Burns of the Body and Extremities
CHAPTER70 Burns of the Body and Extremities Shannon L. Wong, Alyson A. Melin, and Debra A. Reilly Unfavorable scar maturation is an anticipated and challenging outcome after acute burn management….
Extensor Tendon Injuries
CHAPTER62 Extensor Tendon Injuries Wyndell H. Merritt and Collier S. Pace Extensor tendons are located superficially and thus are vulnerable to injury. Probably because surgical exposure is simple, these injuries…
Oral and Pharyngeal Reconstruction
CHAPTER51 Oral and Pharyngeal Reconstruction Peirong Yu The oral cavity consists of the following structures: the lips, buccal mucosa, mandibular and maxillary alveolar ridge, retromolar trigone, hard palate, floor of…
The Forehead Lift: Open and Endoscopic
CHAPTER20 The Forehead Lift: Open and Endoscopic Cristiano Boneti and Luis O. Vasconez Patients who present for an aesthetic facial improvement, in many instances, are not aware of the factors…
Gynecomastia
CHAPTER37 Gynecomastia Dennis C. Hammond and Kuylhee Kim Gynecomastia is defined as an excessive development of mammary tissue of the male breast. It is the most common condition of the…
Auricular Reconstruction
CHAPTER44 Auricular Reconstruction Françoise Firmin and Alexandre Marchac Neither myself nor anyone else has anything to learn from success, but only from failures and complications … Success always leads to…
Mastopexy and Augmentation Mastopexy
CHAPTER35 Mastopexy and Augmentation Mastopexy Kenneth C. Shestak Mastopexy and augmentation mastopexy can achieve high patient satisfaction for properly selected patients with realistic goals, treated with an appropriately selected procedure…
Complex Soft Tissue and Bony Maxillofacial Reconstruction
CHAPTER50 Complex Soft Tissue and Bony Maxillofacial Reconstruction Kurt Vinzenz and Christian Schaudy Modern plastic surgery concepts are based on the paradigm that plastic surgery must restore function as well…
Fat Grafting for Facial Rejuvenation
CHAPTER19 Fat Grafting for Facial Rejuvenation Sydney R. Coleman and Riccardo F. Mazzola Although fat grafting procedures have an established record of safety and reports of adverse outcomes are uncommon,…
Reconstruction of the Lip and Cheek
CHAPTER53 Reconstruction of the Lip and Cheek Peter C. Neligan Although an unfavorable outcome is something we strive to avoid, the reason for suboptimal results can be multifactorial. Sometimes, despite…
