Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery…In Brief
Briefs are posted monthly and designed to keep journalists updated on the most current scientific news from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
To obtain any of the full studies highlighted here or to request an interview, please contact ASPS Public Relations at 847-882-9900 or media@plasticsurgery.org.
Monthly Briefs:
- October 2009 PRS News Brief
- Nearly 8 months after the world’s first near-total face transplant, the surgeons involved are offering full details about the research, preparation, actual surgery and current results of this ground-breaking procedure.
- September 2009 PRS News Brief
- Since major domestic disasters, such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Hurricane Katrina, there has been increased discussion nationally and globally about who should be part of a disaster response team. The September 2009 brief explains how the training of plastic surgeons can offer great benefits in disaster preparedness.
- August 2009 PRS News Brief
- The August 2009 brief focuses on a safe, effective, and reasonably short surgical treatment of migraine headaches, which ccan have a colossal impact quality of life – all while eliminating signs of aging for some patients, too.
- May 2009 PRS News Briefs
- The May 2009 brief reveals that a synthetic peptide that has been shown to improve dermal wound healing, may also reduce the instances of fibrous encapsulation of medical silicone implants.
- March 2009 PRS News Brief
- The March 2009 briefs cover new web-based research that has quantified the attractiveness of the female form; a new study that takes a unique approach to evaluate the efficacy of different face lifting techniques on two sets of identical twins; and a sutureless skin closure technique for cleft lip repair.
- February 2009 PRS News Brief
- The February 2009 brief covers a study that finds that environmental factors trump genetics in facial aging.
- January 2009 PRS News Brief
- The January 2009 briefs cover a study on U.S. health care spending; medications that may have potentially harmful intraoperative effects on patients undergoing cosmetic surgical procedures; and preventing and managing dry eye.
