Bruce Mast, MD

Bruce A Mast, MD, FACS

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Publications

Safety of Outpatient Plastic Surgery: A Comparative Analysis of Patient, Procedure, and Facility Characteristics Using the TOPS Registry with 286,826 Procedures.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2023

Commentary on: Outcomes of Extended Pedicle Technique vs Free Nipple Graft Reduction Mammoplasty for Patients With Gigantomastia.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2023

Outcomes Analysis of Textured Versus Smooth Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction.
Annals of plastic surgery
2022

Characteristics and Treatment of Patients Diagnosed With Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia After Cryolipolysis: A Case Series and Scoping Review.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2022

Aesthetic Surgery in Plastic Surgery Academia.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2021

Mastopexy: Current Trends in Private Practice and Academic Practice and the Impact on Resident Training.
Annals of plastic surgery
2020

Is Thoracodorsal Nerve Transection Needed in Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction?
Annals of plastic surgery
2020

Contemporary Analysis of Rhytidectomy Using the Tracking Operations and Outcomes for Plastic Surgeons Database with 13,346 Patients.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2020

Comparison of Saline Expanders and Air Expanders for Breast Reconstruction.
Annals of plastic surgery
2020

Commentary on: Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Regenerative Wound Healing Applications: Understanding the Clinical and Regulatory Environment.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2020

Analgesic Efficacy of Nerve Blocks After Abdominoplasty: A Systematic Review.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2020

A Comparison of Common Plastic Surgery Operations Using the NSQIP and TOPS Databases.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
2020

The Minimal Access Cranial Suspension Lift.
Clinics in plastic surgery
2019

Preoperative Hypoglycemia Increases Infection Risk After Trigger Finger Injection and Release.
Annals of plastic surgery
2019

Historical Roots of Modern Plastic Surgery: A Cited Reference Analysis.
Annals of plastic surgery
2019

Commentary on: Improving the Retention Rate of Fat Grafts in Recipient Areas via Botulinum Toxin A Treatment.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2019

The Use of Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate (P4HB) Scaffold in the Ptotic Breast: A Multicenter Clinical Study.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2018

Safety of Microsurgery Under Loupes Versus Microscope: A Head-to-Head Comparison of 2 Surgeons With Similar Experiences.
Annals of plastic surgery
2018

Facelift Practice Evolution: Objective Implementation of New Surgical Techniques.
Annals of plastic surgery
2018

Utilization and Perception of Integrative Medicine Among Plastic Surgery Patients.
Annals of plastic surgery
2017

Identifying Risk Factors Leading to Unanticipated Postoperative Readmission.
Annals of plastic surgery
2017

Commentary on: A Comparison of Two Fat Grafting Methods on Operating Room Efficiency and Costs.
Aesthetic surgery journal
2017

The Effect of Financial Conflicts of Interest in Plastic Surgery Literature.
Annals of plastic surgery
2016

Risk Factor Analysis for Mastectomy Skin Flap Necrosis: Implications for Intraoperative Vascular Analysis.
Annals of plastic surgery
2016

Evolving Perceptions of the Plastic Surgery Integrated Residency Training Program.
Journal of surgical education
2016

Comparative Outcomes and Quality Analysis of Inverted-T and Pure Vertical Scar Techniques in Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty.
Annals of plastic surgery
2016

Bipolar Latissimus Dorsi Transfer for Restoration of Pectoralis Major Function in Poland Syndrome.
Annals of plastic surgery
2016

Vacuum-assisted closure therapy to the brain: a safe method for wound temporization in composite scalp and calvarial defects.
Annals of plastic surgery
2015

Topical application of recombinant platelet-derived growth factor increases the rate of healing and the level of proteins that regulate this response.
International wound journal
2015

Lymph node transplantation and quantitative clearance lymphoscintigraphy.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
2015

The power of diversification: survival of our specialty.
Annals of plastic surgery
2014

Maximizing chemoprophylaxis against venous thromboembolism in abdominoplasty patients with the use of preoperative heparin administration.
Annals of plastic surgery
2014

Advantages and limitations of the MACS lift for facial rejuvenation.
Annals of plastic surgery
2014

Safety and efficacy of outpatient lower body lifting.
Annals of plastic surgery
2013

Radical surgical resection combined with lymphadenectomy-directed antimicrobial therapy yielding cure of severe axillary hidradenitis.
Annals of plastic surgery
2013

Candida albicans necrotizing soft tissue infection: a case report and literature review of fungal necrotizing soft tissue infections.
Annals of plastic surgery
2013

Microbial barriers.
Clinics in plastic surgery
2012

(Ex-)smoking asthma patients in general and specialized Belgian practice.
Respiratory medicine
2011

Latissimus dorsi breast reconstruction utilizing functional muscle transfer and tissue expansion.
Annals of plastic surgery
2006

Safety and efficacy of outpatient full abdominoplasty.
Annals of plastic surgery
2005

Methods in reepithelialization. A porcine model of partial-thickness wounds.
Methods in molecular medicine
2003

The nasolabial flap revisited as an adjunct to floor-of-mouth reconstruction.
Annals of plastic surgery
2001

Comparison of magnetic resonance angiography and digital subtraction angiography for visualization of lower extremity arteries.
Annals of plastic surgery
2001

Subtotal maxillectomy for melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
1999

Painful pectoralis major myospasm as a result of sternal wound reconstruction: complete resolution with bilateral pectoral neurectomies.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
1999

Molecular and mechanistic validation of delayed healing rat wounds as a model for human chronic wounds.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
1999

Keratinocyte collagenase-1 expression requires an epidermal growth factor receptor autocrine mechanism.
The Journal of biological chemistry
1999

Functional outcomes of microsurgical reconstruction of delayed complications following head and neck cancer ablation.
Annals of plastic surgery
1999

Alleviation of urinary incontinence after abdominoplasty.
Annals of plastic surgery
1999

Tissue repair in the fetal intestinal tract occurs with adhesions, fibrosis, and neovascularization.
Annals of plastic surgery
1998

Ultrastructural analysis of fetal rabbit wounds.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
1997

Healing in other tissues.
The Surgical clinics of North America
1997

Interactions of cytokines, growth factors, and proteases in acute and chronic wounds.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
1996

Hyaluronic acid impedes reepithelialization of skin graft donor sites.
The Journal of burn care & rehabilitation
1996

Aggressive use of free flaps in children for burn scar contractures and other soft-tissue deficits.
Annals of plastic surgery
1996

Hyaluronic acid degradation products induce neovascularization and fibroplasia in fetal rabbit wounds.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
1995

Exposure to amniotic fluid inhibits closure of open wounds in the fetal rabbit.
Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
1995

Platelet-derived growth factor induces fetal wound fibrosis.
Journal of pediatric surgery
1994

Scarless wound healing in the mammalian fetus.
Surgery, gynecology & obstetrics
1992

In vivo degradation of fetal wound hyaluronic acid results in increased fibroplasia, collagen deposition, and neovascularization.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery
1992

Biology of fetal wound healing: collagen biosynthesis during dermal repair.
Journal of pediatric surgery
1992

Hyaluronic acid is a major component of the matrix of fetal rabbit skin and wounds: implications for healing by regeneration.
Matrix (Stuttgart, Germany)
1991

Characteristics of fetal repair.
Progress in clinical and biological research
1991

Models of wound healing.
The Journal of trauma
1990