Abigail E. Chaffin, MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA

Personal, social, and geographic factors of plastic surgery residency programs deemed “most desirable” (n = 50).

Original Research

What Attributes Make United States Plastic Surgery Programs Desirable? Perspectives from Medical Students and Residents

02/10/2022

Abigail J. Meyers , BS;

Magnus J. Chun , BS;

Alisa Girard ;

Yichi Zhang , BS;

Idean Roohani , BS;

Tracey Cook , MD;

Ping Song , MD;

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

This study provides results of a survey conducted to identify the attributes that make integrated and independent plastic surgery residency programs in the United States most desirable.

This study provides results of a...

02/10/2022

ePlasty

Case Report

Soft Tissue Expansion in Total Knee Arthroplasty Due to Extensive Scarring and Fibrosis in Multiple-Operated Knee

08/02/2022

H. Harvak Hajebian , MD;

Mary K. Van Wert , MD;

Igor Burko , MD;

David A. Jansen , MD;

Salomon Puyana , MD, MS;

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

In cases with preoperative uncertainty for sufficient soft tissue coverage because of ischemia and tension on closure, soft tissue expansion has been reported to be an effective tool for optimizing successful closure. For the case in this...

In cases with preoperative...

08/02/2022

ePlasty

Original Research

Smoking as a Risk Factor for Forehead Flap Wound Outcomes: An Analysis of 1030 Patients

11/11/2022

Salomon Puyana , MD, MS;

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

Carolina Puyana , MD, MSPH;

David A. Jansen , MD;

H. Harvak Hajebian , MD;

This retrospective cohort study used data collected from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program from 2005 to 2019 to examine smoking as a preoperative risk factor for complications following forehead...

This retrospective cohort study...

11/11/2022

ePlasty

Case Report

Tissue Is the Issue: Use of 2 Bipedicled “Bucket-Handle” Local Advancement Flaps to Close a Nonhealing Wound

07/06/2023

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

Igor Burko , MD;

Taruni A. Kumar , BS;

Cameron Holmes , MD;

This report presents a case of double bipedicled “bucket-handle” local advancement flaps used for a nonhealing midline knee dehiscence wound following total knee arthroplasty as well as the utility of forward-looking infrared thermal imaging...

This report presents a case of...

07/06/2023

ePlasty

Case Report

Soft Tissue Reconstruction With Ovine Forestomach Matrix After Wide Excision of Plantar Fibromatosis

03/28/2023

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

Abby B Duplechain , BS ;

Caleb W. Fligor , MD;

Brandon A. Bosque , DPM;

The authors present a staged reconstruction of plantar fibromatosis following wide excision using a biologic graft to regenerate the neodermis and subsequent skin grafting.

The authors present a staged...

03/28/2023

ePlasty

Case Report

Use of Suprapubic Panniculus for Split-Thickness Skin Graft in Buried Penis Repair

02/06/2024

Taruni A. Kumar , BS;

Aadit Patel , MD;

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

Split-thickness skin grafts are used in the management of buried penis deformities.

Split-thickness skin grafts are...

02/06/2024

ePlasty

Consensus Statements

Multidisciplinary Expert Consensus Statements and Recommendations for Use of Hypochlorous Acid as a Solution for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation

04/24/2024

John C. Lantis II, MD, FACS;

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Luis Fernandez , MD, KHS, KCOEG, FACS, FASAS, FCCP;

Mark Suski ;

Michael N. Desvigne , MD, FACS, CWS, FACCWS;

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

Richard Simman , MD, FACS, FACCWS;

Luc Teot ;

04/24/2024

Wounds

Empirical Studies

A 12-Month Retrospective Review of Pressure Injury Plastic Surgical Flap Techniques Utilizing Pure Hypochlorous Acid (pHA) Preserved Wound Solution for Wound Bed Preparation

10/17/2024

Caleb W. Fligor , MD;

Abby B Duplechain , BS ;

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

10/17/2024

Wound Management & Prevention

Videos

Pilonidal Cyst: Wound Management and Beyond

12/06/2023

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

In this session, Dr. Chaffin discusses the topic of pilonidal cyst and the key takeaways from her session with Hadar Lev-Tov, MD, at SAWC Fall 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this session, Dr. Chaffin...

12/06/2023

Wounds

Videos

Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Wound Management and Beyond

11/21/2023

Abigail E. Chaffin , MD, FACS, CWSP, MAPWCA;

In this session, Dr. Chaffin discusses the topic of hidradenitis suppurativa and the key takeaways from her session with Hadar Lev-Tov, MD, at SAWC Fall 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In this session, Dr. Chaffin...

11/21/2023

Wounds