2023
Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications
Knoedler S, Knoedler L, Patel H, Diatta F, Camacho J, Sofo G, Perozzo F, Evans B, Mookerjee V, Ayyala H, Pomahac B, Kauke-Navarro M. Surgical management of breast fat necrosis: Multi-institutional data analysis of early outcomes and risk factors for complications. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 88: 292-295. PMID: 38029475, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast fat necrosisChronic heart failureRisk factorsAdverse eventsHeart failureFemale patientsSurgical managementFat necrosisNational Surgical Quality Improvement ProgramSurgical Quality Improvement ProgramHigher wound classPostoperative adverse eventsNon-cancerous conditionsOutcomes of interestQuality Improvement ProgramMajority of casesPerioperative algorithmWound classComplication occurrenceComplication ratePostoperative outcomesSurgical complicationsMedical complicationsSurgical treatmentMultivariable analysisVisual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty
Kammien A, Zhao K, Wride A, Butler P, Ayyala H. Visual representation of diversity in online patient education materials for reduction mammaplasty. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2023, 87: 284-286. PMID: 37925916, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.10.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Society of Plastic SurgeonsOnline patient education materialsReduction mammaplastyPatient education materialsAcademic plastic surgery programsStatistically significant differencePlastic surgery programsSurgeon groupPatient populationSurgery programsPlastic surgeonsPlastic surgeryProportion of imagesSignificant differencePrivate groupsRepresentation of diversityMammaplastySkin scalesNon-whiteAmerican SocietyPatientsPREPPED: Plastic Surgery Research, Education, and Preparation Promoting Equity and Diversity
Reghunathan M, Blum J, Davis G, Ayyala H, Leis A, Butler P, Gosman A. PREPPED: Plastic Surgery Research, Education, and Preparation Promoting Equity and Diversity. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2023, 152: 201e-203e. PMID: 37163483, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000010278.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Perineal reconstruction after radical pelvic surgery: A cost-effectiveness analysis
Prasath V, Naides A, Weisberger J, Quinn P, Ayyala H, Lee E, Girard A, Chokshi R. Perineal reconstruction after radical pelvic surgery: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Surgery 2022, 173: 521-528. PMID: 36418205, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.09.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGluteal thigh flapCost-effective treatment strategyFlap complication rateGracilis flapThigh flapQuality-adjusted life yearsPrimary closureRectus abdominus muscleComplication rateTreatment strategiesOutcomes of primary closureReconstruction of pelvic defectsRadical pelvic surgeryFirst-line optionComplex reconstructive challengeIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioLife yearsLow rectal malignanciesCost-effectiveness ratioMedicare reimbursement ratesQuality-of-life outcomesPelvic surgeryRadical resectionPerineal reconstructionRectal malignanciesInterest in Plastic Surgery Residency
Maisner R, Ayyala H. Interest in Plastic Surgery Residency. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 88: s246-s249. PMID: 35102021, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlastic surgery residentsSurgery residentsInfluence medical students' interestIntegrated plastic surgery residencyPlastic surgery researchResidency applicantsMedical student interestAlpha Omega AlphaNational Resident Matching ProgramResident Matching ProgramPlastic surgery fellowshipsSurgery researchPredictive valuePlastic surgeryPlastic surgery residency applicantsPlastic surgery residency positionsResidency positionsSurgery residency applicantsAre Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data
Maisner R, Song A, Zhou B, Srinivasan N, Thepmankorn P, Siniakowicz C, Ayyala H. Are Opioids Out? Assessing Prescription Patterns in Plastic Surgery Using Medicare Part D Beneficiary Data. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 88: s266-s273. PMID: 35180750, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid prescribing ratesPlastic surgeonsOpioid prescriptionsPrescription patternsOpioid claimsOpioid epidemicPrescribing ratesPrescribed short coursesOpioid prescription patternsPostoperative pain controlReduced postoperative morbidityUse of opioidsOpioid prescription ratesPrescription drug monitoring programsEvidence-based guidelinesNonopioid agentsCross-sectional studyKruskal-Wallis testPostoperative morbidityPrescribed opioidsPostoperative painDrug monitoring programsPain controlSurgeon experiencePrescription opioidsRepresentation of Global Health Initiatives in Plastic Surgery Training
Naides A, Kapadia K, Salem J, Dalena M, Cohen D, Ayyala H, Lee E. Representation of Global Health Initiatives in Plastic Surgery Training. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 88: s284-s287. PMID: 35513332, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003089.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlastic surgery residency programsSurgery residency programsGlobal surgeryResidency programsSurgery educationGlobal surgery educationIntegrated residency programsPlastic surgery programsNo significant differencePlastic surgery educationSurgeryAmerican CollegeSurgery programsSurgery researchInclusion criteriaSignificant differenceResident educationPatientsGlobal surgery researchHealth initiativesSocial media platformsMission tripsGlobal health initiativesGlobal healthMedia platformsA Social Media Analysis of Wellness Culture in Plastic Surgery Residency
