The plastic surgery milestone project.

Sushruta: Father of Plastic Surgery

Today, we have high standard of plastic and reconstructive surgery. but it has gone through many milestones. The first earliest milestone is found in Ayurveda, the science of life since ancient Indian era. Shalyatantra, the main surgical branch of Ayurveda, which is a constant source of surgical knowledge till now. Various plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures are mentioned in Shalyata...

A Major Milestone for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open: Indexing and Archiving in PubMed Central

Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth. and I set sail on a new adventure with the launch of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery—Global Open (PRS Global Open). 1 It was a voyage into unknown territory for some of us: PRS Global Open was one of the first open-access surgery journals in the world, and the first new academic journal for ASPS in more than half a centur...

The colon and rectal surgery milestone project.

Progressive Surgical Autonomy in a Plastic Surgery Resident Clinic

BACKGROUND Resident clinics are thought to catalyze educational milestone achievement through opportunities for progressively autonomous surgical care, but studies are lacking for general plastic surgery resident clinics (PSRCs). We demonstrate the achievement of increased surgical autonomy and continuity of care in a PSRC. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients seen in a PSRC from Oc...

Evaluation of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Social Anxiety between Women with Plastic Surgery with Women who do not; a Non-interventional Comparative Study

Introduction: Aesthetic surgery is considered a medical-cultural practice, which is essentially carried out in the absence of obvious physical signs and to improve the psychosocial function of the individual. This multidimensional concept depends on many factors, including anxiety and disapproval. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of deformity and social anxiety ...