Background: Little evidence within plastic surgery literature supports the precept that longer
operative times lead to greater morbidity. Objective: The authors investigate surgery duration …

Background: Infantile hemangiomas can cause significant morbidity during proliferation, yet
there is no US Food and Drug Administration–approved treatment. They are believed to form …

Botulinum toxin type A is a safe and effective method for treating focal hyperhidrosis, providing
longer-lasting results than topical treatments without the necessity of invasive surgical …

Abstract Setting The physiological and anatomical changes that occur as a consequence of
bariatric surgery result in macro- and micro-nutritional deficiencies, especially iron deficiency…

Background There is wide variation among laparoscopic colon resection techniques,
including the approach for mobilization and the extent of intracorporal vessel ligation, bowel …

Background Considerable resources have been invested in low- and high-fidelity simulators
in surgical training. To our knowledge, no investigation has compared the 2 head to head …

Background: Pulsed electromagnetic fields have been shown to reduce postoperative pain,
inflammation, and narcotic requirements after breast reduction and augmentation surgical …

Background Infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are the most common tumor of infancy, yet there
are no Food and Drug Administration–approved therapeutics to date. Recently, the …

Background The operative report is vital for patients and central to surgical quality
assessment. Narrative operative reports are often poor quality. Synoptic reporting can improve …

Background The objective of this study was to compare the total hospital cost of laparoscopic
(lap) and open colon surgery at a publicly funded academic institution. Methods Patients …