1 Department of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, County Emergency Hospital, Ploiesti, Romania 2 „Carol Davila” Universiy of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania 3 Department of Dermatovenerology, Elias Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania 4 Department of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Emergency County Hospital Constanta, Romania 5 Department of ...

It has been observed that many face recognition algorithms fail to recognize faces after plastic surgery, which thus poses a new challenge to automatic face recognition. This paper first gives a comprehensive study on Face Recognition After Plastic Surgery (FRAPS), with careful analysis of the effects of plastic surgery on face appearance and its challenges to face recognition. Then, to address...

Facial plastic surgery is a multidisciplinary specialty largely driven by otolaryngology but includes oral maxillary surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, and plastic surgery. It encompasses both reconstructive and cosmetic components. The scope of practice for facial plastic surgeons in the United States may include rhinoplasty, browlifts, blepharoplasty, facelifts, microvascular reconstruction...

Introduction Cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures, such as liposuction, rhinoplasty (nose reshaping), and breast augmentation, and minimally invasive procedures, such as Botox injections and chemical peels, continue to increase in popularity in the West (American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2014). According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the world’s largest organization ...

Purpose. The aim of this study is to understand the level of awareness and knowledge of plastic surgery in healthcare professionals in a tertiary health care facility in Pune, India. This study also aims to highlight the perception of the medical professionals about plastic surgery and what they think a plastic surgeon does. Materials and Methods. A questionnaire-based survey was done at B.J Me...

BACKGROUND North American surgical education is beginning to shift toward competency-based medical education, in which trainees complete their training only when competence has been demonstrated through objective milestones. Pressure is mounting to embrace competency-based medical education because of the perception that it provides more transparent standards and increased public accountability...

BACKGROUND Psychoactive drug use is on the rise in the United States, with plastic surgery patients a potentially susceptible group. This study aimed to determine the incidence of cosmetic and reconstructive patients in our practice taking psychoactive drugs and to compare those values with the national average. Furthermore, we discuss the patient safety concerns when patients withhold their me...

Determining the attributes that make a successful resident is a fundamental task for postgraduate medical educators. Clarke and Wigton (1) have stated that the five most critical qualities to be examined in the selection of surgical residents are knowledge, judgement, technical skills, work habits and interpersonal skills. Greater insight regarding the qualities that are critical for resident s...