Main description:

Given the wide-ranging nature of the literature one must study in plastic surgery training, a solid grounding in many fundamental principles and procedures is an absolute prerequisite to becoming a competent plastic surgeon. And yet, until now there has been no single source that collects these fundamental topics in one volume; rather, the information has had to be gleaned from the introductory chapters of multiple comprehensive textbooks. The present volume takes a new approach, and provides the trainee an opportunity to learn these fundamentals more efficiently and comprehensively through a single book.

This work will prepare the trainee to confidently advance to the more specific core topics in reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery.

Key Features:

Highly efficient presentation and organization of all fundamental plastic surgical topics
21 chapters cover such topics as patient safety; normal and abnormal wound healing; local anesthesia and nerve blocks; soft tissue infections and antibiotics; implants and biomaterials; basic surgical techniques; grafting of fat, skin, bone, and other tissues; flaps; burns; and much more.
Each chapter closes with a summary of key points.

Ideal for all surgeons in training, Fundamental Topics in Plastic Surgery is a complete introduction to the science and technical expertise of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

Contents:

Section I Principles

1 Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery

2 Wound Healing

3 Wound Management and Pressure Sores

4 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

5 Local Anesthetics and Common Nerve Blocks

6 Soft Tissue Infections and Antibiotics in Plastic Surgery

7 Implants and Biomaterials

8 Principles of Osteosynthesis

9 Essentials of Dermatology for Plastic Surgeons

10 Laser Therapy: Principles and Applications in Skin Diseases

11 How to Set Up a Research Protocol in Plastic Surgery

Section II Techniques

12 Basic Surgical Techniques, Sutures, and Wound Closure

13 Grafts: Skin, Fascia, Nerve, Tendon, Cartilage, and Bone

14 Fat Grafting

15 Vascular Anatomy of the Skin and Muscles

16 Flaps

17 Tissue Expansion

18 Burns

19 Microsurgery

20 Facial Trauma

21 Hand Trauma