Blogs Posts on "Article Review"

Prevalence of Persistent Pain Following Breast Cancer Surgery – Article Review by Suture for a Living on Nov 12, 2009Rune Gärtner, MD, of the University of Copenhagen, and colleagues have done a population-based study on persistent pain following surgical treatment in breast cancer patients.  It was published in the Nov. 11 issue of the JAMA.  Their goal...

ASPS News on Breast Reductions by Suture for a Living on Nov 4, 2009The ASPS News Brief section has two updates listed related to breast reductions regarding papers presented at last week’s American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2009 conference which I wasn’t able to attend.  According t...

Treatment of Nasal Fxs – an Article Review by Suture for a Living on Sep 24, 2009Nasal fractures are extremely common.  Deciding which technique to use for a given nasal fracture can be challenging.  The recent article (full reference below) in the Arch Facial Plastic  Surgery does a very nice job of condensing dow...

Hypercoagulability as Cause for Flap Failure – an Article Review by Suture for a Living on Sep 7, 2009Even though I no longer do microvascular surgery, I found this article very interesting.  I can recall a few patients that “fit” the description of their patients.  I wonder if had we recognized the possibility of a hypercoagulability s...

Radiation Therapy and Breast Reconstruction—an Article Review by Suture for a Living on Sep 2, 2009Postmastectomy radiation therapy is important for many women.  It can improve survival and locoregional control in patients with invasive breast cancer.  When considering the optimal time and technique of breast reconstruction in patients w...

Mastectomy Flap Necrosis – an Article Review by Suture for a Living on Aug 24, 2009This study (full reference below) comes out of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.  Flap necrosis following mastectomy and reconstruction using a tissue expander has always concerned me.  I will never (due to the size of my practice) ha...

Weight Lifting Good for Breast Cancer Patients by Suture for a Living on Aug 19, 2009Historically, we healthcare providers have cautioned breast cancer patients to avoid weight training after a mastectomy and or axillary dissection.  We often use 15 lbs as a guideline for a save weight to lift using the arm on the mastectomy sid...

Should Excised Mastectomy Scars Be Routinely Sent for Analysis? by Suture for a Living on Aug 17, 2009Surgeons are commonly faced with the question of whether or not a surgical specimen should be submitted for histologic analysis. Routine histologic examination of clinically unsuspected mastectomy scars that are excised during secondary corrective su...

ASPS Task Force Updates Position on Fat Grafting by Suture for a Living on Aug 13, 2009I have written about fat grafting to the breast previously here and here.  The Fat Graft Task Force of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) convened to try to answer the question of whether fat grafting compromises breast cancer det...

Internal US Technique Treats Hyperhidrosis—an Article Review by Suture for a Living on Aug 12, 2009This was suppose to simply be an article review. I was intrigued by the potential of using ultrasound (US) to damage the sweat glands when I read this article in the August issue of Cosmetic Surgery Times. I even went back and read the Aesthetic Plas...