Maisner R, Kapadia K, Keenan E, Ravikumar V, Ayyala H, Lee E. A Social Media Analysis of Wellness Culture in Plastic Surgery Residency. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 88: s250-s256. PMID: 35513328, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial media accountsPlastic surgery residency programsSurgery residency programsMedia accountsResidency programsIncreased social media useSocial media useAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationActive Twitter accountsPlastic surgery residentsSocial media analysisTwitter accountsGraduate Medical EducationMedia useInstagram accountSocial mediaIntegrated plastic surgery residency programsHashtagsResident wellnessFacebook accountsPost-imagingWells criteriaAttending surgeonsWellness cultureSurgery residentsDiversity in Plastic Surgery: Analysis of Representation of Sex and Ethnic Diversity in Plastic Surgery Residency Social Media Accounts
Maisner R, Kapadia K, Zhu A, Patel N, Ravikumar V, Lad M, Zingaro L, Ayyala H, Lee E. Diversity in Plastic Surgery: Analysis of Representation of Sex and Ethnic Diversity in Plastic Surgery Residency Social Media Accounts. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2022, 88: s257-s265. PMID: 35513329, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000003186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial media movementsSocial media accountsMedia movementMedia accountsPlastic surgeryRepresentations of sexSocial media sitesPlastic surgery residency programsSocial media postsPurpose statementsSurgery residency programsActive Twitter accountsMann-Whitney UIntegrated plastic surgery residency programsKruskal-Wallis testTwitter accountsPublic symbolsMedia sitesPercentage of postsInstagram accountNonparametric Mann-Whitney UHashtagsAll-womenMedia postsCulture of inclusionResearch Productivity of Integrated Plastic Surgery Residents: Does Reputation Matter?
Siniakowicz C, Cadwell J, Maisner R, Thepmankorn P, Zingaro L, Ravikumar V, Ayyala H. Research Productivity of Integrated Plastic Surgery Residents: Does Reputation Matter? Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 276: 298-304. PMID: 35413579, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlastic surgery residentsResearch outputSurgery residentsTop-20Plastic surgery residency programsResearch productivitySurgery residency programsIntegrated plastic surgery residencyReputation rankingsResearch medical schoolMedical schoolsArticle outputMedical school research rankMultivariate analysisMedical school affiliationDoximity reputation rankingsTop-50Research rankingsAssociated with research productivityResidency programsSocial media accountsTraining yearProgram reputationProgram websitesResident demographicsBreastReconstruction: A qualitative analysis of aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery photographs on Instagram
Maisner R, Kapadia K, Cohen D, Ayyala H, Lee E. BreastReconstruction: A qualitative analysis of aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery photographs on Instagram. Journal Of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery 2022, 75: 1261-1282. PMID: 35105528, DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Trends in Female Plastic Surgery Resident Authorship - Signs of Changing Times?
Maisner R, Cadwell J, Mansukhani P, Naides A, Siniakowicz C, Thepmankorn P, Zingaro L, Ravikumar V, Ayyala H. Trends in Female Plastic Surgery Resident Authorship - Signs of Changing Times? Journal Of Surgical Education 2021, 79: 543-550. PMID: 34756684, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.09.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlastic surgery residentsIntegrated plastic surgery residencyGender distribution of residentsPlastic surgery programsSurgery residentsAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education websiteFemale residentsSurgery programsPlastic surgery residency programsMann-Whitney U testDoximity Residency NavigatorSurgery residency programsMedical schoolsMedical Education websiteChi-square testTraining yearBalanced gender distributionMedical school affiliationReconstructive surgeonMale residentsMann-WhitneyU testPlastic surgeryGender distributionIQRIncreasing Incidence of Hand and Distal Upper Extremity Injuries Associated With Electric Scooter Use
LaGreca M, Didzbalis C, Oleck N, Weisberger J, Ayyala H. Increasing Incidence of Hand and Distal Upper Extremity Injuries Associated With Electric Scooter Use. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2021, 47: 478.e1-478.e7. PMID: 34246514, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2021.05.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemNEISS databaseE-scootersUpper extremity injuriesScooter-related injuriesE-scooter-related injuriesRide-sharing applicationsInjury Surveillance SystemElectronic Injury Surveillance SystemExtremity injuriesInjury diagnosisGoogle Trends dataRisk of injuryFrequent site of injuryElectric scootersNational estimatesUpper extremityUnited StatesDemographic informationTrends dataSurveillance systemGoogle search engineInvestmentWeight variabilityScooterPanniculectomy Outcomes by Body Mass Index: an Analysis of 12,732 Cases
Cadwell J, Ahsanuddin S, Ayyala H, Ignatiuk A. Panniculectomy Outcomes by Body Mass Index: an Analysis of 12,732 Cases. Obesity Surgery 2021, 31: 3660-3666. PMID: 34106398, PMCID: PMC8187133, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05468-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBody mass index rangePostoperative complicationsMass indexNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program databaseAssociated with more postoperative complicationsMultivariate analysisQuality Improvement Program databaseNon-overweight patientsHigher body mass indexWound healing complicationsCalculate body mass indexRate of complicationsHigh BMI groupIncreasing rates of obesityPost-surgical complicationsDose-dependent mannerRates of obesityClass 3Healing complicationsPerioperative factorsWound complicationsBMI groupBariatric surgeryPanniculectomyReply: Trends and Techniques in Gender Affirmation Surgery: Is YouTube an Effective Patient Resource?
