In this episode I interviewed Dr Olivia Ho, Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. Dr Ho is a leader in the field of reconstructive microsurgery and committee member of the World Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery.

We discussed her latest paper in JPRAS discussing the use of wearable ergonomic devices for plastic surgeons.

You can read the paper, for free, at this link -

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1748681525001718

Dr Ho can be followed

IG @dr.olivia.ho

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Welcome to episode 9 of The Rest is Plastics, in this episode we interviewed the authors of this paper from the April edition of the journal - Functional outcomes of dual nerve transfer in patients with facial paralysis. We interviewed Dr Rami Ezzibdeh who is first author and an ENT resident at Stanford University, and senior author Dr Jon-Paul Pepper.

Dr. Pepper is a double-board certified surgeon who specializes in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the face, in particular surgery facial paralysis. He has directed the clinical activities at the Stanford Facial Nerve Center since 2017. He also directs the scientific work of the Stanford Facial Nerve Center, and his NIH-funded research seeks new strategies to improve nerve regeneration after injury. His clinical practice focuses on facial reanimation, aging face surgery, rhinoplasty, and reconstruction after Mohs surgery.

You can read the paper for free here -

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1748681525000841

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In this episode I interviewed legendary Professor Fu Chan Wei about his most recent paper in JPRAS -

The Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Pedicled Flap - its past and current practice in a dedicated microsugery service, Review of the Literature and Debunking Controversies

He also reflected on his over 40 year career in plastic surgery and we discussed the past and future of the specialty.

You can read the paper for free here - https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(24)00754-X/fulltext

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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

Follow Dr Pons @drgemmapons.

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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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