Reconstructive Surgery

Women who want breast reconstruction after mastectomy can undergo a shorter radiation therapy regimen without significantly increasing their risk for complications, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial.

ACL reconstruction is one of the most common orthopedic procedures. Although this procedure has a high success rate, certain patient groups may have a higher risk for reconstruction failure.

More than 15 years ago, Wael K. Barsoum, MD, started the Cleveland Clinic Adult Reconstruction Research Program with the goal of finding solutions to daily challenges in adult reconstruction surgery.

In the treatment of melanoma that is close to critical structures, narrow excision saw similar rates of mortality and recurrence compared with wide excision, but fewer rates of reconstructive surgery, according to a study.

Michigan laws reduced opioid prescribing patterns following oculoplastic and orbital procedures, according to a cross-sectional study.

SAN FRANCISCO — Orbital fracture associated with gunshot injury in children younger than 18 years was associated with poor visual outcomes, according to a poster presented at the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — At the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery meeting, Raymond Douglas, MD, PhD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses new data from the phase 3 OPTIC confirmatory clinical trial.

SAN FRANCISCO — The severity of lower eyelid festoons can be lessened with combined radiofrequency and microneedling, with a greater aesthetic impact noted in higher-grade conditions, according to a study.

BARCELONA — Patients here at the university hospital of ophthalmic microsurgery are queuing up for cosmetic surgery — after nearly a 3-year wait.