Stanford Plastics Attends AAPS Annual Meeting
May 20, 2021
The Division of Plastic Surgery had a strong showing at the American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS) annual meeting in Miami, FL this week. Four podium presentations as well as two poster presentations were given on topics ranging from craniofacial surgery to breast reconstruction; the acceptance rate of the 458 submitted abstracts was a mere 21%.
Furthermore, faculty members Drs. Arash Momeni and Derrick Wan were inducted into the Association and Division Chief Dr. James Chang was elected to a second term as an AAPS trustee.
Podium presentations:
Obstructive sleep apnea is more common after sphincter pharyngoplasty – A longitudinal comparative analysis of 1,000 operations for velopharyngeal insufficiency
DH Rochlin, CC Sheckter, R Khosla, HP Lorenz
Failed breast conservation therapy predicts higher frequency of revisionary surgery post-mastectomy with reconstruction – An analysis of 6,288 women
CC Sheckter, DH Rochlin, A Momeni
Profibrotic pathways and surface markers are upregulated in fibroblasts of striae distensae
MR Borrelli, M Januszyk, R Nazerali, G Lee, D Wan, M Longaker, H Lorenz
Update of surgical treatment of lymphedema
DW Chang, J Dayan, AK Greene, JK MacDonald, J Masia, B Mehrara, PC Neligan, D Nguyen
Poster presentations:
Germ layer restricted Wnt and Hedgehog signaling regulate digit tip regeneration
ZN Maan, M Januszyk, J Barrera, I Weissman, G Gurtner
Endoscopic vs open surgery for craniosynostosis: Equal access, unequal outcomes
DH Rochlin, CC Sheckter, HP Lorenz, R Khosla