January 2026 Journal Club: Flap Debulking after Facial Reanimation; Natural Progression of Synkinesis; Extended Sural Nerve Harvest

In this episode of the Award-winning PRS Journal Club Podcast, 2026 Resident Ambassadors to the PRS Editorial Board – Lucas Harrison, Christopher Kalmar, and Priyanka Naidu- and special guest, Shai Rozen, MD, discuss the following articles from the January 2026 issue:

"The Efficacy of Flap Debulking after Facial

Reanimation Surgery to Enhance Facial

Symmetry" by Weiss, Fricke, Hohenstein, et al.

"The Natural Progression of Synkinesis" by Rail, Bhatia, Dragun, et al.

"Extended Sural Nerve Harvest: A Technique to

Gain Additional Graft Length" by Millesi, Gates-Tanzer, Felzen, et al.

Special guest, Shai Rozen is Professor and Vice-Chairman in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Director of the Facial Reanimation Program, specializing in treating patients with facial paralysis. He completed both general surgery and plastic surgery training at Johns Hopkins, followed by fellowships in both craniofacial and peripheral nerve surgery.

READ the articles discussed in this podcast as well as free related content: https://bit.ly/JCJan26Collection

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