Latest - Plastic Surgery

• Warning Against Increased Lingual Frenotomy in Infants An increase in lingual frenulum surgeries in children after their discharge from maternity clinics has troubled clinicians. Some cite a lack of quality data about the procedure.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Exploding E-Cigarettes Cause Traumatic Injuries in Teens Burns and cuts caused by e-cigarette explosions have required hospitalization and surgery for teenage vapers, warn investigators.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• Best & Worst Places to Practice 2022 Some states offer lots of perks and temptations for physician practices, although each doctor has their own priorities that make some places more desirable.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 20, 2022
• How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain   Pain is central to every specialty, and we all played a part in the opioid crisis, says Dr Haider Warraich, author of The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain.
  Medscape, May 20, 2022
• Combining Breast, Ovarian Operations Increases Complications A comparison of outcomes shows that combining these surgeries could lead to a higher risk for complications.
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 20, 2022
• AAD 2022 Synthetic, Botanical Agents Emerging as Promising for Melasma 'None of our patients can be on hydroquinone yearlong, so you have to bring in other agents that are efficacious,' says Dr Nada Elbuluk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• ACMS 2022 Bupivacaine Following Mohs Surgery Reduces Opioid Use Patients report lower pain and opioid use with a single injection of the local anesthetic compared with placebo.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Writing Out Common Medical Terms Boosts Patient Knowledge: Study Research published in JAMA Network Open shows that patients are more likely to understand their health conditions when healthcare providers avoid abbreviations and acronyms in written communications.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• ACMS 2022 Topical Tranexamic Acid Reduces Bleeding Following Mohs Surgery The treatment significantly benefitted second intention wounds prone to bleeding.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Medscape Plastic Surgeon Compensation Report 2022 Medscape's Plastic Surgeon Compensation Report 2022 explores income sources, pay gaps, and attitudes about work as COVID's impact on medical practices declines.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 13, 2022
• Are Physician White Coats Becoming Obsolete? The white coat has been the traditional physician garb. But since the pandemic, more have been wearing scrubs or more casual clothing. What's best for physicians to wear?
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Can Fecal Transplants Help Reverse Aging? New research provides 'tantalizing' evidence for the direct involvement of gut microbes in aging and the possibility of gut microbe-based anti-aging therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• The Case for Post-COVID Steroids   Dr F. Perry Wilson cautions against changing practice on the basis of a single study.
  Medscape, May 12, 2022
• What Are Common Misconceptions About Nurses? Nurses nationwide recently expressed outrage after Bravo talk show host Andy Cohen commented about the attractiveness of a nurse-actress on his show. Do you confront misconceptions about your role?
  Medscape Reader Polls, May 10, 2022
• Deep Fascia Condensation Causing Snapping of Wrist This article describes an unusual cause of snapping of the wrist. How was this case treated?
  ePlasty, May 10, 2022
• Administrative Hassle Hacks: Strategies to Curb Physician Stress There's no doubt work life is stressful for physicians, but experts speaking at the American Telemedicine Association conference say there are high- and low-tech solutions.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 Tattoo Removal Restores Dignity to Sex Trafficking Survivors The findings support a proposed ASLMS campaign that intends to connect sex trafficking survivors with board-certified physicians for pro bono removal of branding tattoos.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• ASLMS 2022 Case Series: Laser Removal of Eyebrow, Eyelid Tattoos Possible There were no documented cases of scarring, eyelash/eyebrow loss, necrosis, burns, prolonged erythema, prolonged swelling, or prolonged dyspigmentation noted.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Stanford Health Care's Residents Vote to Join Union Stanford's residents are participating in a growing national trend toward unionization in medical education.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Multi-State Opioid Crackdown Nets Indictment Against 7 Physicians Individuals across six states were charged with the illegal distribution of more than 115 million opioid pills, according to officials.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022