Birgit Stark

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Article: OTOLOGY AND NEUROTOLOGY. 2024;45(5):e450-e456
Sequelae Treatment Needs Following Peripheral Facial Palsy: Retrospective Analysis of 525 Patients
Ohm R; Stark B; Brannstrom F; Marsk E
Article: HANDCHIRURGIE MIKROCHIRURGIE PLASTISCHE CHIRURGIE. 2024;56(2):e2
Correction: ESPRAS Survey: National and European Societies for Plastic Surgeons.
Giunta RE; Schaefer DJ; Demirdöver C; Di Benedetto G; Elander A; Zic R; Georgescu A; Henley M; Spendel S; Saboye J; Schultz I; Kneafsey B; Psaras G; Verstreken F; Stark B; Santanelli di Pompeo F; Kaartinen I; Ylä-Kotola T; Ahm Sørensen J; Gilis J; Rakhorst H; Aquilina D; Fradinho N; Foroglou P; Nunez-Villaveiran MT; Jeffers L; Karabeg R; Yankov D; Nürnberger T; Kuhlmann C
Article: HANDCHIRURGIE MIKROCHIRURGIE PLASTISCHE CHIRURGIE. 2024;56(02):156-165
ESPRAS Survey: National and European Societies for Plastic Surgeons
Giunta RE; Schaefer DJ; Demirdover C; Di Benedetto G; Elander A; Zic R; Georgescu A; Henley M; Spendel S; Saboye J; Schultz I; Kneafsey B; Psaras G; Verstreken F; Stark B; di Pompeo FS; Kaartinen I; Yla-Kotola T; Sorensen JA; Gilis J; Rakhorst H; Fradinho N; Forglou P; Nunez-Villaveiran MT; Jeffers L; Karabeg R; Yankov D; Nurnberger T; Kuhlmann C
Article: AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL. 2023;43(11):NP858-NP865
The Mandatory German Breast Implant Registry Law: A Model for Sustainable Implant Registries
von Fritschen U; Rakhorst HA; Stark B; Ahern S; Prantl L; Fricke A
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2023;152(2):307-318
Comparing 200,000 Breast Implants and 85,000 Patients over Four National Breast Implant Registries
Becherer BE; Hopper I; Cooter RD; Couturaud B; von Fritschen U; Mullen E; Perks AGB; Pusic AL; Stark B; Mureau MAM; Rakhorst HA
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2023;152(2):205e-216e
Secondary Breast Reconstruction in Irradiated Patients: Prospective Trial Comparing DIEP to Brava Expansion and Fat Transplantation
Begic A; Tolli J; Hegard W; Stark B
Article: HERNIA : THE JOURNAL OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY. 2022;26(2):473-479
Long-term follow-up of full-thickness skin grafting in giant incisional hernia repair: a randomised controlled trial
Holmdahl V; Stark B; Clay L; Gunnarsson U; Strigard K
Article: AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY. 2021;45(6):2639-2644
Considerations on the Demography of BIA-ALCL in European Countries Based on an E(A)SAPS Survey
Stark B; Magneli M; van Heijningen I; Parreira C; Bosch U; Rouif M; Halle M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;110(3):452-459
Management of Diastasis of the Rectus Abdominis Muscles: Recommendations for Swedish National Guidelines
Carlstedt A; Bringman S; Egberth M; Emanuelsson P; Olsson A; Petersson U; Palstedt J; Sandblom G; Sjodahl R; Stark B; Strigard K; Tall J; Theodorsson E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2021;110(3):283-289
Long-term follow-up after surgical repair of abdominal rectus diastasis: a prospective randomized study
Swedenhammar E; Strigard K; Emanuelsson P; Gunnarsson U; Stark B
Article: HANDCHIRURGIE MIKROCHIRURGIE PLASTISCHE CHIRURGIE. 2020;52(04):257-264
&xfeff;EASAPS/ESPRAS Considerations in getting back to work in Plastic Surgery with the COVID-19 Pandemic - A European point of view
