Preserve function and restore appearance by understanding the whys and the hows of the best surgical repairs for facial reconstruction! Written by Dr. Andrew J. Kaufman, Practical Facial Reconstruction: Theory and Practice teaches a systematic approach for successful surgical management of facial defects. Comprehensive and invaluable, this practical reference expertly helps you develop an approach to facial reconstruction that is applicable to not only the cases presented in this book but also most defects that one might encounter in their surgical practice. The goal is to choose the best repair for a particular situation, dependent upon the patient, the location and the surgical defect. In addition to repair selection and design, the book teaches the practical technique of facial reconstruction, in particular helping to demystify some of the more complex or intimidating facial repair procedures. Key Features:
Helps you accomplish both functional and aesthetic goals, guiding you through the thought process of how to determine the best repair for a specific surgical defect in a particular location and patient, and why it is preferred over other options.
Uses a concise, step-by-step approach that leads you expertly through several techniques for each facial region. Bulleted key points highlight indispensable teaching details in each example.
Features clinical images, artist illustrations, and the author’s pearls for each repair.
Includes examples of second intention healing, side-to-side repair, grafts, and various advancement, rotation, transposition and island flaps. For more complex repairs, such as bilobed transposition flaps, helical rim advancement flaps and paramedian forehead flaps, a step-by-step approach helps teach readers the intricasies of these more difficult repairs.
Enhances your surgical flexibility, creativity, and expertise by providing a simplified, unique approach to facial reconstruction from a master surgeon in the field.
Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:
Complete content with enhanced navigation
Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use
Edition
1
ISBN/ISSN
9781496372864
Product Format
Vitalsource Interactive eBook
Trim Size
8.375 x 10.875
Pages
300
Illustration
411
Edition
1
Publication Date
September 26, 2016
Andrew Kaufman M.D.
Andrew Kaufman, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine of USC; The Center for Dermatology Care, Thousand Oaks, CA
Preface PART A: THEORY CHAPTER 1 PRINCIPLES, DESIGN, COMPLETION PRINCIPLES OF RECONSTRUCTION ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATIONS PATIENT CONSIDERATIONS DESIGN OF REPAIR SURGICAL TECHNIQUE EXECUTION OF RECONSTRUCTION WOUND CARE COMPLICATIONS
PART B: PRACTICE CHAPTER 2 PRACTICAL ASPECT OF FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION INTRODUCTION SECOND INTENTION HEALING SIDE-TO-SIDE REPAIR ADVANCEMENT FLAPS ROTATION FLAPS TRANSPOSITION FLAPS ISLAND ADVANCEMENT FLAPS SKIN GRAFTS STAGED OR DELAYED TRANSPOSITION FLAPS
Helps you accomplish both functional and aesthetic goals, guiding you through the thought process of how to determine the best repair for a specific surgical defect in a particular location and patient, and why it is preferred over other options.
Uses a concise, step-by-step approach that leads you expertly through several techniques for each facial region. Bulleted key points highlight indispensable teaching details in each example.
Features clinical images, artist illustrations, and the author’s pearls for each repair.
Includes examples of second intention healing, side-to-side repair, grafts, and various advancement, rotation, transposition and island flaps. For more complex repairs, such as bilobed transposition flaps, helical rim advancement flaps and paramedian forehead flaps, a step-by-step approach helps teach readers the intricasies of these more difficult repairs.
Enhances your surgical flexibility, creativity, and expertise by providing a simplified, unique approach to facial reconstruction from a master surgeon in the field.
Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, which can be downloaded to your tablet and smartphone or accessed online and includes features like:
Complete content with enhanced navigation
Powerful search tools and smart navigation cross-links that pull results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web
Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation
Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text
Ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues
Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use
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