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