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Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction

  • 3rd Edition - April 4, 2014
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Shan R. Baker
  • Language: English

Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction brings you the detailed visual guidance and unmatched expertise you need to achieve the best results for the full range of facial flap proc… Read more

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Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction brings you the detailed visual guidance and unmatched expertise you need to achieve the best results for the full range of facial flap procedures. Full-color clinical photographs and line drawings—along with high-quality surgical video clips—capture the latest facial reconstruction practices and effective methods like reconstruction of skin defects on the head and neck following tumor removal or trauma. Perspectives from facial plastic surgeons, dermatologists, ophthalmologists, and otolaryngologists help you take all of these considerations into account in treatment planning.

Key features

  • Make the most effective clinical decisions
  • with a better understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the skin

  • Understand skin flap anatomy and physiology
  • —vital to the performance of successful local flap reconstruction for facial defects.

Readership

Otolaryngologists, Facial Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists

Table of contents

SECTION I: FUNDAMENTALSChapter 1. Anatomy of Facial Skin and Scalp Chapter 2. Skin Flap Physiology Chapter 3. Biomechanics of Skin Flaps Chapter 4. Wound Closure Techniques Chapter 5. Flap Classification and Design Chapter 6. Rotation Flaps Chapter 7. Advancement Flaps Chapter 8. Transposition Flaps Chapter 9. Z-Plasty Chapter 10. Rhombic Flaps Chapter 11. Bilobe Flaps Chapter 12. Melolabial Flaps Chapter 13. Paramedian Forehead Flaps Chapter 14. Skin and Composite Grafts SECTION II: RECONSTRUCTION OF FACIAL STRUCTURES Chapter 15. Reconstruction of the Eyelids Chapter 16. Reconstruction of the Nose Chapter 17. Reconstruction of the Lips Chapter 18. Reconstruction of the Cheek Chapter 19. Reconstruction of the Forehead Chapter 20. Reconstruction of the Auricle Chapter 21. Reconstruction of the Microtia Chapter 22. Reconstruction of the Scalp SECTION III: ADJUNCTIVE SURGERY Chapter 23. Controlled Tissue Expansion in Facial Reconstruction Chapter 24. Complications of Local Flaps Chapter 25 Scar Revision and Camouflage Chapter 26. Management of Vascular Abnormalities of the Face

Review quotes

"This is a necessary addition to the library of any surgeon who is performing local reconstruction of neck, face, and scalp wounds."

-Elisabeth Ference, MD/MPH (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) for Doody's Review Service

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 2, 2015
  • Language: English

About the author

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Shan R. Baker

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chief, section of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director Center for Facial Cosmetic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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