> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.theplasticsfella.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 13th November - URL: https://www.theplasticsfella.com/13th-november/ - Published: 2022-11-13T20:39:25.000Z - Updated: 2022-11-13T21:00:12.000Z - Description: Curated evidence-based Plastic Surgery, direct to your inbox. thePlasticsPaper sends you one email every Sunday - just the highlights, so you can stay up-to-date. - Author: PlasticsFella - Tags: thePlasticsPaper #### In this week's edition 1. **✍️ [Letter from P'Fella ](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/13th-november/#a-letter)** The Feynman technique will improve your knowledge. 2. **🤓** [**Study on Sunday + Quiz** ](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/13th-november/#study) Can you design a Z-plasty? 3. **🎭[ Upcoming Events ](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/13th-november/#upcoming)** 7 new upcoming events for you. 4. **🐣 [Tweets of the Week ](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/13th-november/#tweets)** Memes, virals & threads. 5. **🚀[ New Features ](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/13th-november/#new)** +2100 flashcards (with auto-grading) 6. **📝 [Articles of the Week](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/13th-november/#articles)** 3 quick-reads to stay up to date 1 deep-dive (Bruner incisions!) **Fun Fact:** thePlasticsFella now has +2000 community members. Thanks for all the support :) --- ## A Letter ### from P'Fella ✍️ ### **What is the best way to learn?** This is an age-old question. And one, perhaps, nobody knows the answer to. At the end of the day, it's a personal choice. The best way for you may not be the best way for others. I am well aware of this and also the different methods that have shown to be consistent. So I embarked on a journey to create an [educational tool](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/theplasticsflash-wait/) that enables a combination of **space repetition**, **active recall** and the **Feynman Technique** (my favourite!). Below is a description of this latter technique. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a0/9f/a09fd7b4-d396-4b28-aed3-b87e20483292/content/images/2022/11/Leitner-System-Flashcards.png) **So what does the evidence say?** We know that highlighting, rereading and summarising is a waste of time ([Dulonksy et al](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26173288/?ref=theplasticsfella.com)). The evidence suggests a "distributive and repetitive" pattern of study can "tame the complexity of the design space and to identify schedules to enhance knowledge acquisition and retention" ([Walsh et al](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36190659/?ref=theplasticsfella.com)). **Based on all this, P'Fella built this new [educational tool](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/theplasticsflash-wait/), and you should [check](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/theplasticsflash-wait/) it out.** --- ## Study ### on Sunday 👩‍🎓 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a0/9f/a09fd7b4-d396-4b28-aed3-b87e20483292/content/images/2022/11/3-14-2.png) #### Z-plasty is a procedure involving the [transposition](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/classification-of-flaps/#flap-movement-classification) of two interdigitating triangular flaps. It is a common and widely practised plastic and reconstructive technique used for revisional scar surgery resulting in a functionally better and/or cosmetically appealing scar. The goal of the z-plasty procedure is to: 1. **Lengthen** a contracted scar 2. **Change the direction** of a scar and align it with relaxed skin tension lines. 