Skin Flaps in Facial Surgery

-Description-





This practical, all-encompassing sourcebook demystifies the planning
and execution of flaps for anyone performing facial surgery. Written
by leading facial surgery experts, the book starts with an
introductory chapter that highlights the basic principles common to
all flaps. Next, you'll get an in-depth look at flap physiology and
random flap patterns, such as advancement and rotation flaps' split-
and full-thickness grafts' the repair of eyelids, ears, and lips' the
replacement of nasal lining and support' and free flaps.




The high-yield coverage features multiple options for any procedure,
and is supported by a quick-access format that features lines and
arrows superimposed on full-color patient photos-a convenient tool
that helps you visualize the design and movement of flaps.




FeaturesA step-by-step, technique-driven presentation that deepens
your understanding of facial surgery involving flaps

A skill-building presentation of multiple close options-including the
pros and cons of each
A graphic outline of each flap, accompanied by patient photos that
include superimposed lines and arrows showing how the flap is
designed
Highly instructive, up-to-date chapters on random pattern flaps:
advancement, rotation, transposition, and interpolation flaps
Important coverage of split- and full-thickness grafts
Unique single-chapter coverage of the retracted eyelid repair and
ectropion
Approximately 500 full-color photographs throughout
And much more!




-Key Features-



Demystifies flaps - step-by-step guide elucidates this challenging
yet necessary skill for facial surgery

Unique illustration program - lines and arrows superimposed on
clinical and surgical photographs helps reader visualize the design
and movement of flaps

Multiple options for each procedure - helps surgeons and trainees
broaden their approach and improve surgical decision-making skills

Self-assessment section - case studies with pearls reinforce
understanding of principles and skills presented in book




-Table of Contents-



1 Flap Principles
2 Flap Physiology
3 Advancement Flaps
4 Rotation
5 Transposition
6 Interpolation
7 Full Thickness Skin Grafts
8 Eyelid Reconstruction
9 Cicatricial Ectropion and Retraction after Eyelid Reconstruction:
Prevention and Management
10 Auricular Reconstruction
11 Lip Reconstruction
12 Split Thickness Skin Grafts
13 Nasal Lining and Suport
14 Free Tissue Transfer in the Reconstruction of Composite Facial
Defects





-Author Biography-



Daniel Buchen, MD, Chief, Division of Dermatology, Saint Vincent
Hospital and Clinical Instructor in Dermatology, Mount Sinai School
of Medicine, New York, New York



Dr. Buchen's clinical practice is devoted to dermatologic surgery. In
his years of teaching dermatology and surgical residents at Mount
Sinai, he has encountered an ongoing need for a concise, step-by-step
teaching tool on the subject of flaps in facial surgery. The material
in this book is drawn from his lectures, seminars, and teaching
sessions with residents