Ayyala H, Ward B, Keith J. Reply: Trends and Techniques in Gender Affirmation Surgery: Is YouTube an Effective Patient Resource? Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2021, 147: 904e-905e. PMID: 33882049, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDoes the Use of Intraoperative Angiography Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Wound and Flap Complications in Complex Lower Extremity Oncologic Reconstruction?
Kapadia K, Dalena M, Cavanaugh Z, Ayyala H, Ippolito J, Beebe K, Benevenia J, Lee E. Does the Use of Intraoperative Angiography Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Wound and Flap Complications in Complex Lower Extremity Oncologic Reconstruction? Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2021, 87: s13-s16. PMID: 33833180, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsICG angiographyPostoperative complicationsOncologic reconstructionIndocyanine greenIncidence of postoperative wound complicationsMastectomy skin flap necrosisLong-term follow-upIntraoperative laser angiographyIndocyanine green angiographyPlastic surgery reconstructionCompare postoperative complicationsWound healing complicationsRetrospective chart reviewSkin flap necrosisPostoperative wound complicationsSignificant differenceLaser-assisted ICG angiographyMultiple reconstructive surgeriesIncidence of postoperative woundReconstructive proceduresStatistically significant differenceSoft tissue viabilityAbdominal wall reconstructionLaser angiographyFlap complicationsLaparoscopic-Assisted Relocation of the Umbilicus With Umbilicoplasty in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Halsey J, Ayyala H, Eid S, Ciminello F. Laparoscopic-Assisted Relocation of the Umbilicus With Umbilicoplasty in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction. The American Surgeon 2021, 89: 1300-1303. PMID: 33745331, DOI: 10.1177/00031348211003068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Do We Choose? A Review of Residency Application Scoring Systems
Naides A, Ayyala H, Lee E. How Do We Choose? A Review of Residency Application Scoring Systems. Journal Of Surgical Education 2021, 78: 1461-1468. PMID: 33744118, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2021.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsScreening toolFull-text evaluationStandardized screening toolAPPLICATIONS scoring systemSemistructured interviewsACGME competenciesResidency programsPass/fail systemResident performanceYear residentsScreening processResidentsPubMed searchInterviewsStar algorithmLiterature reviewJudgment questionsScreeningResidency applicantsScoring systemInterview listsACGMECompetenceEvaluate studentsYears
2020
Superficial temporal artery perforator flaps for reconstruction of intraoral defects
Schultz J, Viviano S, Ayyala H, Lee B, Keith J. Superficial temporal artery perforator flaps for reconstruction of intraoral defects. Microsurgery 2020, 41: 119-123. PMID: 33230926, DOI: 10.1002/micr.30687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoral defectsSuperficial temporal arteryFree tissue transferTumor resectionTemporal arteryRegional flapsIndocyanine green laser angiographyTissue transferFloor of mouthPartial flap necrosisPosterior branchDonor site complicationsLaser angiographyRetromolar trigoneOral continenceBuccal sulcusFlap lossRecurrent cancerFlap necrosisPreoperative levelsHard palateIntra-operativelySite complicationsFlap sizeEarly outcomesAutologous Can Be Ambulatory: The Outpatient Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Breast Reconstruction.
Ayyala H, Atamian E, Le T, Cohen S. Autologous Can Be Ambulatory: The Outpatient Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap for Breast Reconstruction. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2020, 147: 361e-362e. PMID: 33177446, DOI: 10.1097/prs.0000000000007567.Peer-Reviewed Original Research