The Rest is Plastics Episode 7 - Breast Implant Illness
Release Date: 05/14/2025
The Rest is Plastics Episode 8 - Prof Fu Chan Wei on Pec Major Flaps
The Rest Is Plastics
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 - Please 'like', subscribe, leave a review and consider submitting your research to JPRAS.
info_outline
The Rest is Plastics Episode 7 - Breast Implant Illness
The Rest Is Plastics
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 - 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...
info_outline
The Rest is Plastics Episode 6 - Aesthetic Surgery Hot Topics
The Rest Is Plastics
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 - ...
info_outline
The Rest is Plastics Episode 5 - Free Flap Reconstruction of Diabetic Limbs
The Rest Is Plastics
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 - You can follow the authors here - @hrakhorst @sophieghijsen Thank you for listening, please 'like', subscribe, leave us a review, and consider submitting your research to JPRAS!
info_outline
The Rest Is Plastics Episode 3 - Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction
The Rest Is Plastics
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: Follow Dr Pons @drgemmapons. We really hope you enjoy this episode! Please 'like', subscribe, share, leave a review, and consider submitting your research to JPRAS.
info_outline
The Rest Is Plastics Episode 2 - Reflections of Our Editor
The Rest Is Plastics
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: We really hope you enjoy this episode! Please 'like', subscribe, share, leave a review, and consider submitting your research to JPRAS.
info_outline
The Rest Is Plastics Episode 1 - Face Transplants
The Rest Is Plastics
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: We hope you enjoyed this episode! Please 'like', subscribe, share, leave a review, and consider submitting your research to JPRAS.
info_outline
The Rest Is Plastics Episode 4 - Burns Surgery
The Rest Is Plastics
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: Follow Chris Lewis @chrislplast. We really hope you enjoyed this episode! Please...
info_outlineIn 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.
If you enjoyed listening to this episode please 'like', subscribe, leave us a review and consider submitting your research to JPRAS