van Heijningen I; Frank K; Almeida F; Boesch U; Bradic N; Costa H; Demirdover C; Henley M; Kamolz LP; Roulf M; Spendel S; Russe-Wilflingseder K; Stark B; Giuntan RE; Parreira JC; Zic R
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2020;146(2):255-267
Toward International Harmonization of Breast Implant Registries: International Collaboration of Breast Registry Activities Global Common Data Set
Spronk PER; Begum H; Vishwanath S; Crosbie A; Earnest A; Elder E; Lumenta DB; Marinac-Dabic D; Moore CCM; Mureau MAM; Perks G; Pusic AL; Stark B; von Fritschen U; Klein H; Cooter RD; Rakhorst HA; Hopper I
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, GLOBAL OPEN. 2019;7(8):e2348
Defining Quality Indicators for Breast Device Surgery: Using Registries for Global Benchmarking
Begum H; Vishwanath S; Merenda M; Tacey M; Dean N; Elder E; Mureau M; Bezic R; Carter P; Cooter RD; Deva A; Earnest A; Higgs M; Klein H; Magnusson M; Moore C; Rakhorst H; Saunders C; Stark B; Hopper I
Article: HERNIA : THE JOURNAL OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY. 2019;23(2):355-361
One-year outcome after repair of giant incisional hernia using synthetic mesh or full-thickness skin graft: a randomised controlled trial
Holmdahl V; Stark B; Clay L; Gunnarsson U; Strigard K
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:FCL4
Abdominell rektusdiastas kan ge funktionella besvär - Indikation för behandling måste förtydligas.
Carlstedt A; Pettersson U; Stark B; Strigård K
Article: JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH. 2018;230:155-163
Evaluating full-thickness skin grafts in intraperitoneal onlay mesh position versus onlay position in mice
Winsnes A; Gunnarsson U; Falk P; Stark B; Moskaug JO; Strigard K
Article: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2018;42(6):1647-1654
Surgical Training and Standardised Management Guidelines Improved the 30-Day Complication Rate After Abdominoplasty for Massive Weight Loss
Swedenhammar E; Stark B; Hallstrand AH; Ehrstrom M; Gahm J
Article: HERNIA : THE JOURNAL OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY. 2018;22(2):325-332
Full-thickness skin graft vs. synthetic mesh in the repair of giant incisional hernia: a randomized controlled multicenter study
Clay L; Stark B; Gunnarsson U; Strigard K
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, GLOBAL OPEN. 2017;5(2):e1240
The Telemark Breast Score: a Valid Method for Evaluation of Outcome after Breast Surgery.
Begic A; Stark B
Article: SURGERY. 2016;160(5):1367-1375
Operative correction of abdominal rectus diastasis (ARD) reduces pain and improves abdominal wall muscle strength: A randomized, prospective trial comparing retromuscular mesh repair to double-row, self-retaining sutures
Emanuelsson P; Gunnarsson U; Dahlstrand U; Strigard K; Stark B
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2016;138(3):390e-400e
The Telemark Breast Score: A Reliable Method for the Evaluation of Results after Breast Surgery
Begic A; Stark B
Article: BMC SURGERY. 2016;16(1):50
Giant ventral hernia-relationship between abdominal wall muscle strength and hernia area
Strigard K; Clay L; Stark B; Gunnarsson U; Falk P
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, GLOBAL OPEN. 2016;4(5):e702
Predictive Factors in the Outcome of Surgical Repair of Abdominal Rectus Diastasis.
