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PRS Journal Club

With every issue of the number-one medical journal in the field of plastic surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Editor-in-Chief and our annually-appointed Resident Ambassadors to the Editorial Board select three “Journal Club” articles. In the #PRSJournalClub podcast, the Resident Ambassadors and a special guest expert discuss the three Journal Club picks in the context of all relevant background material and with special emphasis on the new studies’ effects on current practice and understanding of the plastic surgery procedure or trend being discussed. They give a digest version of each paper and discuss its pearls and pitfalls, clinical relevance, and real-world implications. Read the monthly PRS Journal Club picks, and related classic articles and videos, for free each month on PRSJournal.com. Join us monthly on Facebook.com/PRSJournal for a live Q&A with the authors.
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Now displaying: July, 2025
Jul 29, 2025

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, James Higgins, MD, discuss the following articles from the August 2025 issue:

 

 “Toe Transfers Outperform Replantation after Digit Amputations: Outcomes of 126 Toe Transfers” by Lo and Wei.

 

 “Improving Patient Transfer Quality: A Retrospective  Study on a Transfer Center for a Canadian Upper  Extremity Revascularization Program” by Arsenault, Efanov, Lavoie, et al.

 

 “Interfacility Competition and Its Impact on Cost  of Carpal Tunnel Release” by Rivedal, Cichocki, Tong, et al.

 

Special guest, James Higgins, MD is the Chief of The Curtis National Hand Center at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Rochester, followed by hand fellowship at the Curtis National Hand Center. Among his many accomplishments he was a prior ASRM Godina fellow, ASSH Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellow, and he currently serves as the vice president of the ASRM Council. He is widely published in hand surgery and upper extremity microsurgery and is a pioneer in upper extremity vascularized bone reconstruction.

 

READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCAug25Collection

 

The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS.

Jul 16, 2025

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, discuss the following articles from the July 2025 issue:

“Use of Text-to-Image Artificial Intelligence Model in Preoperative Counseling for Lip-Lift Procedures” by Huang, Balas, Yan, and Wulc.

Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/TexttoImageAiLip

Special guest, Lara Devgan, MD, MPH is an internationally known aesthetic plastic surgeon practicing aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body as well as facial injectables in New York City. She attended Yale for her undergraduate education followed by Johns Hopkins for medical school and the Columbia/Cornell program for plastic surgery residency. She is the founder and CEO of the medical-grade skincare line Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty, serves as a medical expert for ABC News, is an editorial consultant for the Lancet, and lectures internationally on aesthetic plastic surgery.

READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCJuly25Collection

The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS.

Jul 9, 2025

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, discuss the following articles from the July 2025 issue:

“A Prospective Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes after Facial Laser Resurfacing” by Arias, Gala, Stetz, et al.

Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/FacialLzrPROs

Special guest, Lara Devgan, MD, MPH is an internationally known aesthetic plastic surgeon practicing aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body as well as facial injectables in New York City. She attended Yale for her undergraduate education followed by Johns Hopkins for medical school and the Columbia/Cornell program for plastic surgery residency. She is the founder and CEO of the medical-grade skincare line Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty, serves as a medical expert for ABC News, is an editorial consultant for the Lancet, and lectures internationally on aesthetic plastic surgery.

READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCJuly25Collection

The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS.

Jul 2, 2025

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, Lara Devgan, MD, MPH, discuss the following articles from the July 2025 issue:

“Improvement in Temple Hollowing with VYC-20L Hyaluronic Acid Filler: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Safety and Effectiveness” by Montes, Hooper, Jones, et al.

Read the article for FREE: https://bit.ly/TemplHollVYC-20L

Special guest, Lara Devgan, MD, MPH is an internationally known aesthetic plastic surgeon practicing aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body as well as facial injectables in New York City. She attended Yale for her undergraduate education followed by Johns Hopkins for medical school and the Columbia/Cornell program for plastic surgery residency. She is the founder and CEO of the medical-grade skincare line Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty, serves as a medical expert for ABC News, is an editorial consultant for the Lancet, and lectures internationally on aesthetic plastic surgery.

READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCJuly25Collection

The views expressed by hosts and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the official policies or positions of ASPS.

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