Background. The goals of this project were to evaluate the current perspective on letters of recommendation and to assess the need for, and acceptance of, a more standardized letter of recommendation (LOR). Methods. An eight-question survey was distributed to plastic surgery program directors. A five-point Likert scale was selected as a means of quantifying the participants' responses to the su...

Many beginning writers, especially medical residents, feel difficulties in writing journal articles. However, illogical and un-scientific papers are not accepted for publication even if their topics are creative and interesting. The authors should do their best to convince reviewers and readers of their opinions using evidence through reasoning, explanation, and data interpretation. The aim of ...

BACKGROUND Various studies have been conducted in many countries to determine the perception/awareness about plastic surgery. The present study assessed the views of college students about plastic surgery. METHODS A questionnaire consisted of nine questions regarding the basic knowledge about plastic surgery was randomly distributed among college students. The students were given 20 minutes t...

BETWEEN the two world wars it was realised that there was much common ground between the practice of plastic surgery and of ophthalmology: experience in World War II emphasised and established this association, and corneo-plastic surgery was born. Corneo-plastic surgery may be defined as the reconstructive surgery of the eye and adnexa which is based on the principles of plastic surgery with th...

Correspondence: Joseph H. Shin, MD Associate Professor of Surgery Director, Yale Craniofacial Center Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery Yale University School of Medicine. P.O. Box 208041 New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8041 1.MD, Associate Professor of Surgery Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine. 2.MD,PhD, Professor Adjunto da Disci...

BACKGROUND The evidence for the efficacy of periodontal plastic surgery (PPS) in the treatment of recession defects has not yet been systematically evaluated. The objective of this review was to systematically review the efficacy of PPS in achieving root coverage in the treatment of localized gingival recession. The following surgical procedures have been considered in this review: guided tissu...

Plastic surgery is a unique specialty that defies definition, has no organ system of its own, is based on principles rather than specific procedures, and, because of cosmetic surgery, is the darling of the media. What is plastic surgery? No complete definition exists. Joe McCarthy defines it as the “problem-solving specialty.” My wife, an anesthesiologist, calls plastic surgeons the “finishers”...

background: localized alveolar ridge defect may create physiological and pathological problems. developments in surgical techniques have made it simpler to change the confi guration of a ridge to create a more aesthetic and more easily cleansable shape. the purpose of this study was to compare the effi cacy of alveolar ridge augmentation using a subepithelial connective tissue graft in pouch an...

Atiyeh, Bishara S. MD, Ioannovich Division of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, General State Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center Region Piemonte, Torino, Italy, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Center, Palermo, Italy, Department of Plastic Su...