Perioral Aesthetic Surgery
CHAPTER27 Perioral Aesthetic Surgery Christopher D. Knotts, Byron D. Poindexter, Robert K. Sigal, and George W. Weston The perioral region has traditionally been ignored or undertreated as a part of…
Flexor Tendon Injuries
CHAPTER61 Flexor Tendon Injuries Jason Wong, Wee Sim Khor, Martin Franz Langer, and Duncan Angus McGrouther Flexor tendon surgery is a challenging area that has seen modest progress over the…
Facial Burns
CHAPTER69 Facial Burns Matthias B. Donelan, Benjamin Levi, Jonathan S. Friedstat, and Charles D. Hwang As improvements in the delivery of burn care and prevention resulted in greater survival of…
Dupuytren’s Contracture
CHAPTER68 Dupuytren’s Contracture Zubin Jal Panthaki, Dang T. Pham, David T. Netscher, and Sanjeev N. Puri Although it is important to discuss the demographics and natural history of any disease,…
Microsurgical Treatment of Lymphedema
CHAPTER59 Microsurgical Treatment of Lymphedema Deana Saleh Shenaq and David W. Chang Lymphedema is a chronic and debilitating condition that involves the accumulation of lymphatic fluid, which leads to progressive…
Peripheral Nerve Injuries and the Brachial Plexus 1282
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…
Reduction Mammaplasty
CHAPTER36 Reduction Mammaplasty Sabine Lovell, Yan T. Ortiz-Pomales, and Albert Losken Macromastia can cause significant physical and psychological detriment, negatively impacting women’s daily functional capacity. Physical manifestations of breast hypertrophy…
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…
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…
