Knoedler, Samuel
Klimitz, Felix J.
Schaschinger, Thomas
Kern, Barbara
Wirtz, Julius M.
Festbaum, Christian
Cherubino, Mario
Mayer, Horacio F.
Broer, P. Niclas
Orgill, Dennis P.
Panayi, Adriana C.
Kim, Bong-Sung
Funding for this research was provided by:
Technische Universität München
Article History
Received: 1 August 2025
Accepted: 17 October 2025
First Online: 13 November 2025
Declarations
:
: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA (Protocol No. 2013P001244).
: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; protocol number: 2013P001244.
: Not applicable (retrospective database study with anonymized data).
: Not applicable (retrospective database study with anonymized data).
: None of the authors have a financial interest in any of the products, devices, or drugs mentioned in this manuscript.
: Dr. Horacio F. Mayer is Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Plastic Surgery. The other authors declare no competing interests.