Fundamental Topics in Plastic Surgery

Description:

Given the wide-ranging nature of the literature one must study in plastic surgery training, a solid grounding in many fundamental principles and procedures is an absolute prerequisite to becoming a competent plastic surgeon. And yet, until now there has been no single source that collects these fundamental topics in one volume; rather, the information has had to be gleaned from the introductory chapters of multiple comprehensive textbooks. The present volume takes a new approach, and provides the trainee an opportunity to learn these fundamentals more efficiently and comprehensively through a single book.

This work will prepare the trainee to confidently advance to the more specific core topics in reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery.

Key Features:

Highly efficient presentation and organization of all fundamental plastic surgical topics

21 chapters cover such topics as patient safety; normal and abnormal wound healing; local anesthesia and nerve blocks; soft tissue infections and antibiotics; implants and biomaterials; basic surgical techniques; grafting of fat, skin, bone, and other tissues; flaps; burns; and much more.

Each chapter closes with a summary of key points.

Ideal for all surgeons in training, Fundamental Topics in Plastic Surgery is a complete introduction to the science and technical expertise of aesthetic and reconstructive plastic surgery.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Principles

1 Patient Safety in Plastic Surgery

1. 1 Introduction

1. 2 Practice-Based Safety

1. 3 Patient Risk Stratification

1. 4 Intraoperative Risk

1. 5 Conclusions

1. 6 Key Points

2 Wound Healing

2. 1 Introduction

2. 2 Basic Science

2. 3 Factors Affecting Wound Healing

2. 4 Wound Care Management

2. 5 Scar Management

2. 6 Conclusions

2. 7 Key Points

3 Wound Management and Pressure Sores

3. 1 Introduction

3. 2 Basic Science

3. 3 Wound Assessment

3. 4 Wound Debridement

3. 5 Skin Substitutes

3. 6 Clinical Applications

3. 7 Pressure Sores

3. 8 Basic Science

3. 9 Classification

3. 10 Treatment

3. 11 Conclusions

3. 12 Key Points

4 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

4. 1 Introduction

4. 2 Basic Science

4. 3 Dressings and Parameters

4. 4 Parameters

4. 5 Indications and Contraindications

4. 6 Tips and Tricks

4. 7 Clinical Applications

4. 8 Conclusions

4. 9 Key Points

5 Local Anesthetics and Common Nerve Blocks

5. 1 Introduction

5. 2 Basic Science

5. 3 Classification of Local Anesthetics

5. 4 Pharmacology

5. 5 Toxicity and Complications of Local Anesthetics

5. 6 Allergic Reactions

5. 7 Adjuvants

5. 8 Essential Regional Blocks for Plastic Surgery

5. 9 Median Nerve Block

5. 10 Conclusions

5. 11 Key Points

6 Soft Tissue Infections and Antibiotics in Plastic Surgery

6. 1 Introduction

6. 2 Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

6. 3 Alloplastic Infections

6. 4 Antimicrobials for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

6. 5 Conclusions

6. 6 Key Points

7 Implants and Biomaterials

7. 1 Introduction

7. 2 Materials

7. 3 Implantation Tips and Pitfalls

7. 4 Clinical Applications

7. 5 Conclusions

7. 6 Key Points

8 Principles of Osteosynthesis

8. 1 Basic Science

8. 2 Fracture Repair

8. 3 Complications

8. 4 Distraction Osteogenesis

8. 5 Conclusions

8. 6 Key Points

9 Essentials of Dermatology for Plastic Surgeons

