Development and Implementation of an Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship After Residency: The Universidad La Salle/Hospital Angeles Experience
Journal
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
ISSN
0364-216X
1432-5241
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
Telich, Eduardo
Seidman-Sorsby, Alec
Cruz-Zermeño, Mayte
Leyva-Vazquez, Ahilyn
Telich-Vidal, José
Type
text::journal::journal article
Abstract
Background: Postgraduate training in plastic surgery is heterogeneous between countries, with exposure to aesthetic surgery being a reflection of this. Fellowships in Mexico have usually consisted of tutorial teaching, providing graduates with experience but a lack of formal structure. The aim of his work is to present a University-backed program focused on aesthetic surgery and propose the expansion of this kind of program. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional review of surgical cases was performed over a five-year period from 2015 to 2019. Data were obtained from the senior surgeon’s practice charts. Information was recorded using a data sheet including patients' demographic characteristics, procedures performed and type of anesthesia applied. Descriptive analyses of patient demographic and clinical characteristics were performed. Continuous variables are expressed in central tendency measures, and categorical values are presented as percentages. © Aesthetic Plastic Surgery