title: Response to "Lessons Learned from a National Cosmetic Surgery Insurance Database".
authors.affiliation: Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: Varun
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: Julian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winocour
authors.affiliation: Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yeslev
authors.affiliation: Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: R Bruce
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Shack
authors.affiliation: Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Grotting
authors.affiliation: Drs Gupta and Higdon are Assistant Professors, Dr Winocour is a Plastic Surgery Fellow, and Dr Shack is a Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Dr Yeslev is a Plastic Surgeon, Southeast Permanente Medical Group, Atlanta, GA. Dr Grotting is a Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; and CME/MOC Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal.
authors.forename: K Kye
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Higdon
mesh_terms: D061645:Abdominoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000453:epidemiology*