Anthropometric dimensions are the basis of evaluation of health of newborns. Results of cephalometric studies can be used in forensic medicine, plastic surgery, pediatrics, oral surgery, dentistry, otolaryngology and syndromology. Three hundred sixty appropriate for gestational age newborns belonging to the region in and around Patiala were the subjects of the present study. The gestational age...

I t is a pleasure to welcome Aesthetic Surgery Journal's newest international affiliate society, the Dutch Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Esthetische Plastische Chirurgie (NVEPC)). The NVEPC joins our other seven international affiliates (representing Central America, South America, and Asia) and holds the distinction of being the first European society to...

Plastic surgery is becoming prevalent due to advances in technology, and the speed with which these procedures are performed. Many efforts are being made by various researchers to address the challenges of human face detection and recognition. Variations in pose, expression, illumination, aging and disguise are the important challenges in this domain. Research focus is now shifted to plastic su...

Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA, Medical Modeling Inc., Golden, CO, USA, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA, Di...

PURPOSE The impact of subspecialty fellowship training on research productivity among academic plastic surgeons is unknown. The authors' aim of this study was to (1) describe the current fellowship representation in academic plastic surgery and (2) evaluate the relationship between h-index and subspecialty fellowship training by experience and type. METHODS Academic plastic surgery faculty (N...

BACKGROUND Over the past decade, plastic surgery programs have continued to evolve with the addition of 1 year of training, increase in the minimum number of required aesthetic cases, and the gradual replacement of independent positions with integrated ones. To evaluate the impact of these changes on aesthetic training, a survey was sent to residents and program directors. METHODS A 37 questi...

The skill set of a plastic surgeon, which addresses a broad range of soft tissue conditions that are prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, remains relevant in the unmet need for surgical care. Recently, there has being a major paradigm shift from discipline-based to disease-based care, resulting in an emerging component of patient-centered care; adequate access to subspecialty care in plastic and re...

BACKGROUND Disputes regarding medical malpractice occur between practitioners and patients. As patients have become increasingly aware regarding medical care, an increase in the unexpected side effects of procedures has been observed, thereby leading to an increase in disputes regarding medical malpractice. In this study, we reviewed trends in precedents involving cosmetic surgery-related medic...

Gaspare Tagliacozzi's innovative surgical technique, which consisted of reconstructing parts of the face by grafting, was masterfully described in the work that made him famous, "De Curtorum Chirurgia per Insitionem." It was published by Gaspare Bindoni the Younger in 1597 in Venice, who was granted the exclusive right to print it by the Senate. However, in the same year in Venice Roberto Meiet...