Aesthetic plastic surgery
Fundamental Techniques
2 Fundamental Techniques Summary This chapter reviews such techniques employed in facial reconstruction covering wound closure and care, defect shape, healing by secondary intention, skin and composite grafts, various flaps (advancement,…
Soft Tissue Biomechanics and Physiology
1 Soft Tissue Biomechanics and Physiology Summary This chapter focuses on the biomechanical properties of the skin with respect to wound healing, importance of the aesthetic units and subunits of the…
Inhalation Injury, Respiratory Failure, and Ventilator Support in Acute Burn Care
Sustaining an inhalation injury increases the risk of severe complications and mortality. Current evidential support to guide treatment of the injury or subsequent complications is lacking, as studies either exclude…
Inhalation Injury, Respiratory Failure, and Ventilator Support in Acute Burn Care
Sustaining an inhalation injury increases the risk of severe complications and mortality. Current evidential support to guide treatment of the injury or subsequent complications is lacking, as studies either exclude…
Cervicofacial Fat Reduction and Augmentation
If one were to read this textbook from cover to cover and write down 10 important facts that they have gleaned from these chapters, one of these would be the…
Laser Skin Resurfacing
In writing the third edition of this book, it is amazing how some chapters change significantly, and others remain more similar. This chapter on laser skin resurfacing (LSR) has changed…
Chemical Peels
Introduction Chemical peels are a method of skin resurfacing to address a variety of patient concerns from dyschromias to acne scars and wrinkles. Many physicians may have switched from chemical…
