Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD announces the 2023 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners either as part of Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2023 or digitally.

The editorial and publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2022 to determine the number of times each article was read on Ovid and PRSGlobalOpen.com (combined Full-Text and PDF usage)for the 16 months following article publication. This 16-month data was combined to create an average score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editors, 2023 Section Editors, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible. Best Topical Articles include the following article types as candidates: Original Articles, Special Topics, Review Articles, Ideas & Innovations. Some of the articles you see in this collection were originally published under different sectional banners than the award they are being given. We have re-classified these articles into corrected sections for the purposes of giving out these awards.

In acknowledgement and celebration of Black History Month, PRS Global Open is highlighting valuable contributions by our Black colleagues and articles that discuss diversity in plastic surgery. These scholastic pursuits span the breadth of our discipline from basic science to clinical research and from hand surgery to aesthetic surgery (with everything in between). As we have, and continue to endure, a racial reawakening in this country, health care disparities along racial and ethnic lines are again on the forefronts of our minds.

We stand with, and in full support of, our Black colleagues, in hopes of creating a plastic surgery workforce more reflective of the diverse patient population which we are honored to treat. Improving equity in provision of care, research pursuits, and the education of the next generation of plastic and reconstructive surgeons is dependent on it. We are excited that the articles are open access, and therefore free to be read by anyone, anywhere on PRSGlobalOpen.com.

Sincerely,

Paris D. Butler, MD, MPH, FACS Former Chair, Diversity Committee of American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS)

Steven H. Williams, MD Section Editor - Technology, PRS Global Open

Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS Editor-in-Chief, PRS Global Open

This collection has won the following publishing awards:

2023 APEX Award of Excellence for "Electronic Media- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion"

In acknowledgment of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Reconstuction Awareness Day, PRS Global Open is highlighting various breast-related articles published.

Breast remains one of the most vibrant sections, with a large volume of submissions and excellent papers that cover all aspects of aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. Based on citation metrics and impact to the field, we have chosen our Top breast papers from PRS Global Open since 2013. This collection of articles is recognized in how they cover many of the latest advances and trends in breast surgery. Topics include DIEP flap breast reconstruction, prepectoral breast reconstruction, outcomes in oncoplastic surgery and the neurotization of flaps. It also includes topics such as dermal matrices, breast implant surfaces and other clinically-impactful adjunctive technologies. that attempt to improve outcomes and efficiency of breast reconstruction.

We stand in support of all our breast cancer patients and encourage the continued submission of breast related articles to PRS Global Open. It is publications like these that allow us to raise the bar when it comes to reconstructive standards and this invariably will lead to improved outcomes and better patient satisfaction.

PRS Global Open proudly presents a new series of rigorously-reviewed special topics: Practical Plastic Surgery Reviews

These very pragmatic and clinically-useful review articles were designed to emphasize information that readers can use to understand and improve care of the plastic surgery patient worldwide, including locales where high-tech and expensive solutions may not be readily available. These review articles are a "must-read" for plastic surgery residents and young plastic surgeons from around the world.

2021 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Award Honorable Mention for Best Series of Articles

How will YOU Face the Case?

To engage readers around plastic surgery case reports from around the globe and enact the mission of PRS Global Open, we challenge surgeons and residents to "Face the Case" on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

First, we post video of one of our international Resident Ambassadors presenting the patient and problems from a PRS Global Open case report. They then present two treatment options. Using comments on Instagram and Facebook and polls on Twitter and Instagram Stories, readers vote on how they’d proceed.

Following the vote, we post video of an Associate Editor or other global plasic surgery expert discussing the poll results, how they’d treat the patient, and what the authors ultimately did. Our International hosts and guests help us tap into the global plastic surgery network on social media.

A final video combining the presentation, polling, and analysis links to the paper; a fitting conclusion to this interactive, multi-media campaign utilizing social media to encourage engagement and discussion around plastic surgery case reports, which in helps us meet our mission statement: improving plastic surgery education article-by-article. A collection of these wrap-up videos are paired with their respective case reports in this collection.

#PRSGlobalOpen #FaceTheCase #PlasticSurgery

This initiative has won several awards:

2018 ASHPE (American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors) GOLD Award for Best Use of Social Media

2019 APEX Award of Excellence for Social Media- Special Purpose

2020 APEX Award of Excellence for Social Media- Special Purpose

2020 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Award WINNER for Social Media/Online Community

2021 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Award WINNER for Social Media/Online Community

2022 APEX GRAND AWARD for Education & Training Campaign

2022 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Award Honorable Mention for Social Media/Online Community

COVID-19 is a quickly changing, growing global situation. Read the latest viewpoints, editorials, and scientific studies about the COVID-19 pandemic from plastic surgery community here in PRS Global Open. The Journal's mission is to improve patient safety, outcomes, and care one open access article at a time. Many of these manuscripts are published as "accepted-manuscript" versions only, in order to present the findings to you as quickly as possible. We hope you find these articles informative and meaningful. More articles on the topic of COVID-19 will be published here as they are accepted. Submit your own studies to PRS Global Open today.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is closely following the development of the COVID-19 pandemic and is also here to support you during these challenging times. Explore the resources collected by the ASPS to provide valuable guidance in the midst of this outbreak.

