Main description:

This newly expanded and updated second edition helps facial plastic surgery fellows and advanced residents in otolaryngology/head and neck surgery find the answers they're looking for when preparing to take the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery exam. Covering core content relevant to the ABFPRS board exam, this guide emphasizes key facts and clinical pearls essential to exam success and includes hypothetical exam questions and relevant surgical and clinical images. Written by leader in the field and the Director for the facial plastic surgery fellowship program at the University of California Irvine, this textbook book discusses everything from basic techniques and evidence-based medicine, to fillers, injectables, implants and the psychological aspects of plastic surgery. Additionally, the chapter layout and organization of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Study Guide allows the reader to focus on just those topics relevant to the board exam, making it a must-have for anyone preparing to take the exam.

Contents:

Basic Principles, Perioperative Management, and Miscellaneous Topics
Analgesia & Conscious Sedation
Basic Techniques, Surgical Anatomy, Histology
Evidence Based Medicine.- General Head and Neck
Information Technologies in FPRS
Legal, Ethical and Socioeconomic Issues in Facial Plastic Surgery
Psychosocial Aspects of FPRS
Reconstruction.- Flaps & Grafts
Facial Paralysis and Facial Reanimation
Mohs' Surgery
Neoplasia & Reconstruction
Scar Revision & Dermabrasion
Trauma
Congenital Malformations
Cleft Lip Palate
Craniofacial Anomalies
Otoplasty
Vascular Anomalies<

Chemical Peels
Fillers, Injectables, and Implants
Genioplasty.- Hair Restoration
Lasers in Aesthetic Surgery
Liposuction
Rhinoplasty
Rhytidectomy.