| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations in Infants and Children | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1982 | 3,100 |
| 2 | Lengthening the Human Mandible by Gradual Distraction | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1992 | 1,618 |
| 3 | Fibula Free Flap | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1989 | 1,394 |
| 4 | The Levels of Evidence and Their Role in Evidence-Based Medicine | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2011 | 1,386 |
| 5 | Development of a New Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Breast Surgery: The BREAST-Q | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2009 | 1,358 |
| 6 | THE FREE VASCULARIZED BONE GRAFT | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1975 | 1,323 |
| 7 | “Components Separation” Method for Closure of Abdominal-Wall Defects | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1990 | 1,237 |
| 8 | Structural Fat Grafting: More Than a Permanent Filler | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2006 | 1,176 |
| 9 | Early Microsurgical Reconstruction of Complex Trauma of the Extremities | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1986 | 1,156 |
| 10 | The Basic Science of Wound Healing | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2006 | 1,144 |
| 11 | Breast Reconstruction with a Transverse Abdominal Island Flap | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1982 | 1,113 |
| 12 | Have We Found an Ideal Soft-Tissue Flap? An Experience with 672 Anterolateral Thigh Flaps | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2002 | 1,095 |
| 13 | Functional Evaluation of Complete Sciatic, Peroneal, and Posterior Tibial Nerve Lesions in the Rat | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1989 | 1,086 |
| 14 | Clinical Treatment of Radiotherapy Tissue Damage by Lipoaspirate Transplant: A Healing Process Mediated by Adipose-Derived Adult Stem Cells | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2007 | 1,060 |
| 15 | The Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap A Versatile Flap for Reconstruction in the Head and Neck | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1979 | 991 |
| 16 | The Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale: A Reliable and Feasible Tool for Scar Evaluation | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2004 | 980 |
| 17 | THE SUPERFICIAL MUSCULO-APONEUROTIC SYSTEM (SMAS) IN THE PAROTID AND CHEEK AREA | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1976 | 976 |
| 18 | International Clinical Recommendations on Scar Management | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2002 | 907 |
| 19 | Platelet Quantification and Growth Factor Analysis from Platelet-Rich Plasma: Implications for Wound Healing | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2004 | 865 |
| 20 | Healing of Bone Defects by Guided Tissue Regeneration | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1988 | 852 |
| 21 | On the Nature of Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids: A Review | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1999 | 763 |
| 22 | The Subunit Principle in Nasal Reconstruction | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1985 | 753 |
| 23 | A Paradigm Shift in U.S. Breast Reconstruction | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2013 | 745 |
| 24 | MOC-PS(SM) CME Article: Liposuction | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2008 | 741 |
| 25 | The Perforasome Theory: Vascular Anatomy and Clinical Implications | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2009 | 739 |
| 26 | Fat Grafting to the Breast Revisited: Safety and Efficacy | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2007 | 737 |
| 27 | A TWO-STAGE METHOD FOR PHARYNGOESOPHAGEAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH A PRIMARY PECTORAL SKIN FLAP | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1965 | 711 |
| 28 | Transplantation of Chondrocytes Utilizing a Polymer-Cell Construct to Produce Tissue-Engineered Cartilage in the Shape of a Human Ear | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1997 | 676 |
| 29 | Body Contouring by Lipolysis | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1983 | 663 |
| 30 | FREE GRACILIS MUSCLE TRANSPLANTATION, WITH MICRONEUROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSES FOR THE TREATMENT OF FACIAL PARALYSIS | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1976 | 661 |
| 31 | Permanent coverage of large burn wounds with autologous cultured human epithelium | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1985 | 651 |
| 32 | Spreader Graft | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1984 | 647 |
| 33 | The Fat Compartments of the Face: Anatomy and Clinical Implications for Cosmetic Surgery | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2007 | 641 |
| 34 | The Osteocutaneous Scapular Flap for Mandibular and Maxillary Reconstruction | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1986 | 640 |
| 35 | Donor-Site Morbidity after Harvesting Rib and Iliac Bone | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1984 | 633 |
| 36 | Identifying and Avoiding Bias in Research | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2010 | 621 |
| 37 | Observational Studies: Cohort and Case-Control Studies | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2010 | 617 |
| 38 | DISTANT TRANSFER OF AN ISLAND FLAP BY MICROVASCULAR ANASTOMOSES | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1973 | 606 |
| 39 | A 10-Year Retrospective Review of 758 DIEP Flaps for Breast Reconstruction | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2004 | 602 |
| 40 | Membranous versus Endochondral Bone | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1983 | 597 |
| 41 | Classification of the Vascular Anatomy of Muscles | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1981 | 594 |
| 42 | Cleft Palate Repair by Double Opposing Z-Plasty | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1986 | 594 |
| 43 | Skin Island Flaps Supplied by the Vascular Axis of the Sensitive Superficial Nerves | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1992 | 593 |
| 44 | THE EXPANSION OF AN AREA OF SKIN BY PROGRESSIVE DISTENTION OF A SUBCUTANEOUS BALLOON | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1957 | 575 |
| 45 | Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy Using the Temporary Expander | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1982 | 574 |
| 46 | A Prospective Study of Microvascular Free-Flap Surgery and Outcome | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1998 | 572 |
| 47 | Wound Healing: An Overview | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2006 | 568 |
| 48 | Complications in Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Two-Year Results of the Michigan Breast Reconstruction Outcome Study | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 2002 | 546 |
| 49 | Soft Tissue Tumors | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1985 | 541 |
| 50 | The Vascular Territories of the Superior Epigastric and the Deep Inferior Epigastric Systems | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 1984 | 540 |
