ReviewWorld journal of plastic surgery2018
What Is the Role of Plastic Surgery in Global Health? A Review.
Review in World journal of plastic surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.
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21 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mapping Plastic Reconstructive Surgical Needs and Access Barriers in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Development of a Multinational Collaboration Supporting Reconstructive Surgery in Response to the 2023-2025 War in Gaza.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Audit of Plastic Surgery Activities in West Africa (Ivory Coast): Key Performance Indicators From 568 Consecutive Cases.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Winning the Global Surgery War: A Conceptual Framework.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Plastic Surgery in Poland-Should We be Concerned?Archives of plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Expanding Global Surgery Services to Include Reduction Mammaplasty Procedures.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Surgical Capacity Assessment and Leverage in the Palestinian Land (SCALPEL-I) Study: The First Nationwide Plastic Surgery Capacity Evaluation in Palestine.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Global Surgery Speaker Series: An Education and Advocacy Resource for the Advancement of Global Plastic Surgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
- Shortage of Plastic Surgeons in Lebanon: Impact of the 2019 Economic Crisis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2024Article
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- Internet-based Digital Simulation for Cleft Surgery Education: A 10-year Assessment of Demographics, Usage, and Future Directions.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Global Plastic Surgery: A Review of the Field and a Call for Virtual Training in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Plastic surgery (Oakville, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Thinking like a Lawyer-Human Rights and Their Association with the Plastic Surgeon of Today.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2023Article
- A Narrative Review of Plastic Surgery and Climate Change: Context and Considerations.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- How Important Are Dedicated Research Years and Global Health to Applicants in Plastic Surgery?Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Nationwide analysis of plastic and reconstructive procedural volume in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS · 2022Article
- World Plastic Surgery Day, July 15: Sānubandhen Jèvitah (Through Continuity [It] Lives).Indian journal of plastic surgery : official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India · 2021Article
- The Plastic Surgery Workforce and Its Role in Low-income Countries.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- The Impact of Inadequate Soft-tissue Coverage following Severe Open Tibia Fractures in Tanzania.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
- Barriers to Performing Soft Tissue Reconstruction Procedures among Orthopedic Surgeons in Low- and Middle-income Countries: Results of a Surgical Skills Training Course.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2019Article
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Abstract
There is growing awareness of the substantial global burden of surgical disease. Conditions treated effectively by plastic and reconstructive procedures make a large proportion of the global surgical diseases, and disproportionately affect individuals at the lower end of the economic spectrum. This article reviews the role of plastic surgery in global health, highlights the ongoing need for plastic and reconstructive surgery globally, and increasing efforts that have been made to meet these needs. There global shortage of plastic surgeons in low and middle income countries, but plastic surgery has a long tradition of humanitarian aid, has been a leader in global surgery development. Plastic and reconstructive surgical care has increasingly been shown to be cost effective and to have an immense impact on the economy of a region, delivering a substantial return on investment. More sustainable global surgical care is essential in future, requiring ongoing efforts from the plastic surgery community, greater recognition of the problems that can be addressed at policy level, and research to help guide policy-makers when facing the decision of allocating scarce resources. There is a fundamental role of plastic surgery in global health.
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