This book offers a comprehensive coverage of facial and reconstructive surgery written by nationally known plastic surgeons from around the US who explain the most current updated clinical techniques and reflect their own clinical experience and preferences. It includes extraordinary clinical and surgical photos and case studies from these authors' practices. Its coverage includes the full spectrum of cosmetic-aesthetic procedures and reconstructive procedures including congenital abnormalities, facial trauma, cancer and special chapters on Scar Revision and Camouflage surgery, grafts and implants, laser surgery and wound healing. This text will be of great value to both experienced surgeons and resident level physicians.

Table of Contents

Section I: Fundamentals of Facial Plastic Surgery 1: Wound Healing 2: Anatomy and Physiology of the Skin 3: Aesthetic Concepts of the Face 4:Clinical Photography in Facial Plastic Surgery 5: Suture Materials and Technique 6: Facial Incisions and Excisions 7: Anesthesia in Facial Plastic Surgery Section II: Correction of Congenital Facial Abnormalities 8: Embryology of the Face 9: Treatment of Congenital Auricular Deformities 10: Craniofacial Anomalies and Deformities 11: Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate 12: Treatment of Velopharyngeal Inadequacy 13: Cleft Lip Rhinoplasty 14: Treatment of Facial Vascular Lesions Section III: Facial Trauma 15: Treatment of Acute Nasal Fractures 16: Treatment of Mandibular Fractures 17: Treatment of Maxillary and LeFort Fractures 18: Treatment of Zygomatic and Orbital Fractures 19: Treatment of Nasoethmoid Fractures 20: Treatment of Frontal Sinus FX's 21: Acute Soft Tissue Injuries of the Face Section IV: Aesthetic and Functional Rhinoplasty 22: Aesthetic Analysis in Rhinoplasty 23: Open vs. Endonasal Rhinoplasty Approach 24: Profile Management 25: Osteotomies and Management of Wide Nasal Vault 26: Management of the Middle Vault 27: Surgery of Nasal Tip 28: Septoplasty Technique 29: Septal Perforation Presentation and Reconstruction 30: Correcting the Crooked Nose 31: Rhinoplasty in the Asian Nose 32: Rhinoplasty in the African American Nose 33: Nasal Grafts Implants 34: Revision Rhinoplasty Section V: Facial Aesthetic Surgery 35: Submental and Neck Correction 36: Facelift 37: Short Incision or "Mini Lift" 38: Analysis of Upper Face and Selection of Rejuvenation 39: Correction of Midface Area 40: Upper Lid Blepharoplasty 41: Blepharoplasty in the Asian Lid 42: Lower Lid Blepharoplasty 43: Mandibular Implants 44: Otoplasty 45: Aesthetic Surgery of the Lip 46: Techniques of Hair Restoration Section VI: Adjunctive Aesthetic Facial Technique 47: Laser Modalities in the Face 48: Facial Dermabrasion 49: Chemical Peels 50: Facial Fat Injection 51: Injectable Augmentation Materials in the Face 52: Botulinum Exotoxin A Injections 53: Skin Treatment in the African American Patient Section VII: Reconstructive Surgery 54: Diagnosis and Treatment of Cutaneous Malig. of Face 55: Treatment of Melanoma of the Face 56: Role of Skin Grafts in Facial Surgery 57: Local and Regional Flap Reconstruction 58: Reconstruction of Major Nasal Defects 59: Scar Revision and Camouflage Surgery 60: Treatment of Keloid Scars 61: Auricular Reconstruction 62: Perioral Reconstruction 63: Periocular and Lid Demonstration 64: Role of Tissue Expansion 65: Mandibular Reconstruction 66: Musculocutaneous Flaps 67: Microvascular Flaps

Author Biography

J. Regan Thomas, MD Lederer Professor and Head Department of Otolaryngology Head and neck Surgery University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL