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Acute and Reconstructive Burn Care, Part II, An Issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery
- 1st Edition, Volume 51-3 - May 3, 2024
- Editors: Francesco M. Egro, C. Scott Hultman
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 9 2 3 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 2 9 2 4 - 7
In this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest editors Drs. Francesco M. Egro and C. Scott Hultman bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Acute and Reconstru… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest editors Drs. Francesco M. Egro and C. Scott Hultman bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Acute and Reconstructive Burn Care, Part II. Top experts in the field discuss topics relevant to this complex field, including acute and reconstructive burn care of the hand; head and neck reconstruction of the burn patient; management of the sequelae of skin grafting; the art of local tissue rearrangements in burn reconstruction; and much more.
- Contains 10 relevant, practice-oriented topics including an update on hypertrophic scar management in the burn patient; emerging treatments and technologies in burn reconstruction; acute and reconstructive burn care in the pediatric patient; the role of microsurgery in burn surgery; fat grafting and regenerative medicine in burn care; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on acute and reconstructive burn care, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Plastic surgery, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Dedication
- Preface
- The Art of Local Tissue Rearrangements in Burn Reconstruction: Z-Plasty and More
- Key points
- Introduction
- Classification of Burn Scars
- Relaxed Skin Tension Lines and Langer's Lines
- Scar Analysis
- The Decision to Revise a Scar
- Goals of Scar Revision
- Timing
- Principles and Fundamentals of Z-plasty
- Other Local Plastic Surgery Techniques
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Update on Hypertrophic Scar Management in Burn Patients
- Key points
- The mechanisms that underlie hypertrophic scar formation
- Risk factors for hypertrophic scar formation
- Prevention of hypertrophic scars
- Conservative treatment of hypertrophic scars
- Surgical treatment of hypertrophic scars
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Emerging Technologies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Acute burn care
- Wound closure
- Burn reconstruction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Acute and Reconstructive Burn Care of the Hand
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Pediatric Burns: From Acute Care Through Reconstruction in 2024
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Head and Neck Reconstruction in Burn Patients
- Key points
- Introduction
- Indication for reconstruction
- Tension release
- Timing of reconstruction
- Basics of flap harvesting
- Flap selection
- Tips for harvesting thin flaps safely
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Role of Microsurgery in Burn Surgery
- Key points
- Background
- Acute burn reconstruction
- Delayed burn reconstruction
- Prefabricated flaps
- Prelaminated flaps
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Management of the Sequelae of Skin Grafting: Pruritis, Folliculitis, Pigmentation Changes, and More
- Key points
- Pruritus
- Clinics care points
- Folliculitis
- Summary/clinics care points
- Pigment changes
- Clinics care points
- Surgical Management of Chronic Neuropathic Burn Pain
- Key points
- Chronic neuropathic pain
- Risk factors and predictive model
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Initial management - pharmacologic agents
- Initial management - nonpharmacologic
- Nerve blocks
- Surgical interventions
- Treatment algorithm
- Clinics care points
- Fat Grafting and Regenerative Medicine in Burn Care
- Key points
- Background
- Fat grafting
- Platelet-rich plasma
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 51-3
- Published: May 3, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443129230
- eBook ISBN: 9780443129247
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Francesco M. Egro
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Associate Director of UPMC Mercy Burn Center, Director of Burn Reconstruction, Director of Medical Student Education, Associate Program Director, Integrated & Independent Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterCH
C. Scott Hultman
Affiliations and expertise
Chair, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, WakeMed, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA