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Optimizing Human Nasal Turbinate Stem Cell Dosage for the Effective Treatment of Empty Nose Syndrome Open

Yun Jin Kang, Dan Bi Park, David W. Jang, Mi Hyun Lim, Jae Yoon Lee , et al. · 2025

Background and Objectives: Empty nose syndrome (ENS) is a chronic and debilitating condition characterized by atrophic nasal mucosa and impaired mucosal function, resulting in persistent nasal discomfort and breathing difficulties. Despite…

Tunneled paramedian forehead flap for a composite nasal sidewall to medial cheek defect Open

Madeline J. Hooper, Sydney L. Proffer, Rachel Fayne, Simon Yoo · 2025

Composite facial defects represent complex reconstructive challenges. Complicated reconstructions like these are not uncommon after skin cancer excisions, as these tumors often affect the head and neck. In addition to technical considerati…

Exploring the safety and effectiveness of lasers for the treatment of sequelae of dermatologic disease Open

Victoria Shi, Misha Haq, Eric Koza, Areeba Ahmed, S. Melissa , et al. · 2024

Split Face Randomized, Evaluator Blinded Study on the Effect of Multiple Subcisions on Rolling Acne Scars Open

Brian Chen, Misha Haq, S. Melissa, Areeba Ahmed, Victoria Shi , et al. · 2024

Acne scarring results from a common inflammatory condition present in many people. These scars can have an impact on quality of life by influencing self-esteem and social acceptance. Current acne scarring treatments, such as chemical peels…

Subcision with and without suction for acne scars: A split-faced, rater-blinded randomized control trial Open

Victoria Shi, S. Melissa, Eric Koza, Misha Haq, Areeba Ahmed , et al. · 2024

Objectives: Therapeutic options for acne scars include subcision and suction with microdermabrasion, but these treatment modalities have not been studied in conjunction. To compare effectiveness of subcision alone versus subcision with suc…

Risk Factors for Hospital-Based Surgical Site Infections Open

Vishnu Harikumar, Noor Anvery, Misha Haq, Rachel E. Christensen, Areeba Ahmed , et al. · 2023

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) contribute to morbidity and are costly to the healthcare system. Objective: To identify factors associated with SSIs. Methods: Case-control study analyzing the Nationwide Readmission Database (NR…

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Patients Older Than Age 85 Years Presenting for Mohs Surgery Open

Amanda Maisel-Campbell, Katherine A. Lin, Sarah A. Ibrahim, Bianca Y. Kang, Noor Anvery , et al. · 2022

This study found that older patients who received Mohs surgery often had high functional status, high-risk tumors, and tumors located on the face. These findings suggest that timely surgical treatment may be appropriate in older patients g…

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in asymptomatic preoperative patients scheduled for dermatologic surgery: A single-center retrospective chart review Open

Selcen S. Yuksel, Alvin Li, Simon Yoo · 2022

Real-world assessment and treatment of locally advanced basal cell carcinoma: Findings from the RegiSONIC disease registry Open

Aleksandar Sekulić, Simon Yoo, Ragini R. Kudchadkar, Julie Guillen, Gary S. Rogers , et al. · 2022

Background Limited information is available regarding real-world treatment patterns and their effectiveness and safety in patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma, including patients not typically represented in clinical trials.…

Safety and efficacy of vismodegib in patients aged ≥65 years with advanced basal cell carcinoma Open

Anne Lynn S. Chang, Karl D. Lewis, Sarah T. Arron, Michael R. Migden, James Solomon , et al. · 2016

Because many patients with unresectable basal cell carcinoma (BCC) are aged ≥65 years, this study explores the efficacy and safety of vismodegib in these patients with locally advanced (la) or metastatic (m) basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in t…

Safety and efficacy of vismodegib in patients with basal cell carcinoma nevus syndrome: pooled analysis of two trials Open

Anne Lynn S. Chang, Sarah T. Arron, Michael R. Migden, James Solomon, Simon Yoo , et al. · 2016

Vismodegib demonstrated comparable efficacy and safety against aBCC in patients with and without BCCNS.

Multiple recurrent squamous cell carcinomas and utility of anticytokeratin immunohistochemistry Open

Michael W. Pelster, Sapna M. Amin, Simon Yoo · 2016

Mohs micrographic surgery remains the gold standard for the treatment of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) of the head and neck. However, for recurrent or aggressive SCCs, it can be challenging at times to ensure complete margin co…

Correlation of Inflammation in Frozen Sections With Site of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Open

Murad Alam, Misbah Khan, Emir Veledar, Marisa Pongprutthipan, Arthur Flores , et al. · 2015

During Mohs micrographic surgery of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), inflammation in histologic frozen sections has been found to occasionally presage the detection of tumors in frozen sections of adjacent excision specimens.To quantify the…

Eruptive keratoacanthomatous atypical squamous proliferations (KASPs) arising in skin graft sites Open

Melanie A. Clark, Joan Guitart, Pedram Gerami, Benjamin Marks, Sapna M. Amin , et al. · 2015

Keratoacanthomas (KAs) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) are common epidermal neoplasms, particularly in sun-exposed areas of fair-skinned individuals. Although surgical excision is the standard of care, eruptive KAs and SCCs provide a t…

Active ascertainment of recurrence rate after treatment of primary basal cell carcinoma (BCC) Open

Murad Alam, Shraddha Desai, Michael Nodzenski, Meghan Dubina, Natalie Kim , et al. · 2015

Application of the Ulva pertusa bioassay for a toxicity identification evaluation and reduction of effluent from a wastewater treatment plant Open

Youn‐Jung Kim, Young‐Seok Han, Eun‐Hee Kim, Jinho Jung, Sang Hoon Kim , et al. · 2015

A toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) based on Ulva pertusa spore release was conducted in 3 phases for the identification of the major toxicants in effluent from a wastewater treatment plant (WTP) and the receiving water in an adjace…

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