ABSTRACT

Based on the teaching of plastic and reconstructive surgery at a university hospital, Key Topics in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a unique resource that provides succinct guidance to the core topics in this rapidly developing field for all student surgeons. Using clear, descriptive prose and illustrations as necessary to explain the importa

chapter |2 pages

Abdominoplasty

chapter |6 pages

Acute burns

chapter |3 pages

Basal cell carcinoma

chapter |3 pages

Botulinum toxin

chapter |4 pages

Breast augmentation

chapter |4 pages

Breast reconstruction

chapter |3 pages

Breast reduction

chapter |4 pages

Burn dressings

chapter |3 pages

Burn surgery

chapter |3 pages

Chemical burns

chapter |3 pages

Cleft lip

chapter |4 pages

Cleft palate

chapter |6 pages

Complications

chapter |3 pages

Craniosynostosis

chapter |3 pages

Dupuytren’s disease

chapter |3 pages

Ear reconstruction

chapter |3 pages

Electrical burns

chapter |4 pages

Extensor tendon injuries

chapter |4 pages

Facial anatomy

chapter |3 pages

Facial lacerations

chapter |3 pages

Facial reanimation

chapter |7 pages

Flexor tendon injuries

chapter |4 pages

Fractures of the mandible

chapter |3 pages

Gynaecomastia

chapter |3 pages

Hair removal

chapter |3 pages

Hypoplastic facial conditions

chapter |3 pages

Hypospadias

chapter |2 pages

Informed consent

chapter |3 pages

Keloids and hypertrophic scarring

chapter |4 pages

Lasers: principles

chapter |3 pages

Leg ulcers

chapter |3 pages

Liposuction

chapter |4 pages

Local anaesthetics

chapter |4 pages

Lymphoedema

chapter |5 pages

Melanoma

chapter |3 pages

Microsurgery and tissue transfer

chapter |5 pages

Neck dissection

chapter |2 pages

Necrotizing fasciitis

chapter |2 pages

Neurofibromatosis

chapter |4 pages

Oral cancer

chapter |4 pages

Paediatric burns

chapter |4 pages

Parotid gland tumours

chapter |2 pages

Premalignant lesions

chapter |3 pages

Pressure sores

chapter |3 pages

Prominent ears

chapter |3 pages

Rhinoplasty

chapter |3 pages

Skin grafts

chapter |2 pages

Squamous cell carcinomas 166

chapter |3 pages

Stevens–Johnson syndrome

chapter |3 pages

Suturing

chapter |3 pages

Tattoo removal

chapter |2 pages

Tissue expansion

chapter |2 pages

Ultraviolet light

chapter |2 pages

Vacuum wound closure

chapter |4 pages

Vascular anomalies

chapter |3 pages

Zygomatic fractures