Full Description
This is a concise but comprehensive textbook for plastic surgery residents reviewing for in-service and certifying examinations as well as practicing plastic surgeons preparing for Maintenance of Certification. The book is divided into chapters based on the 24 so-called common plastic surgical procedures. This will allow a discussion of the procedure prior to embarking on surgery and serve as a basis for the development of a basic fund of knowledge in the specialty of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery. Contributors have been selected based on their clinical expertise and academic excellence.
Contents
Plastic Surgery Involving the Integument: Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions (G Elgart); Burns: Acute Resuscitation, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction (N Namias); Plastic Surgery of the Head and Neck: Congenital Deformities - Cleft Lip/Palate: Primary; Cleft Lip/Plate: Secondary (K Fan & S Thaller); Vascular Anomalies (J Kaufman & E Connelly); Facial Trauma: Nasal; Mandible; Soft Tissue Injuries; Zygoma/Orbit; Maxillary Fractures (P Cole et al.); Aesthetic Surgery of the Face: Rhytidectomy; Blepharoplasty; Rhinoplasty; Non-Surgical Rejuvenation (E Martel & A Matarraso); Reconstruction: Basic Principles: Eyelid; Cheek; Lip; Nasal; Scalp; Ear (M Cohen); Plastic Surgery of the Upper Extremity: Infections and Inflammatory Disorders: Compression Neuropathies; Neoplasm; Congenital Deformities; Trauma: Fingertip Injuries; Fracture Dislocation; Amputation; Soft Tissue; Tendon: Flexor/Extensor; Dupuytren's Contracture; Release Contractures (Z Panthaki); Plastic Surgery of the Lower Extremity: Reconstruction; Principles of Microsurgery (M Armstrong); Plastic Surgery of the Trunk and Breast: Breast: Reduction, Mastopexy, Augmentation; Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction; Aesthetic (J Oeltjen); Body Contouring: Abdominoplasty: SAL; Post-Bariatric Surgery: Belt Lipectomy, Brachioplasty, Thigh Plasty (S Thaller); Thoracic and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Pressure Sores (Z Panthaki).
