In this episode we spoke to Dr Juliette Hommes and Dr Robert Verheij from the Netherlands, regaerding their papers 'Breast implant illness revisted: a cohort study of health symptoms in women with implant-based breast reconstruction' and 'Health symptoms and cosmetic silicone breast implants: a retrospective cohort study'

The first paper was published in the March 2025 edition of JPRAS, you can read it for free here -

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1748681525000270

The second paper was publishd in December 2024 and you can read it here -

https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(24)00666-1/fulltext

It is a great paper about a hot topic.

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In this episode I interviewed Mr Marc Pacifico, immediate past president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. We met on location at the Aesthetic Society Meeting in Austin, Texas.

I asked Marc about his most recent paper in JPRAS regarding aesthetic surgery guidelines, and we discussed current hot topics and controversies in aesthetic surgery. Finally, in advance of the upcoming BAPRAS Advanced Educational Course in Aesthtetic Surgery, he gave some advice on answering board exam questions in aesthetics.

Marc can be followed at the links below -

@marcpacifico

www.marcpacifico.co.uk

www.puritybridge.co.uk

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In this episode we spoke to Hinne Rakorst and Sophie Ghijsen from the Netherlands about their paper in the current edition of JPRAS; Free tissue transfer for limb salvage following acute diabetes-related infections: a multicenter outcome study of success and failure.

You can read the paper for free at the following link -

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1748681525001688

You can follow the authors here - @hrakhorst @sophieghijsen

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In this episode we speak with Dr Gemma Pons, Chief of Reconstructive Microsurgery in Barcelona, about her most recent paper: Immediate lymphatic reconstruction with targetted lymphatic axillary repair. It is a great paper with practice changing implications in the field of lymphedema surgery.

This paper has been made freely available for you to read here: https://bit.ly/3DLwKKv

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In this episode we interview Prof. Andy Hart as he reflects on his 9 years service as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (JPRAS). It's a fascinating insight into how journals are run and how our specialty has evolved in the last decade.

Prof. Hart's editorial has been made freely available for you to read here: https://bit.ly/HartEditorial

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Welcome to the first episode of The Rest Is Plastics.

We interview Dr Bo Pomohac, Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at Yale University, to discuss his most recent paper: Long term post transplant-related bone volumeatric changes in eight face transplant recipients - a single-center retrospective case series. It is a wonderful insight into some incredible cases.

This paper has been made freely available for you to read here: https://bit.ly/PomohacPaper

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To coincide with the BAPRAS Advanced Educational Course on Burn Surgery, we spoke with Mr Chris Lewis about his most recent paper in JPRAS - Carbon dioxide laser treatment of burn-related scarring: Results of the ELIPSE (Early Laser Intervention Promotes Scar Evolution) prospective randomized controlled trial.

We also discuss answering exam questions on burns in plastic surgery board examinations, and the latest advances in burns surgery.

This paper has been made freely available for you to read here: https://bit.ly/LewisPaper

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