Stanford Plastic Surgery

12/08/2025

New in from Dr. David Kahn: Pre-op ni****ne use—including e-cigs & ni****ne replacement therapy—linked to 5–13x higher risk of wound complications in cosmetic surgery.

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ethods: Single-institution retrospective cohort (July 1992–February 2024). We identified adults undergoing cosmetic procedures, classifying preoperative ni****ne status (single delivery method for ≥2 months) and excluding major confounders (e.g., diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, corticoste...

12/04/2025

🔬 Dr. Arash Momeni was honored to serve as invited faculty at the 2025 Penn Flap Course at the University of Pennsylvania.

During the course, he lectured on thigh-based flaps for a variety of reconstructive indications and performed cadaveric flap dissections in the lab. ✂️🩺

While in Philadelphia, he was also invited to attend the Portrait Unveiling of L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, FAOA at The Mütter Museum at The College of Physicians—an unforgettable celebration of leadership and contribution to the field. 🎨📚✨

A sincere honor to join national and international leaders assembled by the course directors for this world-class educational event. 🌍🙌

12/03/2025

🌏✨ Recently our own Dr. HyeRan Choo was invited to speak at the 10th Biennial International Conference of the Asia Pacific Pediatric Otolaryngology Society. She presented on The Stanford Orthodontic Airway Plate, a non-surgical alternative to mandibular distraction in neonates with upper airway obstruction. 👶🩺

The visit was especially meaningful as she joined fellow invited speakers from Stanford Pediatric Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, including Dr. Allan Cheng, Dr. Grace Kim, and Dr. Tulio Valdez. 🤝🎤❤️

12/01/2025

New research from Longaker Lab shows that targeting mechanotransduction in specific myeloid subpopulations reduces scarring and shifts fibroblasts away from pro-fibrotic profiles — pointing to new systemic antifibrotic strategies.

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In response to injury, a variety of different cells are recruited to sites of injury to facilitate healing. Recent studies have examined the importance of the heterogeneity of tissue resident fibroblasts and mechanical signalling pathways in healing and fibrosis. However, tissue repair and the infla...

11/28/2025

🎓✨ Dr. Arash Momeni was recently invited as a Visiting Professor at Harvard and presented at Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds on October 29, 2025.

Deep gratitude to Drs. Justin Broyles, Andrea Pusic, Kyle Eberlin, and Bernard Lee for the warm welcome and collaboration.

11/27/2025

🌟 CSPS Visiting Professor Spotlight 🌟

This week, Dr. Gregory Evans(), President of the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, visited Stanford Plastic Surgery as the CSPS Visiting Professor.

Residents presented cases for discussion, followed by Dr. Evans’ Grand Rounds lecture on local flaps for head & neck reconstruction.

A wonderful opportunity for collaboration, education, and advancing surgical excellence across the California plastic surgery community.

11/26/2025

Chiefs Drs. Taylor Chishom and Connor Arquette practicing on the new Scopeye exoscope, with mentorship from Drs. Dung Nguyen and Nicholas Bene. This system uses a headset for high-resolution, hands-free visualization—enhancing precision during microsurgical training.

11/24/2025

New from Dr. Clifford Sheckter in Burn Journal: Recipients of laser therapy for hypertrophic scars differ demographically from the United States inpatient burn population, highlighting disparities shaped by demographic and socioeconomic factors.

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11/22/2025

Dr. Dung Nguyen, Director of Microsurgery, and Dr. Hassan ElHawary, Microsurgery Clinical Instructor, performed Stanford’s first intrathoracic thoracic duct bypass in an infant with obstructed central lymphatic system disease. This coordinated procedure with Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology involved submillimeter microvascular anastomosis and is performed at only a few centers nationwide.

11/21/2025

Hentz Lectureship 2025 📚

This week we were honored to host Visiting Professor Glenn Gaston, MD, for our Hentz Lectureship. Dr. Gaston spent the day teaching, connecting, and sharing his insights with our residents and faculty.

11/18/2025

We’re pleased to announce that Dr. Brendan Cronin has matched into our 2026–2027 Craniofacial Fellowship. We look forward to the contributions he’ll bring to Stanford Plastic Surgery and welcoming him next year!

11/17/2025

📸 New in Int. Journal of Medical Robotics & Computer Assisted Surgery: Dr. Arash Momeni validates a novel method to measure abdominal skin-surface distances using just smartphone photos + Photoshop—achieving sub-millimeter accuracy on 3D-printed DIEP models. 🔗:

Background We present a novel method for accurately measuring skin-surface distances using standard smartphone photos and Photoshop, validated on 3D-printed DIEP-flap models and on calibration grid-...