Plastic Surgery: Indications and Practice Expert Consult

by Guyuron, Bahman; Eriksson, Elof; Persing, John A., M.D.; Chung, Kevin C., M.D.; Disa, Joseph J.

• ISBN13: 9781416040811
• ISBN10: 1416040811
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-25
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Featuring the work of both international experts and up-and-coming stars in this fast-changing field, this multimedia two-volume reference presents comprehensive, quick-access coverage of all aspects of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery practice, with an emphasis on today's techniques. Its content and format follows the core curriculum designed by the academic chairmen of plastic surgery, making it a practical resource for residents and the perfect review for the plastic surgery board examination. A bonus DVD-bound in the text-further enhances your surgical skills...enabling you to offer the beautiful results your patients expect. And, as an Expert Consult title, it includes a companion web site offering this unparalleled guidance where and when you need it. In print and online, Plastic Surgery offers must-have guidance for surgical success! Covers of all plastic surgery procedures in one convenient two-volume resource. Presents the practice-proven experience of more than 240 authorities for better patient outcomes. Includes abundant tables, bulleted information, and summary boxes to speed you to the answers you need. Features more than 2,000 photographs-augmented by 1,000 full-color surgical drawings-that show you how to proceed and what results to expect. Includes advice on complications to help you avoid mistakes and increase your learning. Offers clear advice in Outcomes Boxes to help you optimize surgical procedures outcomes. Presents videos on the bonus DVD of more than 50 video clips to help you hone and refine your surgical techniques. Provides access to a companion web site featuring all of the text and illustrations from the 2-volume set and video clips of surgical procedures. Covers all information required to pass Boards plus MCQs. Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should access to the web site be discontinued.

Table of Contents

User Guide

Preface

List of contributors

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Principles

A History of Plastic Surgery

The Plastic Surgery Consultation and Patient Selection

Wound Healing, Including Fetal Skin Healing

Wound Management Bohdan Pomahac

Plastic Surgery Techniques

Anesthesia

Biomaterials

Flaps

Microsurgery and Free Flaps

Grafts

S tructure and Function of the Skin

Professional Development

Techniques

Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Skin

Burns

Burn Reconstruction

Surgical Management of Soft Tissue Infections

Pressure Sores

Lymphedema

Foot and Ankle Reconstruction

Reconstruction of the Genitalia

Chest and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

Breast Reconstruction General Principles

Pedicle TRAM, Free TRAM and Perforator Flaps

Tissue Expander/Implant Reconstruction

Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap

Treatment of Breast Asymmetry in Breast Cancer atients

Craniofacial Genetics and Dysmorphology

Craniofacial Growth: Genetic and Morphological Processes in Craniosynostosis

Anthropometrics, Cephalometrics, and Orthodontics

Dental and Maxillofacial Considerations Including Fixation Principles

Soluble Molecular Signals and the Induction of Bone Formation

D istraction Osteogenesis: Remodeling the Hypoplastic Mandible Fernando Molina

Mandibular Distraction in Hemifacial Microsomia

Craniofacial Surgery

Non-syndromic Craniosynostosis

Non-syndromic Craniosynostosis John A. Persing

Craniofacial Dysostosis Syndromes

Facial Bipartition Monobloc Distraction James P. Bradley and Reza Jarrahy

Orbital Hypertelorism

Surgical Treatment of Facial Cleft (Bi Partition) Eric Arnaud, Daniel Marchac and Dominique Renier

Craniofacial Tumors (Fibrous Dysplasia)

Frontal and Supraorbital Osteotomy with Orbital Reconstruction Philip Kuo-Ting Chen, Peng-Wei Hsu, David E. Morris, Chen-Nen Chang and Yu-Ray Chen

Craniofacial Clefts and Other Related Deformities

Facial Cleft Surgical Correction Nivaldo Alonso and Renato da Silva Freitas

Correction of Ankyloglossia Nivaldo Alonso and Renato da Silva Fre

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