About "Accepted-version" publications: These papers can be cited using the date of access and the unique DOI number. Any final changes in manuscripts will be made at the time of print publication and will be reflected in the final electronic version of the issue. As these PRS Global Open "Hot off the Press" manuscripts represent raw, pre-production files, please note that they will not include any of the mentioned Supplemental Digital Content. Articles appearing as "Accepted-Manuscript" versions have been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication in this journal and posted online before final publication. Articles appearing here may contain statements, opinions, and information that have errors in facts, figures, or interpretation. Accordingly, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Wolters Kluwer, the editors and authors and their respective employees are not responsible or liable for the use of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or information contained the articles in this section.

This collection has won the following publishing awards:

2021 APEX Award of Excellence for Best Covid-19 Media- Health & Medical

2021 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Award Honorable Mention for Best Series of Articles

2022 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie GRAND AWARD for Best Covid-19 Media- Health & Medical

2023 APEX GRAND AWARD for Public Health Concerns

In acknowledgement and celebration of Women's History Month, PRS Global Open has curated this collection of articles highlighting women's important scientific contributions to plastic surgery and the genre-expanding work women are doing to carry plastic surgery into the 21st century.

We include here some of the most often cited PRS Global Open papers authored by women that are a "must read" for every plastic surgeon. Women also face unique opportunities and challenges as plastic surgeons and are at the forefront of improving inequities for our patients and colleagues, research that we are delighted to include here.

In the spirit of women's community and human inclusivity world wide, we are excited that the below PRS Global Open articles are open access for you to read and enjoy.

This initiative has won the following publishing award:

2022 APEX Award of Excellence for Electronic Media: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Amanda Gosman, MD, FACS | PRS Global Open Co-Editor

Rachel Bluebond-Langner, MD | Section Editor - Gender Surgery, PRS Global Open

Joyce McIntryre, MD | Section Editor - Global Health, PRS Global Open

Anna Schoenbrunner MD, MAS | Section Editor - Residency/Fellowship, PRS Global Open

Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS | Editor-in-Chief, PRS Global Open

Patients of Courage

The Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity program honors reconstructive plastic surgery patients whose lives were restored through reconstructive plastic surgery and whose charitable actions influence the lives around them.

Members of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons nominate patients who carry an optimistic outlook on life and positively affect people around them, despite the difficulties of their reconstructive procedures. These extraordinary reconstructive plastic surgery patients are honored by ASPS at its annual scientific meeting.

How To Nominate Patients

Download patient, story and video release forms and learn how to formally nominate your patient at PlasticSurgery.org. The nomination deadline occurs around April 1 of each year.

Patient of Courage Case Reports are presented to enrich the plastic surgery literature with the scientific and clinical side of these inspiring stories and patients.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open." This collection contains all the articles selected every year from 2014-2020.

The Editorial and Publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in the given year to determine the number of full text article views, number of PDF views, number of times sent by email and the number of times the article was added to a personal collection on PRSGlobalOpen.com. The data was further calculated to represent the average number of times per month those activities occurred. This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories. Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

In acknowledgement and celebration of National Latino Physician Day, PRS Global Open has curated this collection of articles highlighting the important scientific contributions of Latinos to plastic surgery and the culture-expanding work Latinos are doing to carry plastic surgery into the 21st century.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the 2014 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open."

Awards were presented to all winners at Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Editorial and Publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2013 to determine the number of full text article views, number of PDF views, number of times sent by email and the number of times the article was added to a personal collection on PRSGO.com. The data was further calculated to represent the average number of times per month those activities occurred. This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories. Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, current Editorial Board members and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the 2015 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners at Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Editorial and Publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2014 to determine the number of full text article views, number of PDF views, number of times sent by email and the number of times the article was added to a personal collection on PRSGlobalOpen.com. The data was further calculated to represent the average number of times per month those activities occurred. This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories. Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the 2018 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners at Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.

The Editorial and Publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2017 to determine the number of full text article views, number of PDF views, number of times sent by email and the number of times the article was added to a personal collection on PRSJournal.com for the 4 months following article publication. This four-month data was combined to create an average score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories. Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards.

Best Regional Articles include the following article types as candidates: Original Articles, Special Topics, Experimental, Review Articles, Ideas & Innovations.

Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the 2016 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners at Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

The Editorial and Publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2015 to determine the number of full text article views, number of PDF views, number of times sent by email and the number of times the article was added to a personal collection on PRSGlobalOpen.com. The data was further calculated to represent the average number of times per month those activities occurred. This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories. Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the 2017 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners at Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2017 in Orlando, Florida.

The Editorial and Publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2016 to determine the number of full text article views, number of PDF views, number of times sent by email and the number of times the article was added to a personal collection on PRSGlobalOpen.com. The data was further calculated to represent the average number of times per month those activities occurred. This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories. Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the 2019 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners at Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2019 in San Diego, California.

The Editorial and Publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2018 to determine the number of full text article views, number of PDF views, number of times sent by email and the number of times the article was added to a personal collection on PRSJournal.com for the 4 months following article publication. This four-month data was combined to create an average score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories. Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards.

Best Regional Articles include the following article types as candidates: Original Articles, Special Topics, Experimental, Review Articles, Ideas & Innovations.

Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

Editor-in-Chief, Rod J. Rohrich, MD announces the 2020 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners as part of Virtual Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2020. Meet the award winners on the PSTM portal today!

The editorial and publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2019 to determine the number of times each article was read on Ovid and on PRSGlobalOpen.com (combined Full-Text and PDF usage) or the 16 months following article publication. This 16-month data was combined to create an average score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

Best Regional Articles include the following article types as candidates: Original Articles, Special Topics, Experimental, Review Articles, Ideas & Innovations.

Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, Editor-in-Chief Designate and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible.

Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD announces the 2021 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners either as part of Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2021 or digitally.

The editorial and publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2020 to determine the number of times each article was read on PRSGlobalOpen.com (combined Full-Text and PDF usage) for the 16 months following article publication. This 16-month data was combined to create an average score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

This average data was combined to create a score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

Best Regional Articles include the following article types as candidates: Original Articles, Special Topics, Experimental, Review Articles, Ideas & Innovations.

Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editor, Editor or Co-Editor Emeritua, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible. Section Editors were not excluded from this year’s best paper awards, as the articles were published in 2020 before the PRS Global Open Section Editor roles were created or were appointed.

Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD announces the 2022 awards for the Best Papers in "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- Global Open."

Awards will be presented to all winners either as part of Plastic Surgery- The Meeting 2022 or digitally.

The editorial and publishing staff scoured data for all manuscripts published in 2021 to determine the number of times each article was read on Ovid and PRSGlobalOpen.com (combined Full-Text and PDF usage)for the 16 months following article publication. This 16-month data was combined to create an average score for each manuscript, placing them on equal footing, independent of publication month. The articles were sorted by score, and selected based on pre-existing categories.

Authors were not allowed to win twice, even for different papers or different awards. The Editor-in-Chief, Co-Editors, Editor or Co-Editor Emeritus, 2022 Section Editors, and the ASPS Executive Committee were ineligible. Best Topical Articles include the following article types as candidates: Original Articles, Special Topics, Review Articles, Ideas & Innovations. For the first time ever, the PRS Global Open awards categories are designed to match the topical sections in the journal, including “Best Breast Paper,” “Best Gender-Affirming Surgery Paper,” “Best Technology Paper,” and so on. Because the rollout of our final topical sections was not completed until midway through 2021, some of the articles you see in this edition were originally published under different sectional banners than the award they are being given. We have re-classified older articles into current-day sections for the purposes of giving out these awards.

Dr. Rachel Bluebond-Langner is the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Associate Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at the Hansjorg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery, NYU Grossman School of Medicine. She completed her Plastic Surgery residency at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine followed by a Craniomaxillofacial Fellowship at the Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez. Dr. Bluebond-Langner specializes in a wide variety of both feminizing and masculinizing gender-affirming procedures to provide comprehensive care within a multidisciplinary team for transgender and gender non-binary individuals.

Jeffrey E. Janis, M.D. is full-time faculty as a Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He is also Chief of Plastic Surgery at University Hospital and holds adjunct appointments as a Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Surgery. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Abdominal Core Health at The Ohio State University. He operates at Ohio State University Medical Center, Ohio State University East, the James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Gowdy Outpatient Surgery Center, Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, Riverside Memorial Hospital, Grant Medical Center, and Knightsbridge Surgery Center.

Dr. Matthew Hanasono is a Professor and Reconstructive Microsurgery Fellowship Program Director in the Department of Plastic Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He received his undergraduate degree in Biology Summa cum Laude at the University of California, Los Angeles and his medical degree from Stanford University. Dr. Hanasono then completed a residency in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery at Stanford University and a residency in Plastic Surgery at Cornell University, followed by a fellowship in Reconstructive Microsurgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Since 2005, he has been on faculty at MD Anderson Cancer Center where he performs reconstructive surgery for patients with cancer, specializing in microvascular free flap reconstruction.

Dr. Hanasono’s research interests include improving outcomes in reconstructive surgery for patients with cancers of the head and neck, breast, and extremities. He has given over 200 lectures nationally and internationally on a broad range of topics related to plastic and reconstructive surgery and has published more than 100 scientific journal articles and 50 medical textbook chapters. He was the lead editor and author of the textbook Reconstructive Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck and is currently editing two new textbooks on reconstructive surgery. He is on the editorial board for five journals in plastic surgery. In 2014, Dr. Hanasono had the honor being the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Godina Traveling Fellow in recognition of his accomplishments in the field of reconstructive microsurgery.