Body Contouring Using VASER-Assisted Liposuction
Fig. 13.1 (a) Healthy fit female. (b) Healthy male Nowadays, there is no single leading trend; the particular desires have to be addressed based on the individual aspects as the…
Treatment of Silicone Injection Complications
Fig. 11.1 (a) PA and (b) lateral views of Stage I silicone toxicosis. There are no significant findings on physical exam, but the patient may endorse occasional symptoms, including pain,…
Liposuction: Medicolegal Considerations
Fig. 14.1 Deformity versus perception of deformity The liposuction patient with minimal contour issues and “cellulite” concerns might be such a patient. It is questionable whether significant improvement and resolution…
First Responders’ Role in Managing Burn Care
(© 2016 Emergency Response Guidebook; source Transport Canada website; https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/canutec/guide-menu-227.htm) When a chemical comes in contact with body tissue and it causes a burn, it will continue burning while it…
Management of the Burn Patient
Classification Assessment criteria Minor burn injury <15% TBSA burn in adults <40 years age <10% TBSA burn in adults >40 years age <2% TBSA full-thickness burn without risk of functional or esthetic…
Management of Burn Patients
Fig. 34.1 WHO surgical safety checklist With the patient surgically cleaned and draped, many techniques can be sequentially or concomitantly used to reduce blood loss [24]. The intraoperative measures available…
Autologous Coverage for a 90% TBSA Full-Thickness Burns
Fig. 45.1 Patient at admission, presenting a 90% TBSA full-thickness burn injury Fig. 45.2 Multiple escharotomies were done upon admission Fig. 45.3 Early debridement of this very deep burn injury…
Management of Acute Burn Wounds in Rural Areas of Low-Income Countries: Global Burn Surgery
Fig. 46.1 Lower face and neck contracture with oral incontinence—preoperative photos Under general anesthesia, the burn contractures were released at the base of the neck contracture. When released, the soft…
of Burn Injuries
45–51 °C within minutes 51 and 70 °C within seconds Above 70 °C less than a second The depth and severity of the burn are also determined by the ability of the contact…
Reconstruction: The Role of Integra in the Dorsum Hand and Wrist Reconstruction
Fig. 44.1 Folliculitis, both dorsum hands Decision was taken to completely excise all the scarred tissue and previous skin grafts and reconstruct with Integra as dermal substitute (Fig. 44.2). Skin…
