2 Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Management Abstract This chapter will provide an overview of preoperative assessment as it relates to plastic surgery. It will include medication management and will review…
6 Fluid Management Abstract This chapter will provide information on fluid management of plastic surgery patients, with particular emphasis on liposuction. The reader will be able to plan fluid management…
4 Postoperative Events: Fat Embolism and Compartment Syndrome Abstract This chapter will provide an overview of common life- and limb-threatening events fat embolus and compartment syndrome. The reader will be…
1 General Approach to the Oral Board Examination Abstract This chapter will provide an overview of the examination process, and an algorithm for a general approach to cases. It will…
5 Free Flap Failure Abstract This chapter will review postoperative monitoring of the free flap patient and management of free flap failure. The reader will be able to discriminate between…
7 Ethical Considerations Abstract This chapter will review common ethical principles and their applications in plastic surgery. The reader will be able to assess the ethical considerations in ethical dilemmas…
3 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Abstract This chapter will provide current best practices of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. VTE is a disease process that includes deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary…
Abstract The appearance of the ageing face is a summation of foundation volume loss from recession of underlying skeletal support; skin volume loss from aging, ultraviolet damage and ‘rubbing’, and…
Abstract A thorough knowledge of the anatomy of the forehead and scalp is essential. Movement of muscles on the forehead are relayed through the brain and redirected to affect the…
Abstract The crow’s feet are the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes due to contraction of the orbicularis oculi when smiling. The same part of the muscle is responsible…
