Information is presented from international authors in the realm of Biology, Physiology, Basic Science, and Clinical Medicine on aspects of skin of interest to the Plastic Surgeon. Topics range from Skin grafting and the Physiology of aging skin, through Dermal substitutes and Skin tissue engineering.
Topics include: Defining the problem/proof of concept; The reconstructive model; Do ADM’s change the rationale for immediate vs. delayed?; Direct to implant reconstruction; Capsular contracture and ADM’s; Pocket reinforcement/bottoming out; ADM’s in the irradiated breast; Emerging applications; Comparison of different ADM materials; Tips and pearls; Economic considerations
Plastic Surgery's pre-eminence in the field of surgical wound management is enhanced with clinical information in this publication. A surgeon involved with an international team training surgeons throughout the world in wound technology leads this issue, presenting advances in wound technology. Wound technology has enabled plastic surgeons to treat a wide variety of wounds successfully and has transformed wound surgery to a thriving, cutting edge specialty. Topics include: Debridement; Microbial Barrier Protection; Harnessing Growth Factors to Influence Wound Healing; Regenerative Materials that Facilitate Wound Healing; Compression and Venous surgery to treat VLUs; Early Experience with Stem Cells in treating Chronic Wounds; Hyperbaric Oxygen, Topical Oxygen and Nasal Oxygen in Wound Management; Negative Pressure Wound Therapy: An Algorithm; Sophisticated Surgical Solutions for Complex Wound Problems; An Algorithm for Limb Salvage for Chronic Ulcers; Outcome Assessment for Chronic Wound Management with Serial Debridement, and Topical Surface Manipulation.
Information and updates on surgical techniques and equipment in the face of continued, rapid growth of plastic surgery are presented. The majority of this surgical information presents a blend of the newest data with a description of current and potential future clinical/surgical applications of new concepts, tools and techniques. Unique innovations in the field of breast reconstruction, treatment of lymphedema, and genitourinary function rehabilitation are addressed. Burns, extremity salvage, muscle flaps, biomaterials, reconstructive transplantation are among the topics presented. Information contained in Impact of Advances in breast Cancer Management on Reconstructive and Aesthetic Breast Surgery provides a practicing plastic surgeon an update of what is new in breast oncology and how it is or should be linked with the plastic surgeon's approach to breast surgery and reconstruction. Compilations of outcomes data are provided from ongoing clinical trials testing new concepts and techniques on the near horizon. A conclusion pertains to the details of ongoing acquisition of new skills, transferrance of existing skills, and maintenance of old skills, along with safety in plastic surgery in the context of surgical and technological advances presented by leaders representing diverse generations of practitioners.
More and more plastic surgeons are turning to cosmetic medicine and minimally invasive surgery as a way to supplement their practices. This multidisciplinary issue, which includes dermatologists as well as plastic surgeons, gives detailed information on how to perform several procedures, including dermabrasion, botox injection, laser therapy, and thermage.
Evidence base in 2015 remains a subject of controversy for surgeons related to its application in surgery that cannot be approached as it is in medical evidence. Academic surgeons acknowledge that evidence base is necessary and private practitioners know it is woven into the fabric of their practice. Dr. Lisa Ishii and Dr. Travis Tollefson, editors of this publication, are at the forefront of clinical use of and research into evidence based surgery. The Oxford Centre system of evidence is used for this issue. Currently, evidence is dominant in the reconstructive aspect, moreso than the cosmetic aspect; as such, this resource focuses on the nerve and microvascular procedures. Topics include Facial vascular anomalies, Cleft lip and palate; Trauma; Facial reanimation; System reviews and metanalyses; and Skin care, Laser treatments; and Rhinoplasty. Audience for this resource is facial plastic surgeons, otolaryngologists, plastic surgeons, laser therapists, dermatologists, and skin researchers.
This issue of Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics, guest edited by Dr. Andrew A. Jacono, is devoted to Facelift Surgical Techniques. This issue is one of four selected each year by the series Consulting Editor, Dr. J. Regan Thomas. Articles in this issue include: Extended Deep Plane Facelifting, Extended SMAS Flap Rhytidectomy, Vertical Platysma Advancement Deep Plane Facelifting, Incorporating Midline Platysmaplasty with Lateral SMAS Facelifting, Subunit, Approach to Facelifting and Facial Rejuvenation, Superficial and Deep Facial Anatomy and Its Implication for Rhytidectomy Surgery, Laser Assisted Facelifting and Energy-Based Rejuvenation Techniques During Rhyrtidectomy, Incorporating Fat Grafting with Facelift Surgery, Approaches to Reducing Risk in, Rhytidectomy Surgery, Nuances in SMAS Rhytidectomy, Less Invasive SMAS Approaches in Rhytidectomy, and Local Anesthesia Facelifting.
This issue of the Atlas of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics, edited by Dr. Martin Steed, focuses on Advances in the Management of Mandibular Condylar Fractures. Articles will feature Classification Systems for Condylar Process and Diacapitular Fractures; Anatomy and Biomechanics of Condylar Fractures; Matching Surgical Approach to Condylar Fracture Type; Soft Tissue Trauma in the TMJ Region Associated with Condylar Fractures; Plating Options for Fixation of Condylar Neck and Base Fractures; Management of Pediatric/Adolescent Condylar Fractures; Virtual Surgical Planning and Intraoperative Imaging in the Management of High Velocity Ballistic Facial and Condylar Injuries; The Biology of Open versus Closed Treatment of Condylar Fractures; The Role of Intra-articular Surgery in the Management of Mandibular Condylar Head Fractures; Secondary Treatment of Malocclusion/Malunion Secondary to Condylar Fractures; and more!
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This authoritative reference book assembles the experience of an international faculty of authors, each of whom has performed several thousand facelifts, i.e. procedures to rejuvenate and harmonize the human face. The authors share their experience, including tips and tricks, as well as ways to avoid complications and pitfalls. All procedures in this regard are covered and the text is accompanied by extensive artwork and photographs. A kaleidoscope of 363 important aspects, tips and tricks in facial plastic surgery rounds up the presentation.