3. **Improve** cosmesis [Answer this week's question](https://quiz.theplasticsfella.com/?ref=theplasticsfella.com) --- ## Upcoming ### Events, Webinars, Courses. ### #### 1. **[Pulvertaft](https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN%5Fs8EMTgs0SD28-uKNXX%5FN1A?ref=theplasticsfella.com)** Nerve Biology - Nov 14th. 2. [**EURAPS**](https://www.euraps.org/meetings/webinar/?ref=theplasticsfella.com) Eyelid Surgery - November 15th. 3. [**PLASTA**](https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN%5FKW4NL80CQkq6fhMr3KJ0Eg?ref=theplasticsfella.com) ST3 Interviews - Nov 16th 4. [**PLASTA** ](https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN%5FbbsCKgmgTke2KNV7r9YGRg?ref=theplasticsfella.com)Plastic Surgery Elective - Nov 18th. 5. [**BAPRAS Congress** ](http://www.bapras.org.uk/professionals/training-and-education/bapras-events/bapras-2022?ref=theplasticsfella.com) November 30th 2022 6. [**iBreastBook** ](https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN%5FSMIoHah0Q2Kb37yAgliDZQ?ref=theplasticsfella.com)\- Research Paper Analysis Dec 3rd 7. [**EURAPS Facial Paralysis**](https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN%5FIdakP6IkTlyC4l8TNbyBzg?ref=theplasticsfella.com) \- December 15th [Submit your Event](https://beta.theplasticsfella.com/?ref=theplasticsfella.com) ## Tweets ### of the week! > A little study of the muscles of facial expression [pic.twitter.com/MDeB1fh2Qb](https://t.co/MDeB1fh2Qb?ref=theplasticsfella.com) > > — Terouz Pasha (@TerouzP) [November 10, 2022](https://twitter.com/TerouzP/status/1590706965365547008?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) > 🥳🥳🥳 [pic.twitter.com/FFamQCdqbf](https://t.co/FFamQCdqbf?ref=theplasticsfella.com) > > — Lyndsey Forbes (@coollyndz) [November 8, 2022](https://twitter.com/coollyndz/status/1590033325024251905?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) > How to Read Research Articles of Various Types 📚 & Assess Methodological Quality? (to UNDERSTAND, write better REVIEW & find RESEARCH GAP) > 10 points Thread > Links to resource at the end[#AcademicTwitter](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AcademicTwitter?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) [@PhDVoice](https://twitter.com/PhDVoice?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) [@PhD\_Genie](https://twitter.com/PhD%5FGenie?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) [@ThePhDPlace](https://twitter.com/ThePhDPlace?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) [@AcademicChatter](https://twitter.com/AcademicChatter?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) > > 1\. How to Read a Paper? [pic.twitter.com/reAZXE7dYO](https://t.co/reAZXE7dYO?ref=theplasticsfella.com) > > — Saleem Bokhari (@SaleemBokhari1) [November 3, 2022](https://twitter.com/SaleemBokhari1/status/1588181183929597952?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=theplasticsfella.com) --- ## New ### features this week! 🔥 ### **[+2100 Flashcards.](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/theplasticsflash-wait)** Yep! That's right! **This is the largest online plastic surgery flashcard [deck](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/theplasticsflash-wait).** P'Fella has been working hard to create a high-quality, verified and up-to-date database of flashcards which covers over 80 different topics. Check out a demo below... 0:00 / 1× [Get Early Access](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/theplasticsflash-wait) --- ## Articles ### of the week! 📚 ### #### 3 must-read articles 1. **[Bi-ALCL Guidelines](https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815%2820%2930562-3/fulltext?ref=theplasticsfella.com)** UK Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) Turton et al. Volume 74, Issue 1, P13-29, January2021 2. [**How to reconstruct sarcoma defects** ](https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Abstract/2022/11000/Practical%5FStrategies%5Fin%5FReconstruction%5Fof.42.aspx?context=FeaturedArticles&collectionId=2&ref=theplasticsfella.com) Aten et al. Practical Strategies in Reconstruction of Soft-Tissue Sarcoma. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: November 2022 - Volume 150 - Issue 5. 3. [**The non-operative treatment of mallet finger**](https://www.jhandsurg.org/article/S0363-5023%2817%2930045-X/fulltext?ref=theplasticsfella.com) Lin JS et al. Nonsurgical Management of Mallet Finger: A Systematic Review. J Hand Surg Am. 2018 Feb;43(2):146-163.e2\. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.10.004\. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a0/9f/a09fd7b4-d396-4b28-aed3-b87e20483292/content/images/2022/06/Deep-3.png) #### 1 Deep Dive! Do you know the origin of the Bruner Incision? A surgical technique that is widely adopted in the literature and clinical practice. [Original Publication](https://www.theplasticsfella.com/bruner-incision/) --- ## Feedback ### P'Fella is always looking to make this weekly newsletter as good as can be! Let me know your thoughts below :) ---