9. 1 Structure and Function of the Skin

9. 2 Basic Lesions of the Skin

9. 3 Skin Biopsies

9. 4 Nonsurgical Treatment Modalities

9. 5 Benign Skin Tumors

9. 6 Fibrous Tumors

9. 7 Miscellaneous

9. 8 Premalignant Lesions

9. 9 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers

9. 10 Conclusions

9. 11 Key Points

10 Laser Therapy: Principles and Applications in Skin Diseases

10. 1 Introduction

10. 2 Basic Science

10. 3 Therapeutic Parameters

10. 4 Types of Laser

10. 5 Clinical Applications

10. 6 Pigmentation Disorders

10. 7 Laser Hair Removal

10. 8 Skin Resurfacing

10. 9 Conclusions

10. 10 Key Points

11 How to Set Up a Research Protocol in Plastic Surgery

11. 1 Introduction

11. 2 Clinical Question and Types of Study

11. 3 Basic Components of a Research Protocol

11. 4 Measuring the Accuracy of a Diagnostic Test

11. 5 Determining the Prognosis of a Disease

11. 6 Analyzing the Effectiveness of a Treatment

11. 7 In Search of the Cause of Your Patient's Disease

11. 8 What about the Analysis?

11. 9 Key Points

Section II: Techniques

12 Basic Surgical Techniques, Sutures, and Wound Closure

12. 1 Introduction

12. 2 Sutures

12. 3 Wound Closure

12. 4 Suturing Techniques

12. 5 The Unfavorable Scar: Prevention and Treatment

12. 6 Common Surgical Procedures

12. 7 Conclusions

12. 8 Key Points

13 Grafts: Skin, Fascia, Nerve, Tendon, Cartilage, and Bone

13. 1 Introduction

13. 2 Skin Grafts

13. 3 Fascia Grafts

13. 4 Tendon Grafts

13. 5 Nerve Repair and Grafting

13. 6 Cartilage Grafts

13. 7 Bone Grafts

13. 8 Conclusions

13. 9 Key Points

14 Fat Grafting

14. 1 Introduction

14. 2 Basic Science

14. 3 Surgical Technique

14. 4 Clinical Applications

14. 5 Conclusions

14. 6 Key Points

15 Vascular Anatomy of the Skin and Muscles

15. 1 Introduction

15. 2 Basic Science

15. 3 Blood Supply to the Muscles

15. 4 Regional Blood Supply

15. 5 Conclusions

15. 6 Key Points

16 Flaps

16. 1 Introduction

16. 2 Basic Science

16. 3 Principles of Flap Surgery

16. 4 Flap Classification

16. 5 Putting It All Together: Examples of Commonly Used Local Flaps

16. 6 Fasciocutaneous Flaps

16. 7 Flap Modifications

16. 8 Perforator Flaps

16. 9 Propeller Flaps

16. 10 Conclusions

16. 11 Key Points

17 Tissue Expansion

17. 1 Introduction

17. 2 Basic Science

17. 3 Types of Expanders

17. 4 Preoperative Planning and Surgical Technique

17. 5 Complications

17. 6 Clinical Applications

17. 7 Reexpansion

17. 8 Preexpanded Free Flaps

17. 9 Conclusions

17. 10 Key Points

18 Burns

18. 1 Introduction

18. 2 Epidemiology

18. 3 Thermal Injury

18. 4 Electrical Injuries

18. 5 Chemical Injuries

18. 6 Cold Injuries

18. 7 Key Points

19 Microsurgery

19. 1 Introduction

19. 2 Training in Microsurgery

19. 3 Basic Science of Free Flap Failure

19. 4 Factors Influencing Flap Failure

19. 5 Free Flap Monitoring and Salvage

19. 6 Postoperative Pharmacological Therapy in Microsurgery

19. 7 Clinical Applications

19. 8 Conclusions

19. 9 Key Points

20 Facial Trauma

20. 1 Introduction

20. 2 Relevant Anatomy

20. 3 Soft Tissue Trauma

20. 4 Maxillofacial Trauma

20. 5 Clinical Cases

20. 6 Conclusions

20. 7 Key Points

21 Hand Trauma

21. 1 Introduction

21. 2 Relevant Anatomy

21. 3 Assessment of an Injured Hand

21. 4 Identification of the Injured Structures

21. 5 Management of Hand Injuries

21. 6 Clinical Cases

21. 7 Conclusions

21. 8 Key Points

Index