Introduction In recent years, robotic surgery has grown to dominate minimally invasive applications in the various surgical subspecialties. The currently available robotic surgical platform (da Vinci, Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA)…
Introduction Head and neck reconstruction presents unique challenges to the reconstructive surgeon. Because of the visibility of this region, defects are often difficult to conceal and the demands on the…
Introduction “Don’t cut what you don’t see!” This rule mandates large incisions and wide open surgical exposure to safely dissect aponeurotomic fibers and release restrictive scars or fascial structures. “Borrow…
Introduction Reconstruction of the torso is a broad topic, which in and of itself includes techniques of local tissue rearrangement, skin grafting, local and regional flaps, as well as complex…
Introduction In recent years, surgeons have taken advantage of various technologies to aid in microvascular free flap reconstructions. In this chapter, we discuss the use of virtual surgical planning and…
Introduction Flap prefabrication and prelamination are distinct techniques designed to address complex reconstructive needs. While these techniques are generally not primary reconstructive options, their usage has increased in response to…
Introduction Tissue engineering represents an interdisciplinary field, a forum where the principles of biomaterial engineering, the molecular biology of cells and genes, and the clinical sciences interact intensively through the…
Introduction A Brief History of Flaps The history of plastic surgery is in many ways a recapitulation of the history and corresponding evolution of flaps ( Fig. 2.1 ). The…
Introduction A meticulous preoperative problem analysis leading to the selection of the proper strategy for solving the given wound, defect, or deformity can be a difficult task, yet certainly as…
History of Reconstructive Surgery As one of my professors, the late Bradford Cannon, noted, the field of plastic surgery, unlike most other surgical specialties, has no anatomic or functional area…
