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Table of Contents:
Contributors
Previous Edition Contributors
Preface
1. Strategies for Studying
2. History of Plastic Surgery
AESTHETIC SURGERY
3. Periorbital Region and Blepharoplasty
4. Chemodenervation (Botulinum Toxin Type A [BoNT-A])
5. Brow Lift
6. Face-Lift (Rhytidectomy)
7 Otoplasty
8. Rhinoplasty
9. Skin Resurfacing
10. Chemical Peels
11. Alloplastic Augmentation of the Facial Skeleton
12. Lasers
13. Injectable Fillers
14. Hair Removal/Hair Transplantation
15. Body Contouring
16. Suction Lipectomy
BREAST
17. Breast Anatomy/Embryology
18. Breast Augmentation
19. Breast Implant Efficacy and Safety
20. Breast Cancer
21. Skin-Sparing Mastectomy (SSM)
22. Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
23. Expander-Implant and Nipple-Areolar Reconstruction
24. Breast Reconstruction: Alternative Flaps
25. Breast Reconstruction: Microsurgery and Autologous Reconstruction
26. Radiation Therapy and Reconstruction
27. Gynecomastia
28. Breast Reduction and Mastoplexy
HAND AND EXTREMITIES
29. Hand Anatomy/Embryology
30. Anesthesia
31. Hand Tumors
32. Infections of the Hand
33. Dupuytren Contracture
34. Nerve Compression Syndromes
35. Hand Fractures/Dislocations
36. Tendon Injuries
37. The Perionychium
38. Rheumatoid Hand
39. Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Injuries
40. Brachial Plexus
41. Tendon Transfers
42. Wrist Kinematics
43. Replantation
44. Toe-to-Hand Transfer
45. Nerve Injury/Repair
HEAD AND NECK
46. Facial Trauma
47. Facial Nerve Anatomy and Paralysis
48. Facial Paralysis: Static and Dynamic Treatment
49. Head and Neck Embryology
50. Heal and Neck Cancer
51. Salivary Gland Tumors
52. Head and Neck Reconstruction
53. Surgical Management of Migraine Headaches
54. Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
55. Local and Regional Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction
INTEGUMENT
56. Benign Skin Lesions
57. Malignant Skin Lesions (Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma)
58. Malignant Melanoma: Basic and Treatment
PEDIATRICS
59. Craniofacial Syndromes
60. Craniosynostosis
61. Cleft Lip and Palate
62. Velopharyngeal Inadequacy
63. Pharyngoplasty/Pharyngeal Flaps/Speech Therapy
64. Distraction Osteogenesis
65. Orthognathic Surgery
66. Congenital Ear Deformities
67. Congenital Nevi/Tissue Explansion
68. Congenital Breast
69. Congenital Hand Surgery
70. Vascular Anomalies
RECONSTRUCTION
71. Wound Healing/Keloids and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
72. Principles of Skin Grafting
73. Microsurgery and Flaps
74. Perforator Flaps
75. Vascular Composite Allotransplantation
76. Burn Care
77. Ear Reconstruction
78. Aesthetic and Reconstructive Eyelid Surgery
79. Nasal Reconstruction
80. Mandibular Reconstruction
81. Scalp and Calvarial Reconstruction
82. Lip Reconstruction
83. Tongue Reconstruction
84. Chest and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
85. Lymphedema
86. Lower Extremity Reconstruction - Soft Tissue Concepts
87. Lower Extremity Reconstruction - Orthopedic Concepts
88. Pressure Sores
89. Gender Confirmation Surgery
90. Infiltration and Extravasation Injuries
GENERAL TOPIES
91. Basic Statistical Methods
92. Special Topics in General Surgery
93. High-Yield Topics
Index
Color plates appear between pages 516 and 517
About the Author :
Samuel J. Lin, MD, FACS is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School and a Site Director for the Combined Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency Program. He is active in teaching plastic surgery residents and fellows.
John Hijjawi, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin. He is also Director of Breast Reconstruction Program.
