A particular challenge in clinical trials is recruiting potential participants. According to author Cher Zavala, there is a clear need to improve study recruitment rates — and the best way to do this is to use a multifaceted approach.
In addition to providing camouflage, the patches on the skin of the giraffe have a unique vascular structure that works to regulate body heat, reports a special topic paper in the September issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons report a 19% increase in cosmetic surgery procedures since 2019, with 26.2 million total procedures performed in 2022, influenced by post-pandemic lifestyle changes, social media transparency, and evolving aesthetic preferences.
Combined oral contraceptives containing both estrogen and progestin do not contribute to the development of enlarged breasts (macromastia)—nor do they increase the risk of breast regrowth in adolescents and young women following breast-reduction surgery, reports a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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The UCLA researcher’s lab test would use blood and urine samples to provide a simpler and effective method for detecting implant ruptures.
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Kaiser Permanente study finds vaccinated elective surgery patients had no elevated risk of complications after COVID-19
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For certain surgeries, staffing one anesthesiologist for three or four overlapping cases can increase complications, death
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se the pain of an operation or procedure fill it right away. But a new study shows that some fill these prescriptions more than a month later—long after the acute pain from their care should have subsided.
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A new approach to managing and documenting how medications are administered in the operating room improves patient safety and clinicians’ workflow efficiency, according to a new study led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
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In a paper recently published in Neuron, researchers reveal how different cell types in cortex change their activity during general anesthesia, helping to understand how unconsciousness may be induced.
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Michigan Medical School researchers searched for ways to reduce emissions and waste from hospital operating rooms.
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Patients increasingly use selfies taken with a smartphone that can distort their true appearance to discuss their plastic surgery goals.
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Researchers advise surgeons to explain to patients in detail how their facial scar will look post-surgery and that they themselves will perceive their scars to be more significant than others will.
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Although the reporting of racial and ethnic data has increased in recent years, inclusion of minority groups has remained unchanged, American Journal of Managed Care reports.
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Awake plastic surgery procedures can be performed using sublingual sufentanil tablet (30 mcg) with minimal side effects and a rapid recovery time, according to new research.
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Clinical data from a study by Marc J. Salzman, MD, of 584 women with current types of silicone gel breast implants in place for 3 to 20 years showed that 10.6% had an implant rupture they were unaware of. The study is published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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Vitiligo prevalence is between 0.76% and 1.11% of the U.S. population, with around 40% of those with the condition being undiagnosed, according to a study, per Healio.
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Finding predictive signs in a patient’s genetic profile is a step toward applying precision medicine to complex inflammatory skin diseases, according to researchers from Michigan Medicine.
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