Microsurgery
19 Microsurgery Diego Marré, Pablo Zancolli, Gustavo Pérez-Abadía, Héctor Roco Abstract Reconstructive surgery has the ability to offer a reliable and durable solution to patients suffering from conditions, wounds, or…
Essentials of Dermatology for Plastic Surgeons
9 Essentials of Dermatology for Plastic Surgeons Isabel Irarrazaval, Pedro Redondo Abstract The skin is the body’s largest organ. It is organized in layers that contain different kinds of cells…
Hand Trauma
21 Hand Trauma S. Raja Sabapathy, R. Raja Shanmugakrishnan Abstract Hand injuries are the most common injuries that occur in the workplace and often involve young people. Complications following even…
Basic Surgical Techniques, Sutures, and Wound Closure
12 Basic Surgical Techniques, Sutures, and Wound Closure Diego Marré, Tomas Gantz, Alex Eulufi Abstract Learning the principles and mastering the techniques of wound closure and suturing are essential to…
Facial Trauma
20 Facial Trauma Nicolás Pereira, Patricio Andrades Abstract The face is one of the most commonly affected regions in a traumatized patient, occurring in approximately 10% of polytrauma cases. The…
Grafts: Skin, Fascia, Nerve, Tendon, Cartilage, and Bone
13 Grafts: Skin, Fascia, Nerve, Tendon, Cartilage, and Bone Álvaro Cabello, Aránzazu Menéndez, Diego Marré, Bernardo Hontanilla Abstract A graft is a segment of tissue of any kind that is…
Tissue Expansion
17 Tissue Expansion Álvaro Cuadra, Bruno Dagnino Abstract Reconstruction of soft tissue defects may be achieved by different methods. Skin grafts and flaps, either local, regional, or free, are all…
Local Anesthetics and Common Nerve Blocks
5 Local Anesthetics and Common Nerve Blocks Pablo Monedero, Ismael González, Jesús Olivas Abstract A considerable number of plastic surgery procedures are done under local anesthesia with or without sedation;…
Principles of Osteosynthesis
8 Principles of Osteosynthesis Pedro Bolado, Jorge Bonastre, Luis Landin Abstract Bone tissue is derived from various embryological lineages which follow a process of either intramembranous or endochondral ossification. Bone…
