Reconstruction of the Chest and Abdomen
CHAPTER57 Reconstruction of the Chest and Abdomen Mark W. Clemens and Charles E. Butler Reconstruction of the chest wall and abdomen covers a vast array of surgical procedures, all intentioned…
General Surgery
Orthognathic Surgery and Maxillofacial Distraction Surgery
CHAPTER43 Orthognathic Surgery and Maxillofacial Distraction Surgery Pravin K. Patel Orthognathic surgery involves the surgical manipulation of the elements of the facial skeleton to restore the normal anatomic and functional…
Hair Restoration
CHAPTER28 Hair Restoration Alfonso Barrera Hair transplantation was popularized in the late 1950s by Orentreich,1 whose work spurred many important concepts for aesthetic surgeons. For example, Orentreich presented the donor…
Commentary: Brachial Plexus Birth Injury
CHAPTER66 Peripheral Nerve Injuries and the Brachial Plexus Thomas H. Tung and Susan E. Mackinnon Many factors contribute to the final outcome in nerve surgery. These same considerations apply to…
Laser Facial Resurfacing
CHAPTER17 Laser Facial Resurfacing Mark S. Nestor, Mitchell Manway, and Paige Paparone Over the past two decades, laser facial resurfacing has served as a valuable method toward the goal of…
Orofacial and Craniofacial Deformities
CHAPTER42 Orofacial and Craniofacial Deformities Fernando Molina Craniofacial surgeons have the opportunity to offer great possibilities for surgical reconstruction of congenital deformities. Even if these malformations are very complex and…
Scars and Scar Revisions
CHAPTER12 Scars and Scar Revisions Warren Garner Patients regularly come to a plastic surgeon because they are unhappy with a scar. Many times this means that their tissues have responded…
Surgical Infections
CHAPTER13 Surgical Infections Jillian M. McLaughlin, Ali Shirafkan, and Linda G. Phillips For centuries knowledge of infectious diseases rested on theories, which only recently have been replaced by the discoveries…
Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery
CHAPTER33 Female Aesthetic Genital Surgery Christopher J. Salgado, Lydia A. Fein, Natalie R. Joumblat, and Ajani Nugent In recent years, women have been increasingly seeking aesthetic genital surgery.1,2 One possible…
Craniosynostosis
CHAPTER41 Craniosynostosis Peter J. Taub and Joseph E. Losee Normal skull growth and potential neurologic function may be affected by the presence of continued pressure in any one area of…
