Despite economic headwinds in 2024, overall patient demand for plastic surgery procedures remained steady, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) revealed in its latest annual report.
While not a common disorder in many practices, Poland syndrome is a congenital condition characterized by underdeveloped or absent chest muscles. It often involves missing their pectoralis major in many patients and usually affects just one side of the chest.
Most plastic surgery procedures cause some scarring. Patients often determine the success of their surgery by how visible the scars are. Scarring is inevitable with surgery, but there are many different ways to make them less noticeable.
"I don't think, you know, gaining a couple pounds or losing a couple pounds – and I'd say even plus or minus 20 pounds – is going to change the outcome. So, I think people can enjoy the benefits of the surgery for a long time in the future."
For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits – and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key outcomes, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
