Multiple Arterial Grafting: For Every Patient and Every Surgeon?

50 Studies Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know.

50 Studies Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know, edited by C. Scott Hultman, is a concise book that aims to identify the most influential contributors of our discipline. It is divided into 10 sections, each containing 5 articles. For example, “Foundations,” starts off with a seminal article published in 1929 by Blair and Brown detailing the use and uses of large split skin grafts of intermediate t...

Drug-eluting stents: effective and safe for every patient and every lesion?

When Andreas Grüntzig performed the first percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in 1978, he did not expect that this procedure would become one of the most often performed interventions in medicine worldwide. The Achilles’ heels of balloon angioplasty were early reocclusions and restenosis. However, .60% of the patients after plain old balloon angioplasty did well without any need for ...

Herbal therapy: what every facial plastic surgeon must know.

Herbal medicine (phytomedicine) uses remedies possessing significant pharmacological activity and, consequently, potential adverse effects and drug interactions. The explosion in sales of herbal therapies has brought many products to the marketplace that do not conform to the standards of safety and efficacy that physicians and patients expect. Unfortunately, few surgeons question patients rega...

Osteoporosis disease management: What every orthopaedic surgeon should know.

Social networks uncovered: 10 tips every plastic surgeon should know.

Understanding online social networks is of critical importance to the plastic surgeon. With knowledge, it becomes apparent that the numerous networks available are similar in their structure, usage, and function. The key is communication between Internet media such that one maximizes exposure to patients. This article focuses on 2 social networking platforms that we feel provide the most utilit...