Patient and guardian perspectives on tissue engineering in microtia reconstruction
We found that TE is an unfamiliar concept for most patients. Demographic, socioeconomic, cost, and trust in a doctor played an essential role in patients' and guardians' willingness to choose TE for microtia reconstruction. As TE for reconstruction approaches clinical use, these key considerations from a patient and family-centered lens about TE-based reconstruction is critical for application.
Authors
- Sierra Hewett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9997-0730)
- Mary E. Ziegler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2223-5025)
- Rahim Esfandyarpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4528-3601)
- Miles J. Pfaff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2344-6294)
- Chizoba Mosieri
- James Antongiovanni
- Lana Mamoun
- Arya A. Sherafat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2142-6223)
- Asthon Rosenbloom
- Leo Alaniz
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Washington State University Spokane (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Louisiana State University in Shreveport (US)
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center (US)
- Irvine University (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338194
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00