#1 Most Read 2022 Facial Plastics Article is Facial Analysis in Gender Affirming Surgery

January 13, 2023
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Dr. P. Daniel Knott, co-author

A team including researchers from the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF OHNS) have been recognized by the journal Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine as having the most-read article for 2022. UCSF team members include senior author Dr. Rahul Seth, Dr. P. Daniel Knott, and Dr. Hailey Juszczak (SOM '21).

The article aims to validate surgical decisions for gender affirming surgery by quantifying the effect of sex on adult facial size and shape through an analysis of three-dimensional (3D) facial surface images.

The article is available for free through January 26, 2023.