Eyelid Burn Reconstruction
Key Wordseyelids, ectropion, facial burns, corneal injury, exposure keratopathy, facial contracture, periorbital region Synopsis The sequelae of facial burn injury can be devastating. Involvement of the eyelid area is…
Reconstructive surgery
Acute Burn Management
Key Wordsfirst-degree burn, second-degree burn, third-degree burn, total body surface area (TBSA), escharotomy, tangential excision, skin graft or autograft Synopsis Burn care starts at the time of injury with…
Jaw Surgery
Key Wordsmandible fracture, mandibular distraction, jaw tumors, retrognathia, odontogenic tumors Synopsis Jaw surgery is a broad topic that encompasses a wide array of pathologies of the maxillofacial skeleton. With…
Nasal Reconstruction
Key Wordsnine nasal subunits: dorsum, tip, columella, and paired sidewalls, soft triangles, and ala, subunit principle, local transposition flaps, paramedian forehead flap, cartilage grafts, restoration of nasal lining Synopsis…
Primary Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair
Key Wordscleft lip, unilateral cleft lip repair, rotation advancement repair, technique, primary cleft rhinoplasty Synopsis Caring for the unilateral cleft lip patient extends far beyond primary cleft lip repair….
Primary Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair
Key Wordsbilateral cleft lip, premaxilla, prolabium, nasal deformity, anatomical spectrum Synopsis Repair of a bilateral cleft lip deformity is challenging yet rewarding. Many surgeons find it hard to achieve…
Ptosis Repair
Key Wordsptosis repair, frontalis suspension, congenital ptosis, involutional ptosis, levator advancement, Fasanella-Servat procedure, pseudoptosis, neurogenic ptosis, mechanical ptosis, lagophthalmos Synopsis Blepharoptosis or ptosis describes the descent of the upper…
Primary Cleft Palate Repair
Key Wordscleft palate, Furlow palatoplasty, double opposing Z-plasty, velopharyngeal insufficiency, levator veli palatini, oronasal fistula Synopsis A cleft palate represents a developmental failure in separating the oral and the…
Scalp Reconstruction
Key Wordslayers of the “scalp”, parietal laxity, galeal scoring, wide undermining, rotation-advancement flap, skin grafting, latissimus dorsi free flap Synopsis Scalp defects arise from a variety of etiologies and…
