In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2025 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Christopher Kalmar, Ilana Margulies, and Amanda Sergesketter- and special guest, David Stepien, MD, discuss the following articles from the October 2025 issue:
“The Influence of the Pitanguy Ligament on the
Supratip Break Point in Open Rhinoplasty” by Şirinoğlu, Güvercin, Tatar, and Gence.
“Deep Plane Face Lift in Asian Patients” by Wong, Hsieh, and Mendelson.
“Private Equity Investment in Plastic Surgery
Clinics: A Scoping Review” by Roth, Yu, and Taub.
Special guest, David Stepien, MD, is currently an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at Duke University, where he performs both aesthetic and reconstructive surgery focusing primarily on facial rejuvenation, rhinoplasty, and aesthetic breast surgery. He obtained his MD and his PhD from Boston University, followed by integrated plastic surgery residency at the University of Michigan and aesthetic surgery fellowship at The Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship of Los Angeles.
READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCOct25Collection
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