10.1055/b-0036-135558 12 Evidencebased Medicine for Facial Plastic Surgeons Lisa E. Ishii and John S. Rhee Introduction The current century has been described as “the century of the patient.” Dr. David…
10.1055/b-0036-135550 4 Synthetic and Biologic Implants Kofi D. O. Boahene Introduction Functional and aesthetic reconstruction of the craniofacial regions requires the manipulation of tissue to restore or enhance form and…
10.1055/b-0036-135556 10 Ethics in Facial Plastic Surgery Donn Chatham The First Ethics Tragedy The Greek poet Pindar (474 BC) writes about the mythical physician Asclepius, who had an illustrious career…
10.1055/b-0036-135554 8 Computer Imaging for Facial Plastic Surgery Chad A. Glazer and Ira D. Papel Introduction Computer imaging in clinical practice has changed enormously since its introduction in the 1980s….
10.1055/b-0036-135548 2 Wound Healing John L. Frodel Jr. and Michael J. Brenner Introduction Cutaneous wound repair involves a complex yet coordinated series of biological events. The facial plastic surgeon must…
10.1055/b-0036-135549 3 Scar Revision Mimi S. Kokoska and J. Regan Thomas Introduction The purpose of scar revision is to optimize scar camouflage. Although scar appearance can in many circumstances be…
10.1055/b-0036-135551 5 Fundamentals of Tissue Engineering Deborah Watson and Jeffrey B. Watson Introduction Craniofacial reconstruction represents an important sector of facial plastic surgery and accounts for a significant portion of…
10.1055/b-0036-135547 1 Structure and Function of the Skin Laurel A. Leithauser, Ryan M. Collar, and Adam Ingraffea Introduction The skin is a complex organ and serves many important functions. It…
10.1055/b-0036-141883 11 Venous Salvage Procedures in the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap for Breast Reconstruction Thomas Constantinescu and Ming-Huei Cheng The deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap is presently the…
10.1055/b-0036-141884 12 Imaging for Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction Julie V. Vasile Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is an extremely useful preoperative imaging test for evaluation of the vasculature of donor tissue…
