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Personalized Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Challenges and Prospects
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Personalized Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Challenges and Prospects

A special issue of Journal of Personalized Medicine (ISSN 2075-4426). This special issue belongs to the section "Regenerative Medicine and Therapeutics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 October 2026 | Viewed by 570

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Johnny Ionut Efanov

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l’Universite de Montreal (CHUM), Montreal, QC H2X 3E4, Canada
Interests: 3D printing; reconstruction; myoelectric prosthesis; peripheral nerve surgery; plastic surgery
Dr. Alain Michel Danino

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Guest Editor
Plastic Surgeon, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Interests: plastic surgery; breast implant; allotransplantation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Personalized surgery within the field of plastic surgery is a method that involves customizing surgical plans based on each patient's unique anatomy, disease state, and personal expectations. With the advancement of medical technology, especially 3D printing technology, computer-aided design, and image-guided surgery, personalized surgical planning has become possible, greatly improving the accuracy and effectiveness of plastic surgery.

Through the detailed evaluation and simulation of preoperative imaging, doctors can more accurately predict postoperative effects and work with patients to decide on the most appropriate treatment plan. Personalized implants or grafts provide patients with tissue defects from trauma, tumor resection, or other sources with a better chance of recovery.

In addition, understanding the patient's characteristics and clinical information can help doctors predict the individual's response to surgery, thereby optimizing treatment strategies and reducing the risk of complications. In the future, with the advancement of biomaterials science and regenerative medicine, personalized surgery is expected to develop further and provide patients with safer and more effective treatment options.

We look forward to the submission of articles, reviews, and other types of manuscripts.

Dr. Johnny Ionut Efanov
Dr. Alain Michel Danino
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • reconstructive surgery
  • plastic surgery
  • flaps reconstruction
  • breast reconstruction
  • 3D printing
  • personalized surgery
  • biomaterials
  • imaging-assisted surgery
  • robotics

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Systematic Review
Three-Dimensional Printing in Hand Surgery: What Is New? A Systematic Review
by Said Dababneh, Nadine Dababneh, Omar El Sewify, Jack Legler, Xiya Ma, Chung Ming Chan, Alain Danino and Johnny I. Efanov
J. Pers. Med. 2025, 15(12), 611; https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm15120611 - 8 Dec 2025
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Aim: Preoperative planning and in-office patient education are essential elements of clinical management in patients afflicted with hand injuries. Three-dimensional (3D) printing aims to tackle these challenges by converting feedstock material into solid replicas. The purpose of this study was to review the [...] Read more.
Aim: Preoperative planning and in-office patient education are essential elements of clinical management in patients afflicted with hand injuries. Three-dimensional (3D) printing aims to tackle these challenges by converting feedstock material into solid replicas. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical uses for 3D printing in hand surgery to identify approaches for delivering more personalized treatment strategies. Method: A systematic review was completed following PRISMA guidelines using Medline, Embase, and CINAHL databases, identifying studies published between 2013 and January 2025. A two-stage screening process, involving title, abstract, and full text reviews, was performed independently by two reviewers. Eligible studies included those involving patients with hand or wrist injuries (up to the distal radius) where 3D printing was utilized for diagnosis, surgical intervention, or rehabilitation. Results: The review included 751 patients (mean age: 38 years, range: 5–81 years) across 58 studies. The distal radius was the most commonly studied anatomical region (47%, N = 27), followed by the scaphoid (19%, N = 11). Key applications of 3D printing included preoperative planning (19%, N = 11), patient education (5%, N = 3), medical training (7%, N = 4), intra-operative assistance (38%, N = 22), splinting and casting (19%, N = 11), and prothesis and functional reconstruction (12%, N = 7). Conclusions: Despite its early stage of adoption in hand surgery, 3D printing has shown advantages, especially in enabling more personalized treatment strategies by improving intra-operative assistance, preoperative planning, and patient education. Further research is required to determine whether it positively affects postoperative outcomes, to calculate the cost–benefit ratio, and to compare its usage against standards of care. Full article
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