Hyperguides

Plastic surgery / Plastic Surgery

Brachioplasty: An Algorithm for Treatment

Charles K. Herman, MD; Oscar J. Manrique, MD
Course overview
 
 
Author(s)/Faculty: Charles K. Herman, MD; Oscar J. Manrique, MD
Type: Tutorial
Release Date: 12/30/2014 Expiration Date: 12/29/2017
Credit Type: CME/Participation Number of Credit(s): 0.50

by Oscar J. Manrique, MD; Charles K. Herman, MD

Support Statement: This activity is supported by an educational grant from Stryker.

Target Audience: The intended audience for the activities is plastic surgeons and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of plastic surgery patients.

Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

  • Identify a classification system used to describe the deformities affecting the upper arm and chest wall.
  • Compare and contrast short-scar vs full brachioplasty techniques.
  • Identify the most common complications associated with brachioplasty surgery.
  • Become familiar with an algorithm for treatment of deformities of the arm.

Faculty
Charles Herman, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
East Stroudsbury, PA
New York, NY

Oscar J. Manrique, MD
Plastic Surgery Resident
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY

This enduring material is approved for 3 years from the date of original release, December 30, 2014 to December 29, 2017.

External Reviewer
Seth Thaller, MD

Disclosures
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education’s Standards for Commercial Support, all CME providers are required to disclose to the activity audience the relevant financial relationships of the planners, teachers, and authors involved in the development of CME content. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if he or she has a financial relationship in any amount occurring in the last 12 months with a commercial interest whose products or services are discussed in the CME activity content over which the individual has control.

Faculty members report the following relationship(s):
Charles Herman, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Oscar J. Manrique, MD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose.

External Reviewer reports the following relationship(s):
Seth Thaller, MD, DMD
No relevant financial relationships to disclose

Unlabeled and Investigational Usage
The audience is advised that this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled uses of FDA-approved products or to products not approved by the FDA for use in the United States. The faculty members have been made aware of their obligation to disclose such usage. All activity participants will be informed if any speakers/authors intend to discuss either non-FDA approved or investigational use of products/devices.