Scientific Publications
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon · Newport Beach, CA
Peer-Reviewed Research
A Foundation of Scholarship
Dr. Jonathan Zelken has authored more than fifty scientific articles and textbook chapters spanning reconstructive microsurgery, aesthetic rhinoplasty, and craniomaxillofacial surgery. Selected peer-reviewed work is available below for download.
Featured Publications
Selected Articles & Reviews
Breast · Systematic Review
Asian Breast Augmentation: A Systematic Review
Download PDF PDFSurgery & Oncology · Update
Current Trends and Emerging Future of Indocyanine Green Usage in Surgery and Oncology: An Update
Download PDF PDFRhinoplasty
An Economical Approach to Ethnic Asian Rhinoplasty
Download PDF PDFRhinoplasty
Preventing Elevated Radix Deformity in Asian Rhinoplasty with a Chimeric Dorsal-Glabellar Construct
Download PDF PDFRhinoplasty · Implants
Silicone-Polytetrafluoroethylene Composite Implants for Asian Rhinoplasty
Download PDF PDFNasal Reconstruction
Donor Site Aesthetic Enhancement With Preoperative Botulinum Toxin in Forehead Flap Nasal Reconstruction
Download PDF PDFReconstructive Microsurgery
Algorithmic Approach to Anterolateral Thigh Flaps Lacking Suitable Perforators in Lower Extremity Reconstruction
Download PDF PDFReconstructive Microsurgery
Algorithmic Approach to Lower Abdominal, Perineal, and Groin Reconstruction Using Anterolateral Thigh Flaps
Download PDF PDFHand & Upper Extremity
The Combined ALT–Groin Flap for the Mutilated and Degloved Hand
Download PDF PDFHead & Neck Reconstruction
Refinements in Flap Design and Inset for Pharyngoesophageal Reconstruction with Free Thigh Flaps
Download PDF PDFReconstructive Microsurgery
The Distally Based, Venous Supercharged Anterolateral Thigh Flap
Download PDF PDFNasal Reconstruction
The Folded Ulnar Forearm Flap for Nasal Reconstruction
Download PDF PDFLower Extremity Reconstruction
An Algorithm for Forefoot Reconstruction with the Innervated Free Medial Plantar Flap
Download PDF PDFGender-Affirming Surgery
Aesthetic Standards and Refinements in First-Stage Phalloplasty
Download PDF PDFLymphatic Surgery
Proposed Pathway and Mechanism of Vascularized Lymph Node Flaps
Download PDF PDFCongenital · Review
Clinical Manifestations of Poland Syndrome
Download PDF PDFTrauma
Craniomaxillofacial Trauma
Download PDFContinued Scholarship
Research That Informs Practice
Dr. Zelken remains an active contributor to the plastic surgery literature and a frequent invited speaker at national meetings, including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. To discuss how this expertise informs his approach to your care, request a consultation.