Main description:

Due to the multidisciplinary approach presentation of the basic plastic surgery knowledge with adjustment to new technologies, the book targets not only plastic surgeons but also hand, microsurgeons, hand and neck specialists, and breast surgeons. It will be of great interest to young surgeons in training for fast comprehensive overview of plastic surgery when preparing for board exams as well as envision the future of new surgical technologies and make the decision on their sub-specialty choice.

Contents:

PART I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES.- Physiology and Wound Healing.- Immunology of Tissue Transplantation.- Anesthesia and Critical Care.- Medical Liability in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.- Socio-psychological Issues and Research on Attractiveness.- PART II. GENERAL SURGICAL TECHNIQUES.- Principles of Wound Repair.- Grafts, Local and Regional Flaps.- Microsurgical Techniques.- Minimally Invasive Techniques in Plastic Surgery.- Liposuction Techniques.- Biomaterials in Craniofacial Surgery.- Tissue Engineering.- PART III. SKIN AND ADNEXA.- Skin Anatomy and Physiology.- Congenital Malformations.- Burn Trauma.- Benign and Malignant Skin Tumors.- Aesthetic Skin Treatment.- PART IV. HEAD AND NECK.- Head and Neck Embryology and Anatomy.- Craniofacial Clefts and Craniofacial Syndromes.- Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Head and Neck.- Craniofacial Trauma and Reconstruction.- Eyelid and Periorbital Aesthetic Surgery.- Nasal Reconstruction and Aesthetic Rhinoplasty.- Lip and Cheek Reconstruction.- Auricular Reconstruction for Microtia.- Aesthetic Surgery of the Aging Face and Neck.- Treatment of Headaches with Plastic Surgery.- Facial Reanimation.- PART V. BREAST.- Congenital Breast Malformations.- Breast Reduction and Mastopexy.- Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction.- Augmentation Mammoplasty.- Gynecomastia.- PART VI. HAND AND UPPER EXTREMITY.- Hand Anatomy and Examination.- Congenital Deformities and Reconstruction.- Hand Trauma, Dislocations and Fractures, Infections.- Peripheral Nerve Injuries.- Tendon Repair and Reconstruction.- Benign and Malignant Hand Tumors.- Chronic Arterial Ischemia of the Upper Extremity: Diagnosis, Evaluation and Surgical Management.- Acquired Diseases of the Hand (Rheumatoid Arthritis and Dupuytren's Contracture).- Toe to Hand Transfers.- Brachial Plexus Injuries and Repair.- PART VII. TRUNK AND LOWER EXTREMITY.- Trunk Reconstruction.- Lower Extremity Reconstruction Following Trauma and Tumors.- Abdominoplasty.- Lymphedema of theExtremities.- Postbariatric Reconstruction.- Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of the Genitalia.- PART VIII. FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN RESEARCH.- Chapter 50. Anaesthesia and Pathophysiology of Microcirculation.- Chapter 51. Experimental Composite Tissue Transplantation Models.- Clinical Experience with Hand Transplantation