2 Wound Healing
10.1055/b-0036-135548 2 Wound Healing John L. Frodel Jr. and Michael J. Brenner Introduction Cutaneous wound repair involves a complex yet coordinated series of biological events. The facial plastic surgeon must…
3 Scar Revision
10.1055/b-0036-135549 3 Scar Revision Mimi S. Kokoska and J. Regan Thomas Introduction The purpose of scar revision is to optimize scar camouflage. Although scar appearance can in many circumstances be…
5 Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering
10.1055/b-0036-135551 5 Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering Deborah Watson and Jeffrey B. Watson Introduction Craniofacial reconstruction represents an important sector of facial plastic surgery and accounts for a significant portion of…
1 Structure and Function of the Skin
10.1055/b-0036-135547 1 Structure and Function of the Skin Laurel A. Leithauser, Ryan M. Collar, and Adam Ingraffea Introduction The skin is a complex organ and serves many important functions. It…
11 Venous Salvage Procedures in the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction
10.1055/b-0036-141883 11 Venous Salvage Procedures in the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction Thomas Constantinescu and Ming-Huei Cheng The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is presently the…
12 Imaging for Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction
10.1055/b-0036-141884 12 Imaging for Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction Julie V. Vasile Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is an extremely useful preoperative imaging test for evaluation of the vasculature of donor tissue…
1 The History of the Use of Perforator Flaps for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
10.1055/b-0036-141873 1 The History of the Use of Perforator Flaps for Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction Sarah E. Appleton and Steven F. Morris The quest to perfect postmastectomy breast reconstruction has been…
8 Free Lumbar Artery Perforator Flap for Autologous Breast Reconstruction
10.1055/b-0036-141880 8 Free Lumbar Artery Perforator Flap for Autologous Breast Reconstruction Koenraad Van Landuyt and Steven F. Morris The development of the deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap provided a…
15 Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction
10.1055/b-0036-141887 15 Deep Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction Edward Buchel Autologous breast reconstruction using abdomen-based perforator flaps continues to be a highly successful means of reconstructing partial…
13 Lateral Thigh Perforator Flap (Septocutaneous Tensor Fasciae Latae Perforator Flap)
10.1055/b-0036-141885 13 Lateral Thigh Perforator Flap (Septocutaneous Tensor Fasciae Latae Perforator Flap) Stephania Tuinder, Arno Lataster, and Rene Remmelt Willie Johan van der Hulst Although the deep inferior epigastric perforator…
