TY - JOUR
T1 - Game Changers
T2 - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Innovations of the Last 100 Years
AU - Asghari, Arya
AU - O'Connor, Madeline J.
AU - Attalla, Philopatir
AU - Ewing, Emily
AU - Lee, Clara J.
AU - Greene, Arin
AU - Lee, Clara N.
AU - Lifchez, Scott
AU - Sacks, Justin M.
AU - Gosman, Amanda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
PY - 2023/8/16
Y1 - 2023/8/16
N2 - Background: Innovation is an essential aspect of plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS), whether it involves improving current processes or implementing radical change that disrupts the status quo. Collaborating and sharing innovations help advance the field of PRS as a whole. Methods: An anonymous survey was administered to members of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons on their opinions of the top five innovations in PRS of the last 100 years. Results: A list of 69 unique innovations were compiled; the top five innovations overall were microsurgery, myocutaneous flaps, craniofacial surgery, negative pressure wound therapy, and organ transplantation. This list was reviewed by the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Technology Committee, and expanded to 100 unique innovations. Conclusions: We discuss why the above innovations were essential to the development of PRS, as well as the unique factors that can make a new product or procedure into something that remodels the field of PRS.
AB - Background: Innovation is an essential aspect of plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS), whether it involves improving current processes or implementing radical change that disrupts the status quo. Collaborating and sharing innovations help advance the field of PRS as a whole. Methods: An anonymous survey was administered to members of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons on their opinions of the top five innovations in PRS of the last 100 years. Results: A list of 69 unique innovations were compiled; the top five innovations overall were microsurgery, myocutaneous flaps, craniofacial surgery, negative pressure wound therapy, and organ transplantation. This list was reviewed by the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Technology Committee, and expanded to 100 unique innovations. Conclusions: We discuss why the above innovations were essential to the development of PRS, as well as the unique factors that can make a new product or procedure into something that remodels the field of PRS.
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U2 - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005209
DO - 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005209
M3 - Article
C2 - 37593701
AN - SCOPUS:85169619793
SN - 2169-7574
VL - 11
SP - E5209
JO - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
JF - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
IS - 8
ER -