Soft Tissue Principles to Minimize Scarring
This article is a broad overview of measures and techniques that can be used to minimize soft tissue scarring. Key points • Patient factors include skin type, medical conditions, ethnicity,…
Facial Scar Management
David B. Hom, MD, FACS, Editor Cutaneous scarring is an inevitable consequence following surgery and deeper dermal injuries. Scars on the face can be especially disconcerting to patients due to…
Forthcoming Issues
Forthcoming Issues May 2017 Functional Rhinoplasty Benjamin C. Marcus, Editor August 2017 Facial Reconstruction Post-Mohs Surgery James B. Lucas, Editor November 2017 Trauma in Facial Plastic Surgery Kristen S. Moe,…
Contributors
Consulting Editor J. REGAN THOMAS, MD, FACS Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Editor DAVID B. HOM, MD, FACS Professor and Director, Division…
Facial Scar Management
FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA www.facialplastic.theclinics.com Consulting Editor J. REGAN THOMAS February 2017 • Volume 25 • Number 1 Related posts: Contents Unique Clinical Aspects of Nasal Scarring…
The Alphabet Soup of Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Acronyms with Dental Seasoning
Linda M. Kaste, DDS, MS, PhD, Editor Leslie R. Halpern, MD, DDS, PhD, MPH, Editor In 2009, six health professional educational associations came together to enhance efforts to develop team-based…
The Umbilicus in Body Contouring
IN THIS CHAPTER • Introduction 141 • Surgical approach 142 • Reconstruction 150 • Umbilical stenosis 151 • Umbilical flattening 152 • Umbilical delay 152 The umbilicus is an aesthetically…
Complications
IN THIS CHAPTER • Introduction 229 • Seroma 229 • Hematoma 232 • Cellulitis 232 • Pseudo-Bursa 233 • Dog-Ears 234 • Scar placement 236 • Umbilical complications 237 •…