Strigård K; Clay L; Stark B; Gunnarsson U
Article: ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2015;85(7-8):525-528
Ventral hernia and patient experience of an elastic girdle
Strigard K; Stark B; Bogren A; Gunnarsson U
Article: DIGESTIVE SURGERY. 2015;32(2):112-116
Correlation between Abdominal Rectus Diastasis Width and Abdominal Muscle Strength
Gunnarsson U; Stark B; Dahlstrand U; Strigard K
Article: BMC SURGERY. 2014;14:80
Lower extremity soft tissue reconstruction and amputation rates in patients with open tibial fractures in Sweden during 1998-2010
Tampe U; Weiss RJ; Stark B; Sommar P; Al Dabbagh Z; Jansson K-A
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2014;67(8):1082-1088
Early complications, pain, and quality of life after reconstructive surgery for abdominal rectus muscle diastasis: A 3-month follow-up
Emanuelsson P; Gunnarsson U; Strigard K; Stark B
Article: HERNIA : THE JOURNAL OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY. 2014;18(4):465-471
Analysis of the abdominal musculo-aponeurotic anatomy in rectus diastasis: comparison of CT scanning and preoperative clinical assessment with direct measurement intraoperatively
Emanuelsson P; Dahlstrand U; Stromsten U; Gunnarsson U; Strigard K; Stark B
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 2013;36(2):83-86
The rational of forehead lifting in patients with chronic facial paralysis
Stark B; Minberger C; Edsander-Nord Å; Farnebo F
Article: PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. 2012;130(2):254e-264e
A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Two Different Expander Approaches in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction: One Stage versus Two Stages
Eriksen C; Lindgren EN; Frisell J; Stark B
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY. 2012;46(2):102-105
Validation of Biodex system 4 for measuring the strength of muscles in patients with rectus diastasis
Stark B; Emanuelsson P; Gunnarsson U; Strigard K
Article: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY. 2011;45(1):14-22
Evaluation of volume and shape of breasts: Comparison between traditional and three-dimensional techniques
Eriksen C; Lindgren EN; Olivecrona H; Frisell J; Stark B
Article: DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY. 2010;36(1):775-781
Injection of Stabilized Hyaluronic Acid-Based Gel of Non-Animal Origin for the Correction of Nasolabial Folds: Comparison with and without Lidocaine
Heden P; Fagrell D; Jernbeck J; Rylander R; Samuelson U; Sellman G; Stark B
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 2008;31(1):21-24
Repair of giant abdominal wall hernias with full-thickness skin transplants in high-risk patients
Strigård K; Stark B
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY. 2008;42(3):132-137
The latissimus dorsi flap - still a valuable tool in breast reconstruction: Report of 32 cases
Eriksen C; Stark B
Article: HERNIA : THE JOURNAL OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY. 2007;11(6):533-536
Definitive reconstruction of full-thickness abdominal wall defects initially treated with skin grafting of exposed intestines.
Stark B; Strigård K
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY. 2006;40(2):82-88
Early experience with the crescent expander in immediate and delayed breast reconstruction
Eriksen C; Stark B
Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2004;43(3):280-283
Evaluation of arm and shoulder mobility and strength after modified radical mastectomy and radiotherapy
Blomqvist L; Stark B; Engler N; Malm M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY. 2003;37(2):107-112
Long-term results with the proximally-based neurovascular lateral calcaneal flap
Stark B; Zwirner B; Blomqvist L
Article: JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY. 2002;454(3):284-293
Laminin chains in rat and human peripheral nerve: Distribution and regulation during development and after axonal injury
Wallquist W; Patarroyo M; Thams S; Carlstedt T; Stark B; Cullheim S; Hammarberg H
Article: BRAIN RESEARCH. 2001;913(1):47-56
Distribution of TGF-β, the TGF-β type I receptor and the R-II receptor in peripheral nerves and mechanoreceptors;: observations on changes after traumatic injury
Stark B; Carlstedt T; Risling M
Article: EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2001;136(1):101-107
Distribution of the neurotrophin receptors p75 and trkB in peripheral mechanoreceptors; observations on changes after injury
Stark B; Risling M; Carlstedt T
Article: EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2000;131(1):74-84
Developmental and lesion-induced changes in the distribution of the glucose transporter Glut-1 in the central and peripheral nervous system
Stark B; Carlstedt T; Cullheim S; Risling M
Article: EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 1999;126(3):399-409
Clustering of Pacinian corpuscle afferent fibres in the human median nerve
Wu G; Ekedahl R; Stark B; Carlstedt T; Nilsson B; Hallin RG
Article: ORL-JOURNAL FOR OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY HEAD AND NECK SURGERY. 1998;60(4):212-217
Results after resection of intraoral cancer and reconstruction with the free radial forearm flap
Stark B; Nathanson A; Hedén P; Jernbeck J
Article: ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA. 1998;118(3):419-422
The free radial forearm flap: A reliable method for reconstruction of the laryngohypopharynx after in-continuity resection
Stark B; Nathanson A
Article: JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY: EUROPEAN VOLUME. 1998;23B(3):370-372
Distribution of human Pacinian corpuscles in the hand - A cadaver study
Stark B; Carlstedt T; Hallin RG; Risling M
Article: HANDCHIRURGIE MIKROCHIRURGIE PLASTISCHE CHIRURGIE. 1996;28(3):128-132
[Endoscopic operation or conventional open surgical technique in carpal tunnel syndrome: a prospective comparative study].
