LOCAL FLAPS IN FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION (DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED)

DESCRIPTION

Newclinical cases, enlarged photographs, new abstracts and algorithms, and moremake the 4th Edition of Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction yourstate-of-the-art resource for achieving optimal results for the full rangeof facial flap procedures. It offers detailed visual guidance andunmatched expertise from prominent surgeons in facial plastic surgery,ophthalmology, and dermatology, reflecting the multi-specialty nature of thisdynamic field. Full-color clinical photographs andline drawings, along with high-quality surgical video clips, capture thelatest, most effective facial reconstruction practices and methods.

Key Features

• Clearly demonstrates practical and effective methods of reconstruction of skin defects in a variety of sizes, configurations, and locations on the head and neck.  

• Covers the basic concepts of flap physiology, design, and mechanics of flap transfer, including multiple clinical examples for each flap; the second section describes the use of local flaps in reconstruction of individual facial structures including the auricles, lips, eyelids, cheeks, forehead, and nose. 

• Contains many new clinical cases, new abstracts preceding each chapter, new algorithms for selecting the preferred local flap, an updated and expanded bibliography, newer approaches to facial reconstruction, and enlarged photographs to better view flap design, planes of dissection, and methods of flap transfer. 

• Offers new, more complex clinical cases of nasal reconstruction, as well as updated coverage of new wound closure techniques and materials.  

• Includes an outstanding video library demonstrating the design, dissection, and transfer of the majority of local flaps and grafts currently in use today, accompanied by expert commentary.  

• Features more than 2,300 superb illustrations and photographs of rotation flaps, transposition flaps, advancement flaps, bilobe flaps, melolabial flaps, paramedian forehead flaps, rhombic flaps, and mucosal flaps. 

• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. 

AuthorInformation

By ShanR. Baker, MD, Professor and Chief, section of Facial Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgery, Director Center for Facial Cosmetic Surgery,Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, AnnArbor, MI

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION I:FUNDAMENTALS

1. Anatomyof Facial Skin and Scalp

2. SkinFlap Physiology

3.Biomechanics of Skin Flaps

4. WoundClosure Techniques

5.Preparation of the Patient

6. FlapClassification and Design

7. RotationFlaps

8.Transposition Flaps

9.Advancement Flaps

10. Bilobe Flaps

11. RhombicFlaps

12. Melolabial Flaps

13.Paramedian Forehead Flaps

14. Z: Plasty

15. Skinand Composite Grafts

16. The Useof Skin Grafts with Local Flaps

SECTION II:RECONSTRUCTION OF FACIAL STRUCTURES

17.Reconstruction of the Eyelids

18.Reconstruction of the Nose

19.Reconstruction of the Lips

20.Reconstruction of the Cheek

21.Reconstruction of the Forehead

22.Reconstruction of the Auricle

23.Reconstruction of Congenital Auricular Malformations

24.Reconstruction of the Scalp

SECTIONIII: ADJUNCTIVE SURGERY

25.Controlled Tissue Expansion In Facial Reconstruction

26.Complications of Local Flaps

27. ScarRevision of Local Flap Refinement

28.Management of Vascular Abnormalities of the Face