April 2025 Journal Club: BIA-ALCL Prevalence; McKissock for Secondary Mammaplasty; Textured versus Smooth-Surfaced Implants

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - PRS Journal Club

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, Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, MD, discuss the following articles from the April 2025 issue:

“Estimating the Prevalence of Breast Implant–Associated Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma: A Systematic Review” by Ward, Calderbank, Tang, et al.

“Modified McKissock Technique for Secondary Breast Reduction: A Prospective Study on Safety and Surgical and Aesthetic Outcomes” by Feldler, Zaussinger, Ehebruster, et al.

“A Comparison of Textured versus Smooth-Surfaced Implants in Subfascial Breast Augmentation” by Brown.

Special guest, Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, MD, is internationally renowned in aesthetic breast surgery, and currently practices aesthetic surgery of the breast and body in Alberta, Canada, where she has been practicing since 1983. She completed her bachelor’s degree at McGill University followed by her MD at the University of Western Ontario, followed by general surgery training in Canada and plastic surgery residency at UCSF and Montefiore. She even completed a clinical microsurgery and hand fellowship at the Buncke Clinic in 1980. She is known for pioneering the ‘Hall Findlay Technique,’ has authored numerous textbook chapters and textbooks in aesthetic breast surgery, has lectured on almost every continent around the world, and was even the recipient of the prestigious ASPS Special Achievement award in plastic surgery.

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