Stark B; Engkvist-Löfmark C
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1996;19(1):1-6
Management of thyroid orbitopathy by removal of orbital fat: a long-term follow-up study
Stark B; Olivari N
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1995;18(5):214-218
EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH LEJOUR VERTICAL SCAR REDUCTION MAMMAPLASTY TECHNIQUE
BERG A; PALMER B; STARK B
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1994;17(2):75-78
Four-year experience with titanium implants for cranio-facial rehabilitation in plastic surgery
Berg A; Stark B; Larson O; Blomgren I; Edström K; Wilson R
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1994;17(2):84-86
REDUCTION MAMMAPLASTY - A WAY HELPING FEMALES WITH NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN SYMPTOMS
BERG A; STARK B; MALEC E
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1994;17(2):75-78
4-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH TITANIUM IMPLANTS FOR CRANIOFACIAL REHABILITATION IN PLASTIC-SURGERY
BERG A; STARK B; LARSON O; BLOMGREN I; EDSTROM K; WILSON R
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1993;16(4-5):193-197
Delayed breast reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer: five years follow-up of 338 cases
Stark B
Journal article: CLINICS IN PLASTIC SURGERY. 1993;20(2):285-289
Treatment of exophthalmos by orbital fat removal.
Stark B; Olivari N
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1992;15(4):205
Author's reply
Stark B
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY. 1991;14(4):173-176
Breast asymmetry: an objective analysis of postoperative results
Stark B; Olivari N
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Editorial comment: HERNIA : THE JOURNAL OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY. 2022;26(2):665-666
Could full thickness skin grafts in an onlay position be the new gold standard for incisional hernia repair? Author's reply
Holmdahl V; Stark B; Clay L; Gunnarsson U; Strigard K
Editorial comment: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2021;74(1):4-12
Moving breast implant registries forward: Are they FAIR and Functional?
Bargon CA; Becherer BE; van Bommel ACM; Hommes J; Hoornweg MJ; Keuter XHA; de Fazio S; Melnikov D; Monton Echeverria J; Perks GAB; Lumenta DB; Couturaud B; von Fritschen U; Stark B; Holmich LR; Crosbie A; Lispi L; Campanale A; Cooter RD; Pusic AL; Hopper I; Mureau MAM; Rakhorst HA
Letter: HERNIA : THE JOURNAL OF HERNIAS AND ABDOMINAL WALL SURGERY. 2018;22(6):1001
Reply to Comment to: Full-thickness skin graft vs. synthetic mesh in the repair of giant incisional hernia: a randomized-controlled multicenter study. P. Agarwal, D. Sharma
Strigard K; Clay L; Stark B; Gunnarsson U
Letter: JOURNAL OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGERY. 2018;71(9):1362-1380
High risk device registries: Global value, costs, and sustainable funding
Becherer BE; Spronk PER; Mureau MAM; Mulgrew S; Perks AGB; Stark B; Pusic AL; Lumenta DB; Hopper I; Cooter RD; Rakhorst HA
Editorial comment: AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL. 2018;38(7):807-810
Breast Implant Registries: A Call to Action
Hopper I; Ahern S; Nguyen TQ; Mulvany C; McNeil JJ; Deva AK; Klein H; Stark B; Rakhorst HA; Cooter RD
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2018;115:E4AE
[Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL)].
Hedén P; Stark B
Letter: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(48):2169
[Esthetic plastic surgery is usually health care].
Lidman D; Stark B
Thesis / dissertation: 1999
Observations on morphology and function of cutaneous and subcutaneous sensory mechanoreceptors : an experimental study in mammals
Stark, Birgit

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Doctor Of Philosophy, Dept of Surgical Science, Karolinska Institutet, 1999

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