Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. the Essentials

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 Index Cases. 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.

Readership: Practicing plastic surgeons preparing for Maintenance of Certification examinations, plastic surgery residents, general surgery and other specialty residents rotating through plastic surgery rotations; medical school students rotating through a plastic surgery rotation.

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)