Beyond the Digest: January 2025

Beyond the Digest are bonus episodes to the DermSurgery Digest that include reviews of interesting and relevant articles from the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Articles featured in this episode include: “Geriatric dermatologic surgery part I: Frailty assessment and palliative treatments in the geriatric dermatology population.” JAAD “Geriatric dermatologic surgery part II: Peri- and intraoperative considerations in the geriatric dermatologic surgery patient.” JAAD “How dermatologic surgeons decide to proceed with surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer when site identification is initially uncertain: A nationwide, multicenter, prospective study.” JAAD“Factors associated with residual tumor at time of Mohs micrographic surgery for basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas.” JAAD “A phase 2 open-label study of cemiplimab in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (EMPOWER-CSCC-1): Final long-term analysis of groups 1, 2, and 3, and primary analysis of fixed-dose treatment group 6.” JAAD“Comparison of clinicopathological features and treatment outcomes for cutaneous melanomas of the head and neck and melanomas arising at other sites: Implications for systemic therapy.” JAAD“Equivalent disease-specific survival after Mohs micrographic surgery versus wide local excision for cutaneous leiomyosarcoma: A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program-based analysis.” JAAD“Strategies for overcoming obstacles to hands-on cosmetic and laser training in dermatology residency.” JAAD“Microneedling Radiofrequency Enhances Poly-L-Lactic Acid Penetration That Effectively Improves Facial Skin Laxity without Lipolysis.” Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryBeyond the Digest Contributors include Naomi Lawrence, MD, Dermatologic Surgery Digital Content Editor; Yesul Kim, MD, Beyond the Digest Co-host; Ami Greene, MD; Tara Jennings, MD; Payvand Kamrani, DO; Sydney Proffer, MD; Shayna Rivard, MD; and Kathryn Shahwan, MDYour feedback is encouraged. Please contact [email protected].