The growing worldwide incidence of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers has driven the development of
effective treatment methodologies. Mohs is the gold standard surgical treatment for excision of skin cancers on the
head and neck. While Mohs surgery has a 99% effectiveness rate for new cancers and 95% for recurrences, more
than 90% of reconstructed patients desire some improvement in their operative scars.
Facial Reconstruction after Mohs Surgery by James Thornton and Jourdan Carboy summarizes 15 years and 12,000
cases in a surgical practice devoted to post-Mohs facial reconstruction. Step-by-step guidance is provided on
efficacious, aesthetically pleasing, and functionally complete repairs, respective of a patient's age, anesthesia
considerations, and available resources. In addition to succinct chapters on lip, ear, cheek, scalp, and nasal
reconstruction, subspecialty chapters cover anesthesia, Mohs surgery, oculoplastic surgery, and microvascular
reconstruction. Throughout the text, complete and concise clinical algorithms serve as a framework to help simplify
difficult clinical concepts.
Key Highlights
· General techniques including wound care, skin and cartilage grafts; and local and pedicled flaps
· The management of intraoperative, acute, and late healing stage complications; scar optimization and revision
surgeries
· Additional procedural guidance provided in 20 high quality video clips posted in the Thieme MediaCenter
· Nearly 500 full-color photos and precise drawings add a rich visual dimension and show stepwise operative
sequences
This book is a comprehensive resource on tried and true techniques for soft tissue reconstruction after Mohs cancer
resection. It is essential reading for plastic surgery, facial plastic surgery and dermatology residents and clinicians
with practices devoted to facial plastic surgery.
Part 1 : Introduction
1. Special Considerations for Mohs Patients
1.1 General Principles
1.2 Conduct of the Operation
2. Anesthesia for Reconstruction of Facial Mohs Defects
2.1 Gneral Principles
2.2 Types of Anesthesia
2.2.1 Monitored Anesthesia Care
2.2.2 General Anesthesia
2.3 Recovery
2.3.1 Obstructive Sleep Apnea
2.3.2 Malignant Hyperthermia
2.4 Operating Room Fires
2.5 Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
2.6 A Note on Office-Based Anesthesia
3. Mohs Micrographic Surgery
3.1 Introduction
3.2 History
3.3 Preperative Considerations
3.4 Description of Technique
3.5 Postoperative Considerations
3.6 Complications
3.6.1 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
3.6.2 Basal Cell Carcinoma
3.6.3 Squamous Cell Carcinoma
3.6.4 Melanoma
3.6.5 Other Tumors
3.7 Conclusion
4. Cellular and Tissue-Based Wound Care
4.1 Algorithm
4.1.1 General Considerations
4.2 Integra
4.3 Cellular and Tissue-Based Products
5. Full-Thickness Skin Grafts
5.1 Algorithm
5.1.1 Gneral Considerations
5.2 Selection of Donor Site
5.3 Graft Elevation and Inset
5.3.1 Bolstering the Graft
5.3.2 Postoperative Care
6. Split-Thickness Skin Grafting
6.1 General Considerations
6.2 Donor-Site Selection
6.3 Harvest Technique
6.4 Graft Inset
7. Cartilage Grafts
7.1 General Considerations
7.2 Donor-Site Selection
7.2.1 Conchal Bowl Donor Site
7.2.2 Rib Cartilage Donor Site
7.2.3 Septal Cartilage Donor Site
7.2.4 Banked Frozen Allograft Cartilage
8. Pedicled Flaps
8.1 General Considerations
8.1.1 Nasolabial Flap
8.1.2 Paramidline Forehead Flap
8.2 Postoperative Care
9. Local Flaps
9.1 General Considerations
9.2 Linear Closure
9.3 Rotation Flaps
9.4 Advancement Flaps
9.5 Transposition Flaps
9.6 Bilobed Flap
9.7 Dorsal Nasal Flap
9.8 Melolabial Flap
9.9 Note Flap
Part 2 : Techniques for Specific Anatomic Location
10. Scalp Reconstruction
10.1 Algorithm For Closure
10.1.1 General Considerations
10.2 Commonly Applied Methods of Closure
10.2.1 Bone Exposure and Calvarial Defects
10.2.2 Direct Closure
10.3 Postoperative Management
11. Forehead Reconstruction
11.1 Algorithm for Closure
11.1.1 General Considerations
11.2 Commonly Applied Methods of Closure
11.2.1 Delayed Healing/Acellular Adjuncts
11.2.2 Direct Closure
