Plastic Surgery: Challenges and Future Directions
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery/Aesthetic Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 982
Special Issue Editors
Interests: reconstructive microsurgery; breast reconstruction; lymphatic reconstruction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Technological developments influence the practice of plastic surgery and its place in society at ever-increasing speed. Every advance brings unforeseen obstacles. The future of plastic surgery depends on adapting to these transformations and looking to the future with innovative solutions.
The aim of this Special Issue is to curate a collection of at least 10 articles that illustrate medical, technological, and clinical challenges that shape the clinical practice of plastic and reconstructive surgery and propose forward-facing responses to these challenges.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Interaction of social media and technology with clinical outcomes and perception of outcomes;
- Role of artificial intelligence in the clinical practice of plastic surgery, plastic surgery research, and the business of plastic surgery;
- Emerging fields in reconstructive surgery and their integration within the larger practice of medicine.
We invite original research articles and reviews on these topics. We look forward to your contributions to this important discourse.
Dr. Philip Brazio
Dr. Edward C. Ray
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plastic surgery
- reconstructive surgery
- esthetic surgery
- innovation
- challenges
- technology
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