Facial Scars. Surgical Revision and Treatment

Description

Facial Scars: Surgical Revision and Treatment is a comprehensive treatment of scar revision, starting with the anatomy of the scar and its formation in wound healing. Fetal and pediatric skin scarring as well as scarring in different types of skin and in medical conditions that produce a higher risk of scarring. The text considers the range of surgical and nonsurgical treatments for scars currently available and also presents research for future treatments.

Key Features

• Foreword by Patrick J. Byrne, MD, FACS, Director of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
• Covers both surgical and nonsurgical treatments for scars, as well as current and research toward future treatments

Audience: Plastic surgeons, head and neck surgeons

Contents

SECTION I – BASIC CONSIDERATIONS
SECTION II – CONCEPTS OF FACIAL SKIN WOUND TREATMENT
SECTION III – SCAR REVISION SURGERY
SECTION IV – NONSURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Authors

J. Regan Thomas, MD
Lederer Professor and Head
Department of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

David Hom MD, FACS
Professor & Director Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio