Reconstructive Facial Plastic Surgery: A Problem-Solving Manual

by HilkoWeerda (Author), Weerda (Author), HilkoWeerda (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2014

  $118.19

  Drawing on decades of operating room and teaching
  experience, Dr. Weerda and his team offer a complete guide to reconstructive
  options for facial, head, and neck defects in this eagerly awaited second
  edition. Their systematic, step-by-step approach, with an emphasis on meticulous
  preoperative planning, evaluation of alternatives, and selection of the best
  procedure, ensures optimal results for all patients.

  Special features of the
  second edition:

  • Includes more than 1,500 sequential illustrations of
    each procedure, along with full-color intraoperative photographs and
    before and after surgical results
  • Reviews the full range of local,
    regional, and free flaps used in the reconstruction of facial structures,
    with chapters on myocutaneous island flaps, delto-pectoral flaps, and free
    microvascular transplants written by well-known practitioners
  • 
    Offers new and expanded sections on dermabrasion, free flaps, removal of skull
    bone for modern defect reconstruction, instrument sets/trays, and more
    
  • Covers the entire scope of the field, from basic principles,
    anatomy, wound healing, and scar revision to defect closings in each
    facial region, bone grafts, and the groundbreaking auricular
    reconstructive techniques developed by Dr. Weerda

  Focusing on
  the questions, problems, and technical solutions most commonly encountered in
  everyday practice, this compact book will be valuable to both the novice and
  more experienced surgeon. It is filled with the insights, wisdom, and experience
  of a leading worldwide expert, and will be kept close at hand as a refresher,
  teaching guide, encyclopedia of facial plastic techniques, and standard
  operating room reference.