Hand Trauma
Hand Trauma Brad K. Grunert PhD In the United States, there are approximately 16 million hand injuries every year (1, 2). Of these injuries, 16,000 result in amputations of digits,…
Facial Trauma and Facial Cancer
Facial Trauma and Facial Cancer Thomas Pruzinsky PhD Elie Levine MD John A. Persing MD Jeffrey T. Barth PhD Robert Obrecht PhD, LCDR/MSC/USN Learning to live with a change in…
Pediatric Burn Injury
Pediatric Burn Injury Mary Rose PsyD Patricia Blakeney PhD Acknowledgments: We would like to thank the National Institutes of Disability and Rehabilitation Research Grant #H133A70019 and the Shriner Multicenter Outcomes…
Adult Burn Injury
Adult Burn Injury James A. Fauerbach PhD Robert J. Spence MD David R. Patterson PhD Preparation of this chapter was supported by funds from the National Institute on Disability and…
Craniofacial Conditions
Craniofacial Conditions Kathleen A. Kapp-Simon PhD The treatment of individuals with craniofacial conditions of necessity focuses on two aspects of habilitation: (i) functional skills such as speech, mastication, vision, and…
Body Image and Plastic Surgery
Body Image and Plastic Surgery Thomas F. Cash PhD The psychology of physical appearance may be approached from two different perspectives—the “outside, body-in-society view” and the “inside, body-in-self view” (1)….
Physical Appearance and Society
Physical Appearance and Society David B. Sarwer PhD Leanne Magee BA This chapter was supported, in part, by funding from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Grant…
Psychological Aspects of Plastic Surgery: A Surgeon’s Observations and Reflections
Psychological Aspects of Plastic Surgery: A Surgeon’s Observations and Reflections Robert M. Goldwyn MD Like any physician, the plastic surgeon can greatly benefit from developing a reasonable set of psychological…
Multiple Perspectives on the Psychology of Plastic Surgery
Multiple Perspectives on the Psychology of Plastic Surgery Thomas Pruzinsky PhD David B. Sarwer PhD Thomas F. Cash PhD Robert M. Goldwyn MD John A. Persing MD Linton A. Whitaker…
Electrodesiccation and Curettage
Electrodesiccation and Curettage David J. Leffell Equipment needed Antiseptic solution 1% lidocaine with/without epinephrine 1:100,000 solution Curette (sizes 3 mm to 5 mm) Electrosurgical unit Sterile bandage Bacitracin/polymyxin ointment Considerations…
