejectionTransplant recipientsSurgical revisionSurgical outcomesMajority of revisionsOperative reportsRevision surgeryProvider teamRetrospective analysisTEN casesFacial injuriesPeriorbital tissuesPatientsTransplantationMost interventionsHow Does Reduction Mammaplasty Surgical Technique Impact Clinical, Aesthetic, and Patient-Reported Outcomes?
Cunning J, Mookerjee V, Alper D, Rios-Diaz A, Bauder A, Kimia R, Broach R, Barrette L, Fischer J, Butler P. How Does Reduction Mammaplasty Surgical Technique Impact Clinical, Aesthetic, and Patient-Reported Outcomes? Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2023, 91: 28-35. PMID: 37450858, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior pedicle techniqueQuality of lifePedicle techniqueInferior pedicle reduction mammoplastyBREAST-Q surveysGrade 3 ptosisPatient-reported outcomesShorter procedure timeInferior pedicle reductionReduction mammoplasty techniqueReduction mammaplasty techniquePostoperative complicationsPatient characteristicsSymptomatic macromastiaSingle surgeonWound dehiscenceMammoplasty techniqueSuperomedial pedicleReduction mammoplastyProcedure timePatientsComplicationsLife outcomesMammaplasty techniqueBreast aestheticsSingle Stitch Vicryl Mesh Wrap for Prepectoral Implant Breast Reconstruction
Mookerjee V, Stögner V, Alper D, Evans B, Pomahac B. Single Stitch Vicryl Mesh Wrap for Prepectoral Implant Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e5058. PMID: 37313479, PMCID: PMC10259646, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000005058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrepectoral breast reconstructionAcellular dermal matrixBreast reconstructionPrepectoral reconstructionVicryl meshDermal matrixAcellular dermal matrix groupOverall complication rateImplant breast reconstructionConventional reconstructive techniquesComplication ratePatient demographicsRetrospective reviewOperative timeImplant coverageSingle institutionTacking suturesMesh wrapVicryl groupSafe techniqueReconstructive techniquesSeparate cohortPatientsBreastComplicationsCellular activation pathways and interaction networks in vascularized composite allotransplantation
Knoedler L, Knoedler S, Panayi A, Lee C, Sadigh S, Huelsboemer L, Stoegner V, Schroeter A, Kern B, Mookerjee V, Lian C, Tullius S, Murphy G, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Cellular activation pathways and interaction networks in vascularized composite allotransplantation. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1179355. PMID: 37266446, PMCID: PMC10230044, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1179355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascularized Composite AllotransplantationComposite allotransplantationRecipient-derived lymphocytesTreatment of patientsCellular activation pathwaysMultidrug immunosuppressionVCA graftsVCA patientsVCA rejectionGraft rejectionDevastating injuriesClinical managementNovel therapiesReconstructive surgeryLimb lossRejection responseFacial disfigurementAllotransplantationPatientsGraftActivation pathwayTissue cellsDifferent cell typesTissue typesCell typesLong-term Control of Nasal Tip Position: Quantitative Assessment of Caudal Septal Extension Graft
Mookerjee V, Shah J, Carney M, Alper D, Steinbacher D. Long-term Control of Nasal Tip Position: Quantitative Assessment of Caudal Septal Extension Graft. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 2023, 5: ojad027.006. PMCID: PMC10320690, DOI: 10.1093/asjof/ojad027.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeptal extension graftNasal tip positionExtension graftTip projectionNasal lengthOpen rhinoplastyRetrospective cohort studyCaudal septal extension graftTime of surgeryTip rotationSignificant decreaseImmediate postoperative positionNasal tip projectionFinal aesthetic resultLong-term controlAdult patientsCohort studyCleft rhinoplastyRhinoplasty outcomesDependent t-testPostoperative positionAverage agePatientsColumellar strutGraftCombined Tripier and V-Y Advancement Flaps for Reconstruction of Large Lid-cheek Junction Defects
Mookerjee V, Prassinos A, Alper D, Clune J. Combined Tripier and V-Y Advancement Flaps for Reconstruction of Large Lid-cheek Junction Defects. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 2023, 11: e4874. PMID: 36875925, PMCID: PMC9984149, DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000004874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchV-Y advancement flapAdvancement flapFlap reconstructionLid marginFacial nerve injuryArtery perforator flapModerate size defectsV-Y fashionJunction defectsNerve injuryOperative detailsRetrospective reviewV-Y flapFlap necrosisLess morbidSignificant dissectionRisk of ectropionMyocutaneous flapPatientsPerforator flapFacial artery perforator flapUpper eyelidEctropionLower eyelidSuperior edgeQuantitative Analysis of Morphometric Changes in Feminization Rhinoplasty Utilizing a Standardized Forehead-Rhinoplasty Technique
Mookerjee V, Alper D, Almeida M, Hu K, Parikh N, Ihnat J, De Baun H, Alperovich M. Quantitative Analysis of Morphometric Changes in Feminization Rhinoplasty Utilizing a Standardized Forehead-Rhinoplasty Technique. Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum 2023, 5: ojad095. PMID: 38075296, PMCID: PMC10703580, DOI: 10.1093/asjof/ojad095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTip projectionDorsal heightNasofrontal angleResults Twenty patientsPatient-reported outcomesTransgender female patientGender-affirming surgeryIntraoperative decision makingNasal tip widthSurgical complicationsFemale patientsTwenty patientsPostoperative measurementsNasal changesAlar widthPatientsTransgender womenSatisfaction scoresAnthropomorphic parametersPreoperative planningNasolabial angleRevision rhinoplastyMorphometric changesStudy periodRhinoplasty
2021
The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Rao V, Mehrzad M, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2021, 88: 168-172. PMID: 34176901, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsTotal annual direct medical costsAnnual direct medical costsCommon hand conditionsIndirect costsDirect medical costsPrevalence-based costSignificant economic burdenHealth care systemPrimary cohortSurgical repairRehabilitation protocolMedical costsEconomic burdenIllness modelLevel IIHand conditionsInjuryLacerationCare systemPatientsThousands of AmericansUnited StatesTotal cost
2020
Gender-Affirming Surgical Care
Mookerjee V, Brower J, Kwan D. Gender-Affirming Surgical Care. 2020, 219-229. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38909-3_16.ChaptersGender-affirming surgerySurgical careType of surgeryEntire multidisciplinary teamMental health providersPatient agePatient candidacyLifestyle factorsPrimary careCare teamHealth providersMultidisciplinary teamPatientsSurgeryGender diverse individualsCareSocial supportAppropriate individualsRigorous evaluationCritical rolePsychological historyCandidacyYouth populationProvidersSurgeons
2019
The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States.
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Kiwanuka E, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Flexor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2019, 83: 419-423. PMID: 31524735, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000001950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlexor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsIndirect costsCommon hand conditionsPrevalence-based costImportant economic burdenTotal direct costsHealth care systemAmerican Medical SystemsSurgical repairPrimary cohortRehabilitation protocolEconomic burdenLacerationEconomic impactIllness modelSecondary cohortInitial operationHand conditionsInjuryCare systemDirect costsPatientsThousands of AmericansCohort