Mind Over Scalpel: Effectiveness of Preoperative Surgical Education.

Multimodal preoperative educational interventions, delivered in various formats including written materials, videos, websites, and more, have shown potential in improving postoperative outcomes. Given the evolving landscape of surgical education, the effectiveness of these diverse strategies requires further assessment. This systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis evaluated multimodal preoperative educational interventions and their impact on surgical outcomes.

Improving Documentation in Plastic Surgery: Sister Bra Size Group and BMI Are More Indicative of Breast Weight than Cup Size.

Background: Accurate documentation of breast size is critical for surgical planning, insurance authorization, and research in breast reconstruction. However, breast size is inconsistently recorded, often limited to brassiere cup size, which may not reliably predict breast tissue weight.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate whether "sister bra size group"-a previously unverified classification incorporating both bra cup and band sizes-better correlates with breast weight than cup size alone.

Ethnic variation in lower face anthropometry on facial computed tomography scans for patients seeking facial feminization surgery.

Background: Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is the most common form of facial gender-affirming surgery. One of the current knowledge gaps is the understanding of differences among racial groups in baseline craniofacial norms for transgender and nonbinary patients.

Methods: All patients who sought consultation for FFS and underwent craniofacial computed tomography (CT) scans at a single institution between 2018 and 2023 were included.

Ethical Issues Surrounding Facial Feminization Surgery: Five Major Considerations.

Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is a form of gender-affirming care for the transgender population that is currently a highly debated topic both inside and outside of the medical community. Currently, a paucity of information is available in plastic surgery literature on ethical issues surrounding FFS. In this paper, we discuss 5 major ethical considerations for plastic surgeons with regard to FFS: (1) how society's changing view of gender has impacted the importance of FFS; (2) whether FFS is medically necessary and should be covered by insurance; (3) to what extent resources should be invested in removing barriers to access FFS; (4) how patient selection criteria should address the irreversibility of the procedure and age of consent; and (5) how femininity and beauty standards contribute to each other and whether they can be disentangled.

GZ17-6.02 Inhibits the Growth of EGFRvIII+ Glioblastoma.

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is amplified in over 50% of glioblastomas and promotes tumor formation and progression. However, attempts to treat glioblastoma with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors have been unsuccessful thus far. The current standard of care is especially poor in patients with a constitutively active form of EGFR, EGFRvIII, which is associated with shorter survival time.