11.2.3 Defects Involving the Eyebrow
11.3 Postoperative Management
12. Introduction to Nose and Simple Nasal Defects
12.1 General Principles of Nasal Reconstruction
12.1.1 Regional Considerations: Upper Two-Thirds versus Lower One-Third of the Nose
12.2 General Techniques for Closure of Simple Nasal Defects
12.2.1 Secondary Healing
12.2.2 Full-Thickness Skin Grafting
12.2.3 Primary Closure and Local Flaps for Simple Defects
12.3 Seven Local Flap Options
12.3.1 Primary Closure
12.3.2 Note Flap
12.3.3 Bilobed Flap
12.3.4 Dorsal Nasal Flap
12.3.5 V-Y Advancement Flap
12.3.6 Melolabial Flap
12.3.7 Postoperative Management
13. Complex Nasal Defects
13.1 General Principles in Complex Nasal Defects and Reconstruction
13.1.1 Nasolabial Flaps
13.1.2 Forehead Flaps
13.2 Special Considerations: Three-Stage Forehead Flap
13.2.1 Special Considerations: Lining and Cartilage Support
13.2.2 Postoperative Management
13.3 Free Tissue Transfer
13.3.1 Potential Approaches
13.3.2 Technique
13.4 Problems and Complications
14. Nasal Reconstruction Based on Subunits
14.1 Algorithm for Closure
14.1.1 Sidewall
15. Eyelid Reconstruction
15.1 Anatomical Considerations
15.2 Algorithm for Closure
15.3 Defects Involving the Canthus
15.3.1 Medical Canthal Defects
15.3.2 Lateral Canthal Defects
15.4 Defects Not Involving the Canthus
15.4.1 Upper and Lower Eyelid: Partial-Thickness Defects
15.4.2 Upper and Lower Eyelid: Full-Thickness Defects
16. Cheek Reconstruction
16.1 Algorithm for Closure
16.1.1 General Considerations
16.1.2 Commonly Applied Methods of Closure
16.2 Primary Closure
16.3 V-Y Advancement Flap
16.4 Perialar Crescentic Advancement Flap
16.5 Cervicofacial Advancement Flap
16.6 Full-Thickness Skin Grafts
16.7 Postoperative Management
17. Chin Reconstruction
17.1 Algorithm for Closure
17.2 Commonly Applied Methods of Closure
17.2.1 Primary Closure
17.2.2 Bilobed Flaps
17.3 V-Y Advancemnet Flap
17.4 Full-Thickness Skin Grafts
17.5 Postoperative Managemnet
18. Lip Reconstruction
18.1 Algorithm for Closure
18.1.1 Anatomy
18.2 Commonly Applied Methods of Closure
18.2.1 Mucosal-Only Defects
18.3 Skin-Only Defects
18.3.1 Direct Closure
18.4 Combined Skin and Mucosal Defects
18.4.1 Direct Closure with or without Wedge Resection
18.4.2 Central Defects of the Upper Lip: Abbe and Rotation Flaps
18.4.3 Lateral Commissure Defects: Advancement Closure
18.4.4 Large Defects of the Upper or Lower Lip: Karapandzic Flap
18.4.5 Upper and Lower Lip Mismatch: AlloDerm Placement
18.5 Postoperative Management
19. Ear Reconstruction
19.1 Algorithm for Ear Reconstruction
19.1.1 Anatomical Considerations
19.2 Commonly Applied Methods of Closure
19.2.1 Secondary Closure
19.2.2 Full-Thickness Skin Grafting
19.2.3 Local Flap Wedge or Local Flap Closure
19.2.4 Folded Postauricular Two-Stage Ear Flap Reconstruction (Dieffenbach Flap)
19.2.5 Postoperative Care
19.3 Total Ear Reconstruction
19.3.1 Medpor Technique
19.3.2 General Operative Setup
19.3.3 Procedure Details
19.3.4 Dressings
Part 3 : Managemnet of Complications and Revisions
20. Intraoperative Complications and Initial Management
20.1 General Principles
20.1.1 A Note on Patient Consent
20.2 Intraoperative Complications
20.2.1 Fire
20.2.2 Bronchospasm
20.2.3 Perioperative Anaphylaxis
20.2.4 Corneal Injuries
20.2.5 Nerve Injury
21. Management of Complications in the Acute Healing Stage
21.1 General Principles
21.1.1 Hematoma
21.1.2 Infection
21.1.3 Dermatitis
21.1.4 Chondritis
21.1.5 Flap Failure
22. Management of Complications in the Late Healing Stage
22.1 General Cosiderations
22.1.1 Hypo-and Hyperpigmentation
22.1.2 Contour Abnormalities
22.1.3 Cancer Recurrence
23. Skin Graft Revisions
23.1. General Principles
23.1.1 Initial Postoperative Visit
23.1.2 Unacceptable Color Match or Scar Contour
23.1.3 Dermabrasion
24. Local Flap Revisions
24.1 Complications and Their Management
24.1.1 Noninvasive Management
24.1.2 Revision Surgery
24.1.3 Z-Plasty
25. Pedicled Flap Revisions
25.1 Introduction
25.2 General Principles
25.2.1 Early Healing Stage
25.2.2 Contour Abnormalities and Late Healing Stage Revisions
25.2.3 Autologous